On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	40	29	.580	--
Naps	39	29	.574	0.5
Tigers	38	30	.559	1.5
White Sox	38	31	.551	2.0
Athletics	34	32	.515	4.5
Red Sox	31	39	.443	9.5
Highlanders	27	41	.397	12.5
Senators	26	42	.382	13.5

Games

White Sox 8, Browns 4

Browns 8, White Sox 1

Tigers 1, Naps 0

Naps 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Highlanders 5, Senators 1

Senators 6, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	41	25	.621	--
Pirates	42	27	.609	0.5
Giants	41	28	.594	1.5
Reds	35	33	.515	7.0
Doves	31	39	.443	12.0
Phillies	27	34	.443	11.5
Cardinals	26	41	.388	15.5
Superbas	25	41	.379	16.0

Games

Doves 7, Superbas 5

Superbas 5, Doves 1

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 9, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Reds 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Stone	5
2	Frank Chance	4
2	Jimmy Collins	4
2	Art Devlin	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Red Murray	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Solly Hofman	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Tommy Sheehan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	3
2	Josh Clarke	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
2	Billy Maloney	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	999.00
2	Rube Vickers	2.33
3	Walter Johnson	1.40
4	Mordecai Brown	1.33
5	Bugs Raymond	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jake Boultes	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Doc Newton	7
1	Bugs Raymond	7
1	Rube Vickers	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	Doc Newton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.354
2	Jim Delahanty	.318
3	John Titus	.315
4	Claude Rossman	.313
5	Honus Wagner	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	5
1	Red Murray	5
1	Honus Wagner	5
4	Bill Dahlen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	47
2	Ty Cobb	46
3	Mike Donlin	40
3	Cy Seymour	40
3	Honus Wagner	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	24
2	Red Murray	23
3	Patsy Dougherty	21
3	Charlie Hemphill	21
5	Germany Schaefer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.44
2	Bill Donovan	1.57
3	Andy Coakley	1.94
4	George McQuillan	1.96
5	Jack Powell	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	17
2	Christy Mathewson	14
3	Addie Joss	13
4	Mordecai Brown	12
4	Cy Young	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	115
2	Nap Rucker	100
3	Cy Young	83
4	Rube Vickers	81
5	2 tied	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.438
2	Harry Davis	.408
3	Mike Donlin	.403
4	Al Bridwell	.389
5	Roger Bresnahan	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Danny Murphy	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	18
2	Danny Murphy	13
3	Cy Seymour	12
4	Ginger Beaumont	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Charlie Hemphill	7
2	Bill Shipke	7
4	John Kane	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.00
2	Bill Donovan	0.33
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.00
3	Cy Falkenberg	1.00
5	Bill Dinneen	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Vic Willis	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	33
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Glenn Liebhardt	24
4	Jimmy Dygert	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.422
2	Al Bridwell	.354
3	Bobby Wallace	.353
4	Bill Dahlen	.344
5	Danny Hoffman	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Sam Crawford	3
4	Bill Hinchman	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	24
1	Mike Donlin	24
3	Cy Seymour	18
4	Ginger Beaumont	17
4	Sam Crawford	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	John Kane	12
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
4	Josh Clarke	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.67
2	Bill Dinneen	0.79
3	Bill Donovan	1.20
4	Tom McCarthy	1.38
5	Vic Willis	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Vic Willis	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	51
2	Christy Mathewson	49
3	Glenn Liebhardt	40
4	Cy Young	36
5	3 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Ty Cobb	.345
3	George Stone	.325
4	Ginger Beaumont	.314
5	Claude Rossman	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	10
2	Dave Brain	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	Honus Wagner	9
5	Sam Crawford	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	120
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	Harry Davis	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Johnny Evers	42
4	Red Murray	40
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.72
2	Mordecai Brown	1.81
3	Orval Overall	2.18
4	Jack Powell	2.42
5	Rube Vickers	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Addie Joss	27
4	Bill Donovan	26
5	Doc White	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	215
2	Rube Waddell	199
2	Ed Walsh	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	186
5	Nap Rucker	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
4	Harry Howell	3
4	3 others tied	3