On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 41 29 .586 --
Tigers 39 30 .565 1.5
Naps 39 30 .565 1.5
White Sox 38 32 .543 3.0
Athletics 35 32 .522 4.5
Red Sox 31 39 .443 10.0
Highlanders 27 42 .391 13.5
Senators 26 42 .382 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 27 .620 --
Cubs 41 27 .603 1.5
Giants 42 28 .600 1.5
Reds 36 35 .507 8.0
Doves 31 39 .443 12.5
Phillies 27 35 .435 12.5
Cardinals 27 42 .391 16.0
Superbas 26 41 .388 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Bill Bergen 2
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 Wid Conroy 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Wid Conroy 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 John Hummel 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otto Knabe 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Willie Keeler 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.50
2 Nick Maddox 0.67
3 Bill Foxen 0.62
4 Harry McIntire 0.57
5 Al Orth 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Harry McIntire 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Bill Foxen 5
3 Chick Fraser 4
3 Nick Maddox 4
3 Harry McIntire 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .352
2 Ty Cobb .316
3 Honus Wagner .311
4 Amby McConnell .310
4 Claude Rossman .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 6
2 Sam Crawford 5
2 Red Murray 5
4 Bill Dahlen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 48
2 John Anderson 47
3 Mike Donlin 40
3 Cy Seymour 40
3 Honus Wagner 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 25
2 Red Murray 23
3 Patsy Dougherty 21
3 Charlie Hemphill 21
5 Germany Schaefer 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.41
2 Bill Donovan 1.57
3 Jack Powell 1.88
4 George McQuillan 1.96
5 Cy Young 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 17
2 Christy Mathewson 15
3 Addie Joss 13
4 Mordecai Brown 12
4 Cy Young 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 121
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 Harry Davis .426
2 Mike Donlin .413
3 Kitty Bransfield .378
4 Al Bridwell .375
5 Larry Doyle .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 18
2 Danny Murphy 15
3 Ginger Beaumont 11
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 Sam Crawford 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 7
1 John Kane 7
1 Honus Wagner 7
4 Dode Paskert 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 Jake Weimer 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 33
2 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Glenn Liebhardt 27
4 Art Fromme 25
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Maddox 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .413
2 Claude Ritchey .356
3 Bobby Wallace .356
4 Bill Dahlen .339
5 Danny Hoffman .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Red Murray 4
3 Sam Crawford 3
4 Bill Hinchman 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 24
2 John Anderson 20
3 Ginger Beaumont 17
3 Sam Crawford 17
3 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 John Kane 13
3 Patsy Dougherty 11
4 Josh Clarke 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.38
2 Bill Dinneen 0.79
3 Bill Donovan 1.20
4 Tom McCarthy 1.38
5 Jack Powell 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
1 Vic Willis 7
4 Nap Rucker 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 55
2 Nap Rucker 51
3 Glenn Liebhardt 42
4 Joe Lake 32
5 Cy Young 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Nick Maddox 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .344
2 Ty Cobb .343
3 George Stone .321
4 Ginger Beaumont .314
5 Tommy Leach .304

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 119
2 Sam Crawford 89
3 Honus Wagner 87
4 Claude Rossman 81
5 Harry Davis 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Ty Cobb 54
3 Johnny Evers 42
4 Red Murray 40
5 Patsy Dougherty 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.72
2 Mordecai Brown 1.79
3 Orval Overall 2.20
4 Jack Powell 2.35
5 Cy Young 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
1 Ed Walsh 29
3 Addie Joss 26
4 Bill Donovan 25
5 Doc White 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 221
2 Rube Waddell 199
2 Ed Walsh 199
4 Jimmy Dygert 185
5 Nap Rucker 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Harry Howell 3
4 2 others tied 3