On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	30	.583	--
Browns	42	30	.583	0.0
Naps	39	32	.549	2.5
White Sox	40	33	.548	2.5
Athletics	36	33	.522	4.5
Red Sox	33	39	.458	9.0
Senators	27	44	.380	14.5
Highlanders	27	45	.375	15.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Naps 0

Tigers 6, Highlanders 3

Athletics 2, Browns 0

Senators 7, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	42	27	.609	--
Pirates	44	29	.603	0.0
Giants	42	30	.583	1.5
Reds	38	35	.521	6.0
Phillies	29	35	.453	10.5
Doves	32	40	.444	11.5
Cardinals	28	43	.394	15.0
Superbas	26	42	.382	15.5

Games

Cubs 6, Superbas 3

Reds 8, Giants 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 8, Pirates 5

Cardinals 7, Doves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Kitty Bransfield	4
2	Jerry Freeman	4
2	Fred Osborn	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Solly Hofman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Freeman	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Admiral Schlei	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Dooin	2
1	Otto Knabe	2
3	Chappy Charles	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.12
2	Jack Chesbro	0.50
3	Bugs Raymond	0.45
4	Joe McGinnity	0.43
5	Tex Pruiett	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Tex Pruiett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	9
2	Bugs Raymond	5
3	Jack Chesbro	4
3	Harry Howell	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.349
2	Honus Wagner	.320
3	Ty Cobb	.319
4	Claude Rossman	.312
5	John Titus	.309

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	55
2	John Anderson	47
3	Sam Crawford	41
4	Mike Donlin	40
4	2 others tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Red Murray	24
3	Charlie Hemphill	23
4	Patsy Dougherty	21
5	Germany Schaefer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.47
2	Bill Donovan	1.85
3	Jack Powell	1.88
4	George McQuillan	1.91
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	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	121
2	Nap Rucker	100
3	Jimmy Dygert	85
4	Cy Young	83
5	2 tied	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.426
2	Harry Davis	.422
3	Honus Wagner	.414
4	Bob Unglaub	.395
5	Otis Clymer	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Mike Donlin	15
3	Danny Murphy	13
4	Sam Crawford	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	9
2	Honus Wagner	7
3	Clyde Milan	6
3	Dode Paskert	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.29
2	Bill Dinneen	0.72
3	Chief Bender	1.00
4	Jimmy Dygert	1.08
5	Cy Young	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Glenn Liebhardt	27
3	Art Fromme	25
4	Bill Donovan	22
4	Nap Rucker	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
2	George Bell	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.394
2	Bill Dahlen	.366
3	Bobby Wallace	.361
4	Doc Gessler	.351
5	Claude Ritchey	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Red Murray	4
3	Bill Hinchman	2
3	Dan McGann	2
3	Danny Murphy	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Mike Donlin	22
3	John Anderson	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	17
3	Danny Murphy	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	John Kane	13
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
3	Charlie Hemphill	11
5	Josh Clarke	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.55
2	Bill Dinneen	1.04
3	Nap Rucker	1.27
4	Tom McCarthy	1.38
5	Bill Donovan	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Bill Dinneen	6
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	50
2	Christy Mathewson	47
3	Glenn Liebhardt	42
4	Jimmy Dygert	36
5	Joe Lake	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	George Stone	.324
4	Ginger Beaumont	.316
5	Claude Rossman	.302

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	126
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	87
4	Claude Rossman	84
5	Harry Davis	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	60
2	Ty Cobb	55
3	Johnny Evers	41
4	Red Murray	39
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.69
2	Mordecai Brown	1.89
3	Orval Overall	2.20
4	Jack Powell	2.35
5	Cy Young	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Ed Walsh	28
3	Bill Donovan	26
3	Addie Joss	26
5	Doc White	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	221
2	Rube Waddell	199
3	Ed Walsh	194
4	Jimmy Dygert	188
5	Nap Rucker	173

Saves

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