On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 43 30 .589 --
Browns 43 30 .589 0.0
Naps 40 32 .556 2.5
White Sox 41 33 .554 2.5
Athletics 36 34 .514 5.5
Red Sox 33 40 .452 10.0
Senators 27 45 .375 15.5
Highlanders 27 46 .370 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 43 27 .614 --
Pirates 44 30 .595 1.0
Giants 43 30 .589 1.5
Reds 38 36 .514 7.0
Phillies 30 35 .462 10.5
Doves 33 40 .452 11.5
Cardinals 28 44 .389 16.0
Superbas 26 43 .377 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Germany Schaefer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Rossman 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ed Hahn 2
2 Willie Keeler 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
3 Hal Chase 1
3 Josh Clarke 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.25
2 Tom McCarthy 1.17
3 Cy Young 0.67
4 Nap Rucker 0.64
5 Doc White 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Tom McCarthy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom McCarthy 7
1 Nap Rucker 7
3 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Ed Summers 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Willett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .348
2 Honus Wagner .318
3 Ty Cobb .318
4 Claude Rossman .317
5 John Titus .306

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 56
2 John Anderson 47
3 Sam Crawford 42
4 Mike Donlin 41
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Red Murray 24
3 Charlie Hemphill 23
4 Patsy Dougherty 22
5 Germany Schaefer 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.46
2 Bill Donovan 1.85
3 George McQuillan 1.91
4 Jack Powell 1.91
5 Andy Coakley 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 17
2 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Mordecai Brown 13
3 Addie Joss 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 126
2 Nap Rucker 107
3 Cy Young 87
4 Rube Vickers 86
5 Jimmy Dygert 85

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 Harry Davis .435
2 Kitty Bransfield .417
3 Bill Dahlen .411
4 Bob Unglaub .395
5 Sam Crawford .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Sam Crawford 12
3 Mike Donlin 11
3 Danny Murphy 11
3 Claude Rossman 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 8
2 Hans Lobert 7
3 Josh Clarke 6
3 Dode Paskert 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.28
2 Bill Dinneen 0.72
3 Chief Bender 1.00
4 Jimmy Dygert 1.08
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Ed Summers 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 29
1 Nap Rucker 29
3 Glenn Liebhardt 27
4 Art Fromme 26
5 Bill Donovan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .376
2 Bill Dahlen .371
3 Claude Ritchey .355
4 Bobby Wallace .350
5 Doc Gessler .333

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 24
2 Mike Donlin 23
3 John Anderson 17
3 Sam Crawford 17
3 Danny Murphy 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 John Kane 13
3 Patsy Dougherty 12
4 Josh Clarke 11
4 Hans Lobert 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.22
2 Bill Dinneen 1.04
3 Tom McCarthy 1.54
4 Nap Rucker 1.59
5 Bill Donovan 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Bill Dinneen 6
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 Ed Reulbach 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 57
2 Christy Mathewson 52
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 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Ty Cobb .340
3 George Stone .320
4 Ginger Beaumont .314
5 Claude Rossman .303

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 92
3 Claude Rossman 87
4 Honus Wagner 86
5 Harry Davis 77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.69
2 Mordecai Brown 1.88
3 Orval Overall 2.26
4 Jack Powell 2.30
5 Christy Mathewson 2.36

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 222
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Ed Walsh 194
4 Jimmy Dygert 188
5 Nap Rucker 180

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