On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	30	.595	--
Browns	44	30	.595	0.0
Naps	41	32	.562	2.5
White Sox	41	33	.554	3.0
Athletics	36	35	.507	6.5
Red Sox	33	41	.446	11.0
Senators	27	45	.375	16.0
Highlanders	27	47	.365	17.0

Games

Naps 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 8, Highlanders 2

Browns 6, Athletics 0

White Sox 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	44	27	.620	--
Pirates	45	30	.600	1.0
Giants	43	31	.581	2.5
Reds	39	36	.520	7.0
Phillies	30	36	.455	11.5
Doves	33	41	.446	12.5
Superbas	27	43	.386	16.5
Cardinals	28	45	.384	17.0

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Reds 5, Doves 4

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Superbas 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otto Knabe	4
1	Moose McCormick	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Downs	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	Jimmy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Ganzel	3
1	Boss Schmidt	3
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	Red Downs	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Coughlin	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	0.82
2	Bill Burns	0.67
3	Ed Willett	0.55
4	Jimmy Dygert	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	9
2	Bill Burns	8
3	Ed Willett	6
4	Jack Chesbro	4
4	Johnny Lush	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.348
2	Ty Cobb	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.317
4	Claude Rossman	.311
5	Amby McConnell	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	6
2	Sam Crawford	5
2	Red Murray	5
4	Jimmy Williams	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	John Anderson	47
3	Sam Crawford	43
4	Mike Donlin	42
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.47
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	14
4	Addie Joss	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	126
2	Nap Rucker	107
3	Jimmy Dygert	88
4	Cy Young	87
5	Rube Vickers	86

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Sam Leever	2
2	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Davis	.405
2	Sam Crawford	.403
3	Bill Dahlen	.392
4	Lee Tannehill	.372
5	Ty Cobb	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Sam Crawford	13
3	Claude Rossman	11
4	Mike Donlin	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	7
2	Josh Clarke	6
2	Hans Lobert	6
2	Dode Paskert	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.50
2	Bill Dinneen	0.72
3	Mordecai Brown	0.80
4	Bill Donovan	1.33
4	Tom McCarthy	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Ed Summers	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
1	Nap Rucker	29
3	Art Fromme	26
4	Bill Donovan	22
5	Ed Willett	21

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	.385
2	Bill Dahlen	.363
3	Bobby Wallace	.350
4	Claude Ritchey	.346
5	Harry Davis	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Red Murray	4
3	Dan McGann	2
3	Danny Murphy	2
5	38 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
1	Mike Donlin	24
3	Sam Crawford	18
4	Danny Murphy	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	John Kane	13
3	Patsy Dougherty	12
4	Hans Lobert	11
5	Charlie Hemphill	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.52
2	Chief Bender	0.96
3	Bill Dinneen	1.04
4	Tom McCarthy	1.41
5	Nap Rucker	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Bill Dinneen	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	57
2	Christy Mathewson	52
3	Glenn Liebhardt	42
4	Jimmy Dygert	39
5	Joe Lake	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
4	George Bell	1
4	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	George Stone	.317
4	Ginger Beaumont	.313
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	124
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Honus Wagner	87
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	60
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Johnny Evers	41
4	Patsy Dougherty	40
5	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	25
3	Addie Joss	25
3	Doc White	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	222
2	Rube Waddell	208
3	Jimmy Dygert	191
4	Ed Walsh	187
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