On This Day

Saturday, July 11, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	31	.587	--
Browns	44	31	.587	0.0
White Sox	42	33	.560	2.0
Naps	41	34	.547	3.0
Athletics	36	36	.500	6.5
Red Sox	34	41	.453	10.0
Senators	28	45	.384	15.0
Highlanders	29	47	.382	15.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Highlanders 3, Naps 2

Highlanders 3, Naps 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	44	28	.611	--
Pirates	46	30	.605	0.0
Giants	43	32	.573	2.5
Reds	40	36	.526	6.0
Phillies	31	36	.463	10.5
Doves	33	42	.440	12.5
Superbas	28	43	.394	15.5
Cardinals	28	46	.378	17.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 2

Reds 3, Doves 2

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Superbas 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wid Conroy	4
1	Doc Gessler	4
1	Del Howard	4
1	Danny Murphy	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Moriarty	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	George Perring	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	2
1	Otto Knabe	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hogg	1.29
2	Vic Willis	1.00
3	Joe Lake	0.90
4	Glenn Liebhardt	0.89
5	Rube Vickers	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hogg	9
1	Joe Lake	9
1	Rube Vickers	9
1	Ed Walsh	9
5	Glenn Liebhardt	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.348
2	Honus Wagner	.320
3	Ty Cobb	.319
4	Claude Rossman	.310
5	John Titus	.306

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
3	Mike Donlin	43
5	Cy Seymour	42

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	Jack Powell	1.91
3	George McQuillan	1.92
4	Andy Coakley	2.02
5	Cy Young	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	18
2	Christy Mathewson	16
3	Mordecai Brown	14
4	Addie Joss	13
4	George McQuillan	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	126
2	Nap Rucker	107
3	Rube Vickers	95
4	Jimmy Dygert	88
4	Ed Walsh	88

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	Doc Gessler	.390
2	Kitty Bransfield	.389
3	Mike Donlin	.375
4	Sam Crawford	.371
5	Bob Unglaub	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	7
1	Otto Knabe	7
3	Josh Clarke	6
3	Hans Lobert	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.50
2	Mordecai Brown	0.80
3	Bill Dinneen	1.30
4	Tom McCarthy	1.33
5	Harry Howell	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Bob Spade	4
1	Ed Summers	4

Strikeouts

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

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	.398
2	Doc Gessler	.371
3	Bill Dahlen	.341
4	Bobby Wallace	.340
5	Ed Abbaticchio	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Red Murray	4
3	Dan McGann	2
3	Danny Murphy	2
5	37 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	25
2	Ty Cobb	23
3	Sam Crawford	18
4	Danny Murphy	17
4	Cy Seymour	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	John Kane	12
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
3	Hans Lobert	11
5	Charlie Hemphill	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.52
2	Chief Bender	0.96
3	Tom McCarthy	1.41
4	Bill Dinneen	1.42
5	Nap Rucker	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	52
1	Nap Rucker	52
3	Glenn Liebhardt	46
4	Rube Vickers	43
5	Joe Lake	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
4	George Bell	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	George Stone	.321
4	Ginger Beaumont	.315
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	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	39
4	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.71
2	Mordecai Brown	1.88
3	Orval Overall	2.20
4	Jack Powell	2.30
5	Christy Mathewson	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	222
2	Rube Waddell	199
3	Ed Walsh	196
4	Jimmy Dygert	190
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