On This Day

Monday, July 13, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 46 31 .597 --
Tigers 45 32 .584 1.0
White Sox 43 34 .558 3.0
Naps 42 34 .553 3.5
Athletics 37 37 .500 7.5
Red Sox 35 42 .455 11.0
Highlanders 29 48 .377 17.0
Senators 28 47 .373 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 30 .600 --
Pirates 46 32 .590 0.5
Giants 45 32 .584 1.0
Reds 40 38 .513 6.5
Phillies 33 37 .471 9.5
Doves 35 42 .455 11.0
Superbas 29 44 .397 15.0
Cardinals 29 47 .382 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Seymour 5
2 Frank Bowerman 4
2 Otis Clymer 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Al Burch 1
1 Topsy Hartsel 1
1 George Stone 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Cy Seymour 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 Patsy Dougherty 3
3 Larry Doyle 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Clymer 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Jack Bliss 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.83
2 Bugs Raymond 1.20
3 Cy Morgan 1.00
4 Bill Grahame 0.88
5 Christy Mathewson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Boultes 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Bill Grahame 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 11
2 Cy Morgan 8
3 Bill Grahame 7
4 Bugs Raymond 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Waddell 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .351
2 Ty Cobb .323
3 Claude Rossman .316
4 Honus Wagner .314
5 John Titus .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 7
2 Sam Crawford 5
2 Red Murray 5
4 Jimmy Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 John Anderson 47
2 Mike Donlin 47
4 Cy Seymour 46
5 Sam Crawford 45

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 George McQuillan 1.92
3 Jack Powell 2.00
4 Andy Coakley 2.05
5 Eddie Plank 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 18
2 Christy Mathewson 17
3 Mordecai Brown 14
4 Addie Joss 13
4 George McQuillan 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 128
2 Nap Rucker 110
3 Rube Vickers 95
4 Bugs Raymond 91
5 Jimmy Dygert 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Sam Leever 2
2 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .395
2 Doc Gessler .395
3 Otis Clymer .388
4 Kitty Bransfield .387
5 Mike Donlin .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Burch 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Sam Crawford 14
3 Mike Donlin 13
4 Kitty Bransfield 11
4 Jake Stahl 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 7
1 Otto Knabe 7
1 Hans Lobert 7
4 Jake Stahl 6
5 10 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.80
2 Tom McCarthy 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.25
4 Harry Howell 1.36
5 Charlie Chech 1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glenn Liebhardt 27
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Nap Rucker 22
3 Rube Vickers 22
5 Bugs Raymond 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 .404
2 Doc Gessler .341
3 Kitty Bransfield .340
4 Claude Ritchey .333
5 Harry Davis .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Red Murray 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Al Burch 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 28
2 Ty Cobb 25
3 Cy Seymour 21
4 Sam Crawford 19
5 Kitty Bransfield 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.52
2 Tom McCarthy 1.10
3 Christy Mathewson 1.22
4 Bill Dinneen 1.42
5 Jack Powell 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Ed Reulbach 6
2 Ed Summers 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 55
2 Christy Mathewson 51
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
2 Rube Waddell 2
5 17 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 .315
5 John Titus .303

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 125
2 Sam Crawford 94
3 Claude Rossman 85
3 Honus Wagner 85
5 Harry Davis 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Ty Cobb 56
3 Johnny Evers 40
4 Red Murray 39
5 Patsy Dougherty 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.71
2 Mordecai Brown 1.96
3 Orval Overall 2.17
4 Jack Powell 2.36
5 Christy Mathewson 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Ed Walsh 28
3 Doc White 26
4 Addie Joss 25
5 Bill Donovan 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 217
2 Rube Waddell 198
3 Jimmy Dygert 191
4 Ed Walsh 189
5 Nap Rucker 177

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