On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	47	33	.588	--
Browns	46	34	.575	1.0
White Sox	45	35	.563	2.0
Naps	44	35	.557	2.5
Athletics	39	38	.506	6.5
Red Sox	35	45	.438	12.0
Senators	31	47	.397	15.0
Highlanders	30	50	.375	17.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Highlanders 10, Browns 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	32	.600	--
Giants	47	32	.595	0.5
Cubs	45	33	.577	2.0
Reds	42	39	.519	6.5
Phillies	36	37	.493	8.5
Doves	35	44	.443	12.5
Superbas	30	46	.395	16.0
Cardinals	29	49	.372	18.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Superbas 8, Reds 4

Pirates 6, Doves 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Ganzel	3
1	Charlie Hemphill	3
1	Rudy Hulswitt	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	28 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Danny Hoffman	1
1	Frank Isbell	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Harry Niles	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy Hulswitt	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Jack Chesbro	2
2	Frank Delahanty	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Al Bridwell	1
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	2.00
2	Jack Chesbro	0.57
3	Billy Campbell	0.50
3	Glenn Liebhardt	0.50
5	Johnny Lush	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Bill Donovan	5
2	Johnny Lush	5
4	Jack Chesbro	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.330
3	Honus Wagner	.316
4	Claude Rossman	.313
5	John Titus	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Sam Crawford	5
2	Red Murray	5
4	Harry Niles	4
4	Jimmy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Cy Seymour	52
3	Mike Donlin	49
4	John Anderson	47
4	Sam Crawford	47

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	George McQuillan	1.88
3	Jack Powell	2.00
4	Andy Coakley	2.03
5	Cy Young	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	19
2	Christy Mathewson	17
3	Mordecai Brown	14
3	George McQuillan	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	129
2	Nap Rucker	110
3	Rube Vickers	98
4	Jimmy Dygert	94
5	2 tied	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	3
3	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Andy Coakley	2
3	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Otis Clymer	.419
2	Ty Cobb	.397
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.395
4	Doc Gessler	.395
5	Ed Konetchy	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Cy Seymour	15
3	Sam Crawford	14
4	Mike Donlin	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	8
1	Hans Lobert	8
3	Jake Stahl	6
4	Josh Clarke	5
4	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.00
2	Tom Hughes	1.14
3	George McQuillan	1.25
4	Harry Howell	1.29
5	2 tied	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Bob Spade	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
1	Ed Willett	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Glenn Liebhardt	25
2	Rube Vickers	24
3	Bill Donovan	21
3	Walter Johnson	21
3	3 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.405
2	Kitty Bransfield	.360
3	Ty Cobb	.344
4	Ed Konetchy	.344
5	Larry Doyle	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	Al Burch	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	30
1	Mike Donlin	30
3	Cy Seymour	27
4	Sam Crawford	21
5	Kitty Bransfield	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	John Kane	11
3	Charlie Hemphill	10
3	Otto Knabe	10
3	Hans Lobert	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.10
2	Christy Mathewson	1.33
3	Mordecai Brown	1.57
4	Cy Young	1.84
5	Nap Rucker	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Vic Willis	7
3	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Bob Spade	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	55
2	Christy Mathewson	52
3	Glenn Liebhardt	44
4	Joe Lake	42
4	Rube Vickers	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Rube Waddell	2
2	Ed Walsh	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.345
3	George Stone	.322
4	Ginger Beaumont	.317
5	Claude Rossman	.305

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	130
2	Sam Crawford	95
3	Claude Rossman	86
3	Honus Wagner	86
5	Harry Davis	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
1	Honus Wagner	56
3	Johnny Evers	41
4	Patsy Dougherty	37
4	Sherry Magee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.68
2	Mordecai Brown	2.15
3	Jack Powell	2.36
4	Christy Mathewson	2.38
5	Cy Young	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Ed Walsh	28
3	Addie Joss	25
3	Doc White	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	218
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Jimmy Dygert	196
4	Ed Walsh	188
5	Nap Rucker	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Bill Dinneen	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
5	4 tied	3