On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	48	33	.593	--
Browns	46	35	.568	2.0
Naps	45	35	.563	2.5
White Sox	45	36	.556	3.0
Athletics	39	39	.500	7.5
Red Sox	36	45	.444	12.0
Senators	31	48	.392	16.0
Highlanders	31	50	.383	17.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Highlanders 5, Browns 3

Tigers 21, Athletics 2

Naps 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	33	.593	--
Giants	47	33	.588	0.5
Cubs	46	33	.582	1.0
Reds	43	39	.524	5.5
Phillies	37	37	.500	7.5
Doves	36	44	.450	11.5
Superbas	30	47	.390	16.0
Cardinals	29	50	.367	18.0

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Reds 2, Superbas 0

Doves 4, Pirates 0

Phillies 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Germany Schaefer	4
4	Johnny Bates	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Claude Rossman	3
3	Neal Ball	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty McIntyre	2
1	Germany Schaefer	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Summers	0.80
2	Andy Coakley	0.67
2	Lew Richie	0.67
4	Christy Mathewson	0.57
5	Addie Joss	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Manning	7
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
2	Bert Maxwell	6
4	Addie Joss	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Suggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Claude Rossman	.316
4	Honus Wagner	.315
5	John Titus	.300

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	69
2	Cy Seymour	52
3	Sam Crawford	49
3	Mike Donlin	49
5	John Anderson	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Red Murray	25
3	Charlie Hemphill	24
4	Patsy Dougherty	23
4	Germany Schaefer	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	George McQuillan	1.88
3	Andy Coakley	1.93
4	Jack Powell	2.12
5	Cy Young	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	19
2	Christy Mathewson	17
3	Mordecai Brown	15
4	Addie Joss	14
4	George McQuillan	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	133
2	Nap Rucker	110
3	Rube Vickers	98
4	Jimmy Dygert	94
4	Bugs Raymond	94

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	.442
2	Kitty Bransfield	.418
3	Ty Cobb	.406
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.390
5	Larry Doyle	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
1	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Sam Crawford	14
2	Cy Seymour	14
4	Kitty Bransfield	13
4	Mike Donlin	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	8
2	Hans Lobert	7
3	Dode Paskert	6
3	Germany Schaefer	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Chech	0.50
2	Tom McCarthy	0.79
3	Christy Mathewson	1.01
4	Tom Hughes	1.14
5	George McQuillan	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Tom McCarthy	4
1	Bob Spade	4
1	Ed Summers	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Glenn Liebhardt	25
2	Bugs Raymond	24
2	Rube Vickers	24
4	Walter Johnson	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.400
2	Kitty Bransfield	.386
3	Ty Cobb	.374
4	Ed Konetchy	.333
4	2 others tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	Al Burch	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Mike Donlin	30
3	Cy Seymour	27
4	Kitty Bransfield	21
4	Sam Crawford	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	John Kane	11
3	Charlie Hemphill	10
3	Hans Lobert	10
3	Dode Paskert	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	0.94
2	Christy Mathewson	1.31
3	Mordecai Brown	1.31
4	Eddie Plank	1.50
5	Cy Young	1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	56
2	Nap Rucker	48
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	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	George Stone	.320
4	Ginger Beaumont	.316
5	Claude Rossman	.306

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	135
2	Sam Crawford	97
3	Claude Rossman	88
4	Honus Wagner	86
5	Harry Davis	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Johnny Evers	41
4	Red Murray	37
5	2 tied	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.68
2	Mordecai Brown	2.06
3	Christy Mathewson	2.36
4	Jack Powell	2.41
5	Cy Young	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	221
2	Jimmy Dygert	196
3	Rube Waddell	192
4	Ed Walsh	188
5	Nap Rucker	169

Saves

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