On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	48	34	.585	--
Browns	47	35	.573	1.0
White Sox	46	36	.561	2.0
Naps	45	36	.556	2.5
Athletics	40	39	.506	6.5
Red Sox	36	46	.439	12.0
Senators	32	48	.400	15.0
Highlanders	31	51	.378	17.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Browns 7, Highlanders 1

Athletics 11, Tigers 5

Senators 3, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	49	33	.598	--
Cubs	47	33	.588	1.0
Giants	47	34	.580	1.5
Reds	44	39	.530	5.5
Phillies	39	37	.513	7.0
Doves	36	45	.444	12.5
Superbas	30	48	.385	17.0
Cardinals	29	52	.358	19.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Reds 4, Superbas 3

Pirates 8, Doves 6

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Murray	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Bill Dahlen	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fielder Jones	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Danny Murphy	1
1	Fred Osborn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	4
2	Fielder Jones	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
4	Fred Clarke	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Grant	3
2	Billy Gilbert	2
2	Roy Hartzell	2
4	Shad Barry	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tully Sparks	0.71
2	Charlie Smith	0.67
3	Ed Walsh	0.56
4	Jimmy Dygert	0.55
5	Stoney McGlynn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bill Foxen	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Dygert	6
2	Bill Foxen	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	Stoney McGlynn	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Orval Overall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.321
4	Claude Rossman	.313
5	Amby McConnell	.301

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	70
2	Cy Seymour	52
3	Sam Crawford	50
3	Mike Donlin	50
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	27
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	20
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	114
3	Jimmy Dygert	100
4	Rube Vickers	98
5	Ed Walsh	96

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Otis Clymer	.404
2	Ty Cobb	.403
3	Kitty Bransfield	.397
4	Danny Murphy	.390
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
2	Mike Donlin	13
2	Sherry Magee	13
2	Cy Seymour	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	8
2	Hans Lobert	7
2	Dode Paskert	7
4	Josh Clarke	5
4	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Chech	0.50
2	Tom McCarthy	0.72
3	Tom Hughes	0.94
4	Christy Mathewson	1.01
5	Harry Howell	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Spade	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Ed Summers	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bugs Raymond	24
1	Rube Vickers	24
3	Walter Johnson	22
3	Joe Lake	22
3	Ed Walsh	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	George Bell	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.390
2	Mike Donlin	.381
3	Ty Cobb	.377
4	Roy Thomas	.369
5	Otis Clymer	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Danny Murphy	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	34
2	Mike Donlin	30
3	Cy Seymour	27
4	Danny Murphy	23
5	Sam Crawford	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Charlie Hemphill	10
2	Hans Lobert	10
2	Dode Paskert	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	0.94
2	Mordecai Brown	1.31
3	Christy Mathewson	1.34
4	Jake Weimer	1.49
5	Eddie Plank	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Bob Spade	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Ed Reulbach	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	52
2	Christy Mathewson	49
3	Joe Lake	45
4	Glenn Liebhardt	44
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Rube Waddell	2
2	Ed Walsh	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Ty Cobb	.355
3	George Stone	.321
4	Ginger Beaumont	.315
5	Sam Crawford	.302

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	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Ty Cobb	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
1	Ed Walsh	29
3	Addie Joss	26
4	Bill Donovan	24
4	Doc White	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	221
2	Jimmy Dygert	202
3	Rube Waddell	192
4	Ed Walsh	189
5	Nap Rucker	173

Saves

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