On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 49 34 .590 --
Browns 48 35 .578 1.0
White Sox 46 37 .554 3.0
Naps 45 37 .549 3.5
Athletics 40 40 .500 7.5
Red Sox 37 46 .446 12.0
Senators 33 48 .407 15.0
Highlanders 31 52 .373 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 33 .602 --
Giants 48 34 .585 1.5
Cubs 48 34 .585 1.5
Reds 45 40 .529 6.0
Phillies 40 38 .513 7.5
Doves 37 46 .446 13.0
Superbas 30 49 .380 18.0
Cardinals 29 53 .354 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Hartzell 3
1 Rudy Hulswitt 3
1 Claude Ritchey 3
1 Admiral Schlei 3
1 Joe Tinker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Pickering 1
1 Honus Wagner 1
1 Bobby Wallace 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Pickering 4
1 Honus Wagner 4
3 Bobby Wallace 3
4 Walter Blair 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Titus 2
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 George Browne 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.60
2 Bill Donovan 0.83
3 Vic Willis 0.67
4 Eddie Plank 0.62
5 Ed Reulbach 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 8
2 Bill Donovan 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
2 Rube Waddell 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .356
2 Ty Cobb .339
3 Honus Wagner .324
4 Claude Rossman .312
5 Amby McConnell .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
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 71
2 Cy Seymour 52
3 Honus Wagner 51
4 Sam Crawford 50
4 Mike Donlin 50

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 Andy Coakley 1.93
3 George McQuillan 1.98
4 Cy Young 2.11
5 Jack Powell 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 20
2 Christy Mathewson 17
3 Mordecai Brown 15
4 Addie Joss 14
4 2 others tied 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 .463
2 Ty Cobb .441
3 Danny Murphy .400
4 Honus Wagner .396
5 Roy Thomas .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Topsy Hartsel 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Kitty Bransfield 12
3 Cy Seymour 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otto Knabe 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Hans Lobert 6
2 John Titus 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Chech 0.50
2 Christy Mathewson 1.01
3 Tom Hughes 1.01
4 Harry Howell 1.29
5 Andy Coakley 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Spade 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Frank Corridon 3
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 22
2 Bill Donovan 21
2 Jimmy Dygert 21
4 Tom Hughes 20
5 Rube Waddell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .386
2 Kitty Bransfield .380
3 Ty Cobb .377
4 Roy Thomas .359
5 Otis Clymer .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 35
2 Mike Donlin 28
3 Cy Seymour 24
4 Danny Murphy 23
5 Sam Crawford 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Kane 11
1 Dode Paskert 11
1 Honus Wagner 11
4 Ty Cobb 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.31
2 Christy Mathewson 1.34
3 Tom McCarthy 1.38
4 Harry Howell 1.41
5 Jake Weimer 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Ed Reulbach 7
1 Bob Spade 7
1 Vic Willis 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 49
2 Nap Rucker 47
3 Glenn Liebhardt 44
4 Jimmy Dygert 42
5 Joe Lake 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Tom Hughes 2
2 Nick Maddox 2
2 Rube Waddell 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .357
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 George Stone .322
4 Ginger Beaumont .313
5 Jim Delahanty .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 11
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 136
2 Sam Crawford 96
3 Honus Wagner 93
4 Claude Rossman 83
5 Harry Davis 75

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.78
2 Mordecai Brown 2.03
3 Cy Young 2.41
4 Jack Powell 2.42
5 Christy Mathewson 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Addie Joss 25
4 Bill Donovan 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 214
2 Jimmy Dygert 201
3 Ed Walsh 189
4 Rube Waddell 185
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