On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	50	34	.595	--
Browns	48	37	.565	2.5
White Sox	47	38	.553	3.5
Naps	45	38	.542	4.5
Athletics	41	40	.506	7.5
Red Sox	39	46	.459	11.5
Senators	33	49	.402	16.0
Highlanders	32	53	.376	18.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

White Sox 6, Highlanders 3

Highlanders 6, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Naps 2

Tigers 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	51	33	.607	--
Giants	49	35	.583	2.0
Cubs	48	35	.578	2.5
Reds	45	41	.523	7.0
Phillies	41	38	.519	7.5
Doves	38	46	.452	13.0
Superbas	30	50	.375	19.0
Cardinals	30	54	.357	21.0

Games

Doves 5, Cubs 0

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Pirates 2, Superbas 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chappy Charles	4
1	Wid Conroy	4
1	Hobe Ferris	4
1	Frank Isbell	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Delahanty	3
2	Shad Barry	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Bill Carrigan	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ganley	2
1	Amby McConnell	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Leifield	1.33
2	Christy Mathewson	0.77
3	Mordecai Brown	0.67
3	Fred Burchell	0.67
3	Lew Richie	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	10
2	Fred Burchell	6
3	Slim Sallee	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Manning	1
1	Rube Vickers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.327
4	Claude Rossman	.314
5	Amby McConnell	.297

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Sam Crawford	5
2	Red Murray	5
4	Ty Cobb	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Cy Seymour	52
2	Honus Wagner	52
4	Sam Crawford	50
4	Mike Donlin	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	27
2	Red Murray	26
3	Charlie Hemphill	24
4	Patsy Dougherty	23
4	Germany Schaefer	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.80
2	George McQuillan	1.98
3	Andy Coakley	1.99
4	Cy Young	2.11
5	Jack Powell	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	21
2	Christy Mathewson	18
3	Mordecai Brown	15
4	Addie Joss	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	143
2	Nap Rucker	114
3	Rube Vickers	102
4	Jimmy Dygert	100
5	Ed Walsh	99

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	.444
3	Danny Murphy	.411
4	Honus Wagner	.408
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
3	Kitty Bransfield	2
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Sherry Magee	14
3	Kitty Bransfield	12
3	Mickey Doolin	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	John Titus	6
4	Bill Coughlin	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	1.01
2	Christy Mathewson	1.16
3	Harry Howell	1.29
4	Ed Killian	1.50
5	Tom McCarthy	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Spade	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Frank Corridon	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Lake	22
1	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Bill Donovan	21
3	Jimmy Dygert	21
3	Rube Vickers	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.383
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Honus Wagner	.363
4	Kitty Bransfield	.362
5	Danny Murphy	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Danny Murphy	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Mike Donlin	28
3	Danny Murphy	24
4	Sam Crawford	22
4	Cy Seymour	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Kane	11
1	Dode Paskert	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
4	Charlie Hemphill	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.38
2	Harry Howell	1.41
3	Jake Weimer	1.49
4	Christy Mathewson	1.53
5	Mordecai Brown	1.68

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	53
2	Nap Rucker	47
3	Joe Lake	40
4	Glenn Liebhardt	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
4	George Bell	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.358
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	George Stone	.321
4	Ginger Beaumont	.314
5	Sam Crawford	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	Red Murray	9
4	Dave Brain	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Sam Crawford	96
3	Honus Wagner	94
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	38
5	2 tied	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.78
2	Mordecai Brown	2.11
3	Christy Mathewson	2.39
4	Cy Young	2.41
5	Jack Powell	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Addie Joss	25
4	Bill Donovan	24
4	Vic Willis	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	224
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