On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	34	.605	--
Browns	50	37	.575	2.5
White Sox	49	38	.563	3.5
Naps	46	39	.541	5.5
Athletics	42	41	.506	8.5
Red Sox	39	48	.448	13.5
Senators	33	51	.393	18.0
Highlanders	32	55	.368	20.5

Games

Browns 4, Red Sox 2

White Sox 6, Highlanders 2

White Sox 6, Highlanders 3

Athletics 1, Naps 0

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	52	34	.605	--
Giants	49	35	.583	2.0
Cubs	48	35	.578	2.5
Phillies	42	38	.525	7.0
Reds	45	42	.517	7.5
Doves	38	46	.452	13.0
Superbas	31	51	.378	19.0
Cardinals	30	54	.357	21.0

Games

Superbas 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
1	Ed Hahn	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Charlie Jones	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Parent	3
2	Neal Ball	2
2	Red Downs	2
2	Fielder Jones	2
2	Tommy Sheehan	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	Frank Delahanty	1
2	Patsy Dougherty	1
2	Doc Gessler	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	0.70
2	Rube Vickers	0.44
3	Joe Lake	0.33
4	Walter Johnson	0.27
4	Nap Rucker	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	Nap Rucker	1
1	Rube Vickers	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Irv Young	5
3	Rube Vickers	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Nap Rucker	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.324
4	Claude Rossman	.312
5	Roy Thomas	.311

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	75
2	Honus Wagner	54
3	Cy Seymour	52
4	Sam Crawford	50
4	Mike Donlin	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	27
2	Charlie Hemphill	26
2	Red Murray	26
4	Germany Schaefer	25
5	Patsy Dougherty	24

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	22
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	117
3	Jimmy Dygert	109
4	Rube Vickers	106
4	Ed Walsh	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
4	Mordecai Brown	2
4	9 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.473
2	Ty Cobb	.441
3	Germany Schaefer	.400
4	Topsy Hartsel	.386
5	Patsy Dougherty	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Sherry Magee	14
2	Honus Wagner	14
4	Mickey Doolin	12
4	Cy Seymour	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Otto Knabe	6
1	Germany Schaefer	6
1	John Titus	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Crandall	0.52
2	Christy Mathewson	1.16
3	Harry Howell	1.23
4	Ed Killian	1.50
5	Tom McCarthy	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Jimmy Dygert	24
2	Rube Vickers	24
4	Tom Hughes	22
4	Christy Mathewson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	Rube Manning	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.385
2	Ty Cobb	.384
3	Danny Murphy	.368
4	Honus Wagner	.366
5	Kitty Bransfield	.356

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	37
2	Mike Donlin	28
3	Danny Murphy	24
4	Cy Seymour	22
5	Sam Crawford	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	John Kane	11
2	Otto Knabe	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.38
2	Harry Howell	1.50
3	Christy Mathewson	1.53
4	Mordecai Brown	1.68
5	Cy Young	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
1	Bob Spade	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	53
2	Jimmy Dygert	46
3	Glenn Liebhardt	43
4	Rube Vickers	42
4	Ed Walsh	42

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	.350
3	George Stone	.319
4	Ginger Beaumont	.315
5	Claude Rossman	.299

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	137
2	Sam Crawford	94
2	Honus Wagner	94
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Harry Davis	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Honus Wagner	57
3	Johnny Evers	41
4	Red Murray	38
5	Hal Chase	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.78
2	Mordecai Brown	2.16
3	Christy Mathewson	2.39
4	Eddie Plank	2.45
5	Jack Powell	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	31
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	210
3	Ed Walsh	196
4	Rube Waddell	185
5	Nap Rucker	176

Saves

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