On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 34 .609 --
Browns 50 37 .575 3.0
White Sox 49 38 .563 4.0
Naps 46 40 .535 6.5
Athletics 42 41 .506 9.0
Red Sox 39 48 .448 14.0
Senators 33 51 .393 18.5
Highlanders 32 55 .368 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 35 .598 --
Giants 50 35 .588 1.0
Cubs 49 35 .583 1.5
Phillies 42 38 .525 6.5
Reds 46 42 .523 6.5
Doves 38 47 .447 13.0
Superbas 31 52 .373 19.0
Cardinals 30 54 .357 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bergen 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
4 Frank Chance 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 3
2 Bill Bergen 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 2
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 John Kane 1
2 Billy Maloney 1
2 Honus Wagner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Summers 1.00
2 Jack Pfiester 0.62
3 Vic Willis 0.57
4 Addie Joss 0.50
5 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Bob Spade 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Pfiester 5
1 Ed Summers 5
3 Addie Joss 4
3 Vic Willis 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .349
2 Ty Cobb .336
3 Honus Wagner .327
4 Roy Thomas .308
5 Claude Rossman .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Sam Crawford 6
3 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 55
3 Sam Crawford 53
4 Cy Seymour 52
5 Mike Donlin 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 28
2 Charlie Hemphill 26
2 Red Murray 26
4 Germany Schaefer 25
5 2 tied 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 .471
2 Ty Cobb .424
3 Patsy Dougherty .404
4 Topsy Hartsel .385
5 Honus Wagner .378

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 19
2 Honus Wagner 15
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Cy Seymour 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 0.52
2 Christy Mathewson 1.21
3 Harry Howell 1.23
4 Tom McCarthy 1.35
5 Ed Killian 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Bob Spade 4
3 Frank Corridon 3
3 Bob Ewing 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 27
2 Jimmy Dygert 24
3 Tom Hughes 22
4 Joe Lake 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Rube Manning 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .389
2 Danny Murphy .379
3 Ty Cobb .368
4 Kitty Bransfield .363
5 Mike Donlin .360

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 25
3 Sam Crawford 23
3 Danny Murphy 23
5 Cy Seymour 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 12
1 Hans Lobert 12
3 John Kane 11
4 Otto Knabe 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.34
2 Tom McCarthy 1.38
3 Harry Howell 1.50
4 Mordecai Brown 1.68
5 Cy Young 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Bob Spade 7
2 Ed Walsh 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 50
2 Glenn Liebhardt 43
3 Ed Walsh 42
4 Rube Vickers 41
5 Jimmy Dygert 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Nick Maddox 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
4 George Bell 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .357
2 Honus Wagner .352
3 George Stone .319
4 Ginger Beaumont .314
5 Claude Rossman .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Sam Crawford 9
2 Harry Lumley 9
2 Red Murray 9
5 Dave Brain 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 97
3 Honus Wagner 95
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Harry Davis 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
1 Honus Wagner 58
3 Johnny Evers 41
4 Red Murray 38
5 2 tied 35

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 180
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