On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 54 34 .614 --
Browns 51 37 .580 3.0
White Sox 50 38 .568 4.0
Naps 46 41 .529 7.5
Athletics 42 42 .500 10.0
Red Sox 40 48 .455 14.0
Senators 33 52 .388 19.5
Highlanders 32 56 .364 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 35 .602 --
Cubs 49 35 .583 2.0
Giants 50 36 .581 2.0
Phillies 42 38 .525 7.0
Reds 46 42 .523 7.0
Doves 38 47 .447 13.5
Superbas 31 52 .373 19.5
Cardinals 30 54 .357 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Frank Isbell 4
2 George Stovall 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Thoney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Frank Isbell 4
3 Ed Abbaticchio 2
3 George Davis 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Joe Birmingham 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.50
2 Cy Young 0.71
3 Bill Donovan 0.70
4 Lefty Leifield 0.67
5 Christy Mathewson 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Rube Waddell 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Bill Donovan 7
2 Christy Mathewson 7
4 Lefty Leifield 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .345
2 Ty Cobb .341
3 Honus Wagner .338
4 Roy Thomas .307
5 Claude Rossman .304

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 79
2 Honus Wagner 56
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 Patsy Dougherty 25
4 Germany Schaefer 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.80
2 George McQuillan 1.98
3 Andy Coakley 1.99
4 Cy Young 2.05
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 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 150
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 Honus Wagner .457
2 Danny Murphy .451
3 Ty Cobb .424
4 Germany Schaefer .386
5 Patsy Dougherty .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Honus Wagner 15
3 Frank Isbell 12
4 Mickey Doolin 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 6
1 John Titus 6
3 Bob Ganley 5
3 Eddie Grant 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 0.52
2 Cy Young 1.00
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 Harry Howell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 27
2 Christy Mathewson 24
3 Bill Donovan 21
3 Jimmy Dygert 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Rube Manning 1
2 Christy Mathewson 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .404
2 Ty Cobb .392
3 Kitty Bransfield .360
4 Danny Murphy .359
5 Mike Donlin .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kitty Bransfield 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 39
2 Sam Crawford 23
3 Cy Seymour 22
4 Danny Murphy 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 12
2 Charlie Hemphill 11
3 Ty Cobb 10
3 John Kane 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 1.34
2 Harry Howell 1.50
3 Cy Young 1.67
4 Mordecai Brown 1.68
5 Jake Weimer 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 7
1 Bob Spade 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 53
2 Bill Donovan 43
2 Glenn Liebhardt 43
4 Ed Walsh 42
5 Jimmy Dygert 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .359
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 George Stone .318
4 Ginger Beaumont .312
5 John Titus .300

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 137
2 Sam Crawford 97
3 Honus Wagner 93
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Harry Davis 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Ty Cobb 57
3 Johnny Evers 39
4 Red Murray 38
5 Patsy Dougherty 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.78
2 Mordecai Brown 2.16
3 Jack Powell 2.43
4 Cy Young 2.44
5 Christy Mathewson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 31
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Bill Donovan 25
3 Addie Joss 25
5 Vic Willis 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 229
2 Jimmy Dygert 208
3 Ed Walsh 194
4 Rube Waddell 189
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