On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 34 .622 --
Browns 53 37 .589 3.0
White Sox 51 39 .567 5.0
Naps 46 42 .523 9.0
Athletics 43 43 .500 11.0
Red Sox 41 48 .461 14.5
Senators 33 54 .379 21.5
Highlanders 32 58 .356 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 35 .607 --
Cubs 50 36 .581 2.5
Giants 50 37 .575 3.0
Phillies 44 38 .537 6.5
Reds 46 44 .511 8.5
Doves 40 47 .460 13.0
Superbas 32 53 .376 20.0
Cardinals 30 56 .349 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 5
1 Claude Ritchey 5
1 Joe Tinker 5
4 Joe Delahanty 4
4 Tim Jordan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Browne 4
1 Claude Ritchey 4
3 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Peaches Graham 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McQuillan 0.86
2 Cecil Ferguson 0.67
2 Stoney McGlynn 0.67
4 Jim Pastorius 0.60
4 Jack Powell 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Bill Foxen 1
1 Tom McCarthy 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glenn Liebhardt 7
2 George McQuillan 6
2 Jim Pastorius 6
4 Ed Willett 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Mike Donlin .343
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Roy Thomas .308
5 John Titus .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Sam Crawford 6
3 Tim Jordan 5
3 Red Murray 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 81
2 Honus Wagner 57
3 Sam Crawford 53
4 Cy Seymour 52
5 Mike Donlin 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 28
2 Charlie Hemphill 27
2 Red Murray 27
4 Patsy Dougherty 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.80
2 George McQuillan 1.94
3 Cy Young 2.05
4 Jack Powell 2.06
5 Addie Joss 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 23
2 Christy Mathewson 18
3 Mordecai Brown 15
3 George McQuillan 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 152
2 Nap Rucker 120
3 Ed Walsh 111
4 Jimmy Dygert 110
5 Rube Vickers 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
4 Mordecai Brown 2
4 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .460
2 Honus Wagner .457
3 Danny Murphy .412
4 Topsy Hartsel .407
5 Germany Schaefer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Tim Jordan 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Honus Wagner 16
3 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Frank Isbell 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Titus 7
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Hans Lobert 6
4 Bob Ganley 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Richie 1.00
1 Cy Young 1.00
3 Harry Howell 1.20
4 Ed Killian 1.50
5 2 tied 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Harry Howell 4
3 Bill Foxen 3
3 Cy Morgan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 26
2 Ed Walsh 23
3 Jimmy Dygert 22
4 Rube Waddell 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Rube Manning 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .408
2 Honus Wagner .394
3 Claude Ritchey .365
4 Danny Murphy .364
5 Mike Donlin .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 40
2 Sam Crawford 22
3 Honus Wagner 21
4 Danny Murphy 19
5 2 tied 18

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 1.29
2 Harry Howell 1.37
3 Jake Weimer 1.73
4 Ed Killian 1.87
5 2 tied 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 8
1 Ed Walsh 8
3 Bob Spade 7
4 Christy Mathewson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 55
2 Ed Walsh 45
3 Bill Donovan 43
4 Glenn Liebhardt 42
4 Nap Rucker 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
4 George Bell 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .365
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 George Stone .319
4 Ginger Beaumont .311
5 John Titus .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Sam Crawford 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 95
3 Honus Wagner 92
4 Claude Rossman 83
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 Honus Wagner 55
3 Johnny Evers 39
3 Red Murray 39
5 Patsy Dougherty 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.75
2 Mordecai Brown 2.16
3 Jack Powell 2.35
4 Christy Mathewson 2.47
5 Cy Young 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 231
2 Jimmy Dygert 209
3 Ed Walsh 197
4 Rube Waddell 184
5 Nap Rucker 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3