Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 28, 1908

On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	34	.622	--
Browns	53	38	.582	3.5
White Sox	51	40	.560	5.5
Naps	47	42	.528	8.5
Athletics	44	43	.506	10.5
Red Sox	41	49	.456	15.0
Senators	34	54	.386	21.0
Highlanders	32	58	.356	24.0

Games

Athletics 2, White Sox 0

Naps 5, Red Sox 3

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	35	.607	--
Cubs	51	36	.586	2.0
Giants	50	37	.575	3.0
Phillies	45	39	.536	6.5
Reds	47	44	.516	8.0
Doves	40	48	.455	13.5
Superbas	32	54	.372	20.5
Cardinals	31	57	.352	22.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 2

Reds 4, Doves 2

Pirates 2, Giants 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Gibson	3
1	Clyde Milan	3
1	Fred Osborn	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
1	Bob Unglaub	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	1
1	Johnny Kling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	2
1	Nap Lajoie	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Harry McIntire	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	2
1	Fred Jacklitsch	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
5	11 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Orval Overall	1.25
3	Johnny Lush	1.00
4	Eddie Plank	0.83
4	Bugs Raymond	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	15
2	Orval Overall	10
3	Johnny Lush	9
4	Bill Dinneen	7
4	Vic Willis	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Mike Donlin	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.333
4	Roy Thomas	.310
5	Claude Rossman	.301

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	58
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	Bob Ewing	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	112
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	.463
2	Honus Wagner	.455
3	Danny Murphy	.426
4	Topsy Hartsel	.400
5	Germany Schaefer	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Honus Wagner	15
3	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Frank Isbell	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	John Titus	6
3	Bob Ganley	5
3	John Kane	5
3	Hans Lobert	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.60
2	Tully Sparks	0.62
3	Lefty Leifield	1.00
3	Cy Young	1.00
5	Harry Howell	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Bill Foxen	3
2	Harry Howell	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	28
2	Christy Mathewson	24
2	Ed Walsh	24
4	Jimmy Dygert	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Rube Manning	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Honus Wagner	.368
3	Danny Murphy	.366
4	Claude Ritchey	.360
5	Mike Donlin	.340

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	39
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	Otto Knabe	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.34
2	Harry Howell	1.37
3	Jake Weimer	1.73
4	Ed Killian	1.87
5	Cy Young	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	8
1	Ed Walsh	8
3	Bob Spade	7
4	Tully Sparks	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	46
2	Walter Johnson	45
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Glenn Liebhardt	42
5	Orval Overall	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
3	George Bell	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	George Stone	.318
4	Ginger Beaumont	.313
5	Sam Crawford	.299

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	93
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	Sherry Magee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.75
2	Mordecai Brown	2.05
3	Jack Powell	2.35
4	Eddie Plank	2.46
5	Christy Mathewson	2.47

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	198
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