On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	34	.622	--
Browns	54	38	.587	3.0
White Sox	51	40	.560	5.5
Naps	47	43	.522	9.0
Athletics	44	44	.500	11.0
Red Sox	42	49	.462	14.5
Senators	34	54	.386	21.0
Highlanders	32	58	.356	24.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Naps 3

Browns 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	35	.611	--
Cubs	52	36	.591	2.0
Giants	51	37	.580	3.0
Phillies	45	40	.529	7.5
Reds	48	44	.522	8.0
Doves	40	49	.449	14.5
Superbas	32	55	.368	21.5
Cardinals	31	58	.348	23.5

Games

Pirates 5, Superbas 0

Cubs 6, Doves 0

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Reds 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Tinker	4
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Jimmy Slagle	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Carrigan	2
1	Dode Criss	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Tubby Spencer	2
1	Joe Tinker	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	2
2	Eddie Grant	1
2	Otto Knabe	1
2	Tommy Leach	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.60
2	Mordecai Brown	1.25
3	Christy Mathewson	0.75
4	Addie Joss	0.71
5	Lefty Leifield	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	16
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Addie Joss	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Mike Donlin	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Roy Thomas	.304
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	1.70
2	George McQuillan	1.94
3	Cy Young	2.05
4	Jack Powell	2.06
5	Christy Mathewson	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Mordecai Brown	16
4	George McQuillan	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	155
2	Nap Rucker	120
3	Rube Waddell	118
4	Rube Vickers	112
4	Ed Walsh	112

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	Honus Wagner	.438
2	Ty Cobb	.429
3	Joe Tinker	.417
4	Danny Murphy	.412
5	2 tied	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
4	Jack Bliss	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Honus Wagner	15
3	Danny Murphy	12
4	Hobe Ferris	11
4	Frank Isbell	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Titus	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
3	Eddie Grant	5
3	John Kane	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.60
2	Tully Sparks	0.62
3	Lefty Leifield	0.67
4	Cy Young	1.00
5	Harry Howell	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Bob Spade	4
3	Harry Howell	3
3	Lefty Leifield	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Ed Walsh	24
4	Orval Overall	23
5	Jimmy Dygert	21

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	.402
2	Honus Wagner	.373
3	Danny Murphy	.362
4	Claude Ritchey	.348
5	Mike Donlin	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Sam Crawford	22
3	Danny Murphy	21
3	Honus Wagner	21
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	12
2	Charlie Hemphill	11
2	Otto Knabe	11
2	Dode Paskert	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom McCarthy	1.34
2	Harry Howell	1.37
3	Mordecai Brown	1.68
4	Christy Mathewson	1.83
5	Ed Killian	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	47
2	Walter Johnson	45
2	Rube Waddell	45
4	Glenn Liebhardt	42
5	Ed Walsh	40

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	.356
3	George Stone	.316
4	Ginger Beaumont	.313
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	Tim Jordan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Sam Crawford	95
3	Honus Wagner	93
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	Ed Abbaticchio	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	55
3	Johnny Evers	39
3	Sherry Magee	39
3	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.75
2	Mordecai Brown	2.02
3	Jack Powell	2.35
4	Christy Mathewson	2.41
5	Eddie Plank	2.46

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	230
2	Jimmy Dygert	209
3	Rube Waddell	200
4	Ed Walsh	198
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