On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	57	34	.626	--
Browns	55	38	.591	3.0
White Sox	51	41	.554	6.5
Naps	48	43	.527	9.0
Athletics	44	45	.494	12.0
Red Sox	42	50	.457	15.5
Senators	35	54	.393	21.0
Highlanders	32	59	.352	25.0

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 4

Naps 3, Highlanders 2

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	36	.604	--
Cubs	54	36	.600	0.5
Giants	52	37	.584	2.0
Phillies	46	40	.535	6.5
Reds	48	45	.516	8.0
Doves	40	51	.440	15.0
Superbas	33	55	.375	20.5
Cardinals	31	59	.344	23.5

Games

Superbas 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 13, Doves 4

Cubs 6, Doves 3

Giants 11, Cardinals 0

Phillies 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Steinfeldt	6
2	Solly Hofman	5
3	Art Devlin	4
3	Charlie Hemphill	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Steinfeldt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Dan McGann	3
2	Cy Seymour	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	3
1	Joe Kelley	3
3	Willie Keeler	2
3	Harry Steinfeldt	2
3	Joe Tinker	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Heinie Berger	0.80
2	Ed Reulbach	0.50
2	Irv Young	0.50
4	George Bell	0.44
5	Doc White	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	12
2	Doc White	6
3	George Bell	4
3	Cecil Ferguson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Orval Overall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.349
2	Mike Donlin	.341
3	Honus Wagner	.328
4	Claude Rossman	.308
5	Roy Thomas	.300

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	82
2	Honus Wagner	58
3	Cy Seymour	55
4	Sam Crawford	53
5	Mike Donlin	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	28
2	Charlie Hemphill	27
2	Red Murray	27
4	Patsy Dougherty	26
4	Germany Schaefer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.70
2	George McQuillan	1.87
3	Jack Powell	2.06
4	Cy Young	2.11
5	Christy Mathewson	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	155
2	Nap Rucker	120
3	Rube Waddell	118
4	Jimmy Dygert	112
4	2 others tied	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
4	Mordecai Brown	2
4	11 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.460
2	Boss Schmidt	.457
3	Charlie Hemphill	.439
4	Honus Wagner	.417
5	Germany Schaefer	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Sherry Magee	2
3	Jack Bliss	1
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	7
1	John Titus	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
4	Eddie Grant	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.60
2	Tully Sparks	0.62
3	Lefty Leifield	0.67
4	Cecil Ferguson	0.75
5	Heinie Berger	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Lefty Leifield	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Orval Overall	24
4	Ed Walsh	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.413
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	Danny Murphy	.352
4	Doc Gessler	.337
5	Germany Schaefer	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	39
2	Sam Crawford	22
3	Honus Wagner	21
4	Hobe Ferris	19
4	Danny Murphy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	12
2	Otto Knabe	11
3	John Kane	10
3	Sherry Magee	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.32
2	Mordecai Brown	1.68
3	Christy Mathewson	1.83
4	Ed Killian	1.90
5	Lefty Leifield	1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Orval Overall	2
4	George Bell	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	George Stone	.318
4	Ginger Beaumont	.311
5	Claude Rossman	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Sam Crawford	9
2	Red Murray	9
4	Dave Brain	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Sam Crawford	95
3	Honus Wagner	92
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	Danny Murphy	72

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	1.69
2	Mordecai Brown	2.02
3	Jack Powell	2.36
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	211
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	6 others tied	3