On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	57	35	.620	--
Browns	56	38	.596	2.0
White Sox	52	41	.559	5.5
Naps	49	43	.533	8.0
Athletics	44	46	.489	12.0
Red Sox	43	50	.462	14.5
Senators	35	55	.389	21.0
Highlanders	32	60	.348	25.0

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Naps 16, Highlanders 3

Red Sox 9, Tigers 5

Browns 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	36	.609	--
Cubs	55	36	.604	0.5
Giants	53	37	.589	2.0
Phillies	47	40	.540	6.5
Reds	48	46	.511	9.0
Doves	40	52	.435	16.0
Superbas	33	56	.371	21.5
Cardinals	31	60	.341	24.5

Games

Pirates 6, Superbas 2

Cubs 3, Doves 1

Giants 9, Cardinals 2

Phillies 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Dave Altizer	3
3	Shad Barry	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nig Clarke	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Roy Hartzell	1
1	Bill Hinchman	1
1	Johnny Kling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Bill Carrigan	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2
5	21 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Red Murray	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	John Anderson	1
3	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Smith	1.00
2	Chief Bender	0.88
3	Dummy Taylor	0.58
4	Orval Overall	0.45
5	Cy Falkenberg	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Bill Foxen	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Dummy Taylor	7
3	Nap Rucker	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	Orval Overall	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	1
1	Rube Waddell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.347
2	Mike Donlin	.339
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Claude Rossman	.307
5	Charlie Hemphill	.301

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Cy Seymour	55
4	Sam Crawford	53
5	Mike Donlin	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	29
1	Red Murray	29
3	Honus Wagner	28
4	Charlie Hemphill	27
5	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	126
3	Rube Waddell	120
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
2	Rube Waddell	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.451
2	Boss Schmidt	.441
3	Honus Wagner	.426
4	Charlie Hemphill	.415
5	Germany Schaefer	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Johnny Kling	2
3	Jack Bliss	1
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Honus Wagner	17
3	Hobe Ferris	12
4	Danny Murphy	10
4	Joe Tinker	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Patsy Dougherty	6
2	John Titus	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tully Sparks	0.62
2	Lefty Leifield	0.67
3	Cecil Ferguson	0.75
4	Heinie Berger	0.95
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Bill Foxen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Orval Overall	29
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Ed Walsh	21
5	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Ed Foster	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Honus Wagner	.367
3	Danny Murphy	.355
4	Patsy Dougherty	.344
5	Germany Schaefer	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	39
2	Honus Wagner	24
3	Sam Crawford	22
4	Danny Murphy	20
5	Hobe Ferris	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	12
2	Otto Knabe	11
3	Sherry Magee	10
3	Dode Paskert	10
5	6 tied	9

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	Ed Walsh	8
3	Bob Spade	7
4	Mordecai Brown	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	47
2	Rube Waddell	46
3	Walter Johnson	40
3	Ed Walsh	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Rube Waddell	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	George Stone	.318
4	Ginger Beaumont	.309
5	Sherry Magee	.303

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	93
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Red Murray	41
4	Patsy Dougherty	39
4	2 others tied	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	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Bill Donovan	24
4	Addie Joss	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	230
2	Jimmy Dygert	208
3	Rube Waddell	202
4	Ed Walsh	195
5	Nap Rucker	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3