On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	41	29	.586	--
Tigers	39	30	.565	1.5
Naps	39	30	.565	1.5
White Sox	38	32	.543	3.0
Athletics	34	32	.515	5.0
Red Sox	31	39	.443	10.0
Highlanders	27	41	.397	13.0
Senators	26	42	.382	14.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

Browns 2, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	43	27	.614	--
Cubs	41	26	.612	0.5
Giants	41	28	.594	1.5
Reds	36	34	.514	7.0
Doves	31	39	.443	12.0
Phillies	27	34	.443	11.5
Cardinals	27	42	.391	15.5
Superbas	25	41	.379	16.0

Games

Pirates 10, Cubs 5

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Miller Huggins	4
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Larry McLean	3
2	Jimmy Sheckard	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Tinker	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Altrock	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
5	8 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hartzell	2
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	George Davis	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Glenn Liebhardt	0.89
2	Jake Weimer	0.56
3	Andy Coakley	0.50
3	Art Fromme	0.50
5	Jack Powell	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Ed Summers	1
1	Jake Weimer	1
1	Irv Young	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Glenn Liebhardt	8
2	Art Fromme	5
2	Jack Pfiester	5
2	Jake Weimer	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.354
2	Ty Cobb	.316
3	John Titus	.315
4	Honus Wagner	.310
5	2 tied	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	6
2	Sam Crawford	5
2	Red Murray	5
4	Bill Dahlen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	48
2	John Anderson	47
3	Mike Donlin	40
3	Cy Seymour	40
3	Honus Wagner	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	24
2	Red Murray	23
3	Patsy Dougherty	21
3	Charlie Hemphill	21
5	Germany Schaefer	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.44
2	Bill Donovan	1.57
3	Jack Powell	1.88
4	George McQuillan	1.96
5	Cy Young	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	17
2	Christy Mathewson	14
3	Addie Joss	13
4	Mordecai Brown	12
4	Cy Young	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	115
2	Nap Rucker	100
3	Cy Young	83
4	Rube Vickers	81
5	2 tied	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.424
2	Harry Davis	.422
3	Kitty Bransfield	.415
4	Al Bridwell	.396
5	Roger Bresnahan	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	18
2	Danny Murphy	13
3	Ginger Beaumont	11
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Sam Crawford	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Charlie Hemphill	7
2	John Kane	7
4	Dode Paskert	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.00
2	Bill Donovan	0.33
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.00
3	Cy Falkenberg	1.00
5	Jake Weimer	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Ed Summers	4
1	Vic Willis	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	33
2	Glenn Liebhardt	27
3	Art Fromme	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
5	4 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.423
2	Bobby Wallace	.356
3	Bill Dahlen	.350
4	Al Bridwell	.346
5	Claude Ritchey	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Red Murray	4
3	Sam Crawford	3
4	Bill Hinchman	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	24
2	John Anderson	22
3	Sam Crawford	18
4	Ginger Beaumont	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	John Kane	13
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
4	Josh Clarke	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.67
2	Bill Dinneen	0.79
3	Bill Donovan	1.20
4	Tom McCarthy	1.38
5	Jack Powell	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Nap Rucker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	51
2	Christy Mathewson	49
3	Glenn Liebhardt	48
4	Joe Lake	32
5	Cy Young	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Ty Cobb	.344
3	George Stone	.324
4	Ginger Beaumont	.314
5	Tommy Leach	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	10
1	Honus Wagner	10
3	Dave Brain	9
3	Harry Lumley	9
5	Sam Crawford	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	120
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Harry Davis	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Ty Cobb	54
3	Johnny Evers	42
4	Red Murray	40
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.72
2	Mordecai Brown	1.81
3	Orval Overall	2.18
4	Jack Powell	2.35
5	Rube Vickers	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Addie Joss	27
4	Bill Donovan	25
5	Doc White	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	215
2	Rube Waddell	199
2	Ed Walsh	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	185
5	Nap Rucker	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
4	Harry Howell	3
4	3 others tied	3