On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 44 31 .587 --
Browns 44 31 .587 0.0
White Sox 42 33 .560 2.0
Naps 41 34 .547 3.0
Athletics 36 36 .500 6.5
Red Sox 34 41 .453 10.0
Senators 28 45 .384 15.0
Highlanders 29 47 .382 15.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 29 .608 --
Pirates 46 30 .605 0.0
Giants 43 32 .573 2.5
Reds 40 37 .519 6.5
Phillies 32 37 .464 10.5
Doves 34 42 .447 12.0
Superbas 29 43 .403 15.0
Cardinals 28 47 .373 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Doolin 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 John Ganzel 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Jacklitsch 1
1 Dan McGann 1
1 Pat Moran 1
1 Fred Osborn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Chappy Charles 1
1 Eddie Grant 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Dan McGann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Pfiester 0.78
2 Ed Reulbach 0.60
3 George Bell 0.57
4 Slim Sallee 0.38
5 Tom McCarthy 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Tom McCarthy 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Pfiester 7
2 George Bell 4
3 Ed Reulbach 3
3 Slim Sallee 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .348
2 Honus Wagner .320
3 Ty Cobb .319
4 Claude Rossman .310
5 John Titus .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 6
2 Sam Crawford 5
2 Red Murray 5
4 Jimmy Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 John Anderson 47
3 Sam Crawford 43
3 Mike Donlin 43
5 Cy Seymour 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Red Murray 24
3 Patsy Dougherty 23
3 Charlie Hemphill 23
5 Germany Schaefer 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.47
2 Jack Powell 1.91
3 George McQuillan 1.92
4 Andy Coakley 2.02
5 Cy Young 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 18
2 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Mordecai Brown 14
4 Addie Joss 13
4 George McQuillan 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 126
2 Nap Rucker 107
3 Rube Vickers 95
4 Jimmy Dygert 88
4 Ed Walsh 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Sam Leever 2
2 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .429
2 Doc Gessler .417
3 Kitty Bransfield .379
4 Claude Ritchey .375
5 Mike Donlin .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Sam Crawford 12
3 Claude Rossman 11
4 Germany Schaefer 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 7
1 Otto Knabe 7
3 Hans Lobert 6
3 Joe Tinker 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.50
2 Mordecai Brown 0.80
3 Tom McCarthy 1.00
4 Bill Dinneen 1.30
5 Harry Howell 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 5
2 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Bob Spade 4
2 Ed Summers 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glenn Liebhardt 27
2 Jack Pfiester 24
3 Rube Vickers 22
3 Ed Walsh 22
5 Nap Rucker 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .394
2 Doc Gessler .371
3 Harry Davis .348
4 Bobby Wallace .343
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 4
1 Honus Wagner 4
3 Dan McGann 2
3 Danny Murphy 2
5 37 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 24
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Sam Crawford 17
3 Danny Murphy 17
3 Cy Seymour 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 John Kane 12
3 Patsy Dougherty 11
3 Hans Lobert 11
5 Charlie Hemphill 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.52
2 Chief Bender 0.96
3 Tom McCarthy 1.10
4 Christy Mathewson 1.38
5 Bill Dinneen 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Ed Reulbach 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Bill Donovan 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 52
2 Christy Mathewson 49
3 Glenn Liebhardt 46
4 Rube Vickers 43
5 Joe Lake 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Nick Maddox 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
4 George Bell 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Ty Cobb .338
3 George Stone .320
4 Ginger Beaumont .313
5 Claude Rossman .303

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 124
2 Sam Crawford 93
3 Claude Rossman 85
4 Honus Wagner 83
5 Harry Davis 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Ty Cobb 56
3 Johnny Evers 41
4 Patsy Dougherty 39
4 Red Murray 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.71
2 Mordecai Brown 1.96
3 Orval Overall 2.20
4 Jack Powell 2.30
5 Christy Mathewson 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
1 Ed Walsh 29
3 Bill Donovan 25
3 Addie Joss 25
3 Doc White 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 222
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Ed Walsh 196
4 Jimmy Dygert 190
5 Nap Rucker 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3