On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 47 32 .595 --
Browns 46 33 .582 1.0
Naps 44 34 .564 2.5
White Sox 44 35 .557 3.0
Athletics 38 38 .500 7.5
Red Sox 35 44 .443 12.0
Senators 30 47 .390 16.0
Highlanders 29 50 .367 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 32 .595 --
Giants 46 32 .590 0.5
Cubs 45 32 .584 1.0
Reds 42 38 .525 5.5
Phillies 35 37 .486 8.5
Doves 35 43 .449 11.5
Superbas 29 46 .387 16.0
Cardinals 29 48 .377 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Birmingham 4
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Johnny Evers 4
1 Danny Murphy 4
1 Freddy Parent 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Topsy Hartsel 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hummel 5
2 Mickey Doolin 4
2 Bill Hinchman 4
2 Cy Seymour 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Birmingham 1
1 Al Bridwell 1
1 Bill Carrigan 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Lake 0.78
2 Bill Bailey 0.62
3 Jim Pastorius 0.50
4 Fred Burchell 0.44
5 Bill Burns 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burns 1
1 Jimmy Dygert 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 7
2 Bill Bailey 5
2 Jimmy Dygert 5
2 Ed Karger 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Tom Hughes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .349
2 Ty Cobb .331
3 Claude Rossman .318
4 Honus Wagner .313
5 John Titus .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 7
2 Sam Crawford 5
2 Red Murray 5
4 Jimmy Williams 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 63
2 Cy Seymour 50
3 John Anderson 47
3 Sam Crawford 47
3 Mike Donlin 47

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 George McQuillan 1.88
3 Jack Powell 2.00
4 Andy Coakley 2.03
5 Eddie Plank 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 19
2 Christy Mathewson 17
3 Mordecai Brown 14
3 George McQuillan 14
5 Addie Joss 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 128
2 Nap Rucker 110
3 Rube Vickers 98
4 Jimmy Dygert 94
5 2 tied 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Andy Coakley 2
2 Tom Hughes 2
2 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otis Clymer .422
2 Doc Gessler .405
3 Ty Cobb .397
4 Heinie Zimmerman .395
5 Ed Konetchy .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Burch 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Topsy Hartsel 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Cy Seymour 13
4 Jake Stahl 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otto Knabe 8
1 Hans Lobert 8
3 Josh Clarke 6
3 Jake Stahl 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 1.00
2 Christy Mathewson 1.25
3 Harry Howell 1.36
4 Charlie Chech 1.47
5 Jake Weimer 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Bob Spade 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Vickers 24
2 Nap Rucker 22
3 Jimmy Dygert 21
3 Walter Johnson 21
3 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .404
2 Kitty Bransfield .351
3 Ty Cobb .347
4 Ed Konetchy .337
5 Claude Ritchey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Red Murray 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Al Burch 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Mike Donlin 28
3 Cy Seymour 25
4 Sam Crawford 21
5 Kitty Bransfield 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 John Kane 11
3 Patsy Dougherty 10
3 Charlie Hemphill 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom McCarthy 1.10
2 Christy Mathewson 1.22
3 Bill Dinneen 1.42
4 Mordecai Brown 1.57
5 Jack Powell 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Ed Reulbach 6
2 Bob Spade 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 55
2 Christy Mathewson 51
3 Joe Lake 42
3 Rube Vickers 42
5 Jimmy Dygert 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Maddox 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Rube Waddell 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Ty Cobb .344
3 George Stone .320
4 Ginger Beaumont .315
5 Claude Rossman .303

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 129
2 Sam Crawford 96
3 Claude Rossman 86
4 Honus Wagner 85
5 Harry Davis 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Ty Cobb 56
3 Johnny Evers 40
4 Red Murray 38
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.68
2 Mordecai Brown 2.13
3 Jack Powell 2.36
4 Christy Mathewson 2.36
5 Eddie Plank 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 217
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Jimmy Dygert 196
4 Ed Walsh 192
5 Nap Rucker 177

Saves

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