On This Day

Tuesday, April 14, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Browns 1 0 1.000 0.0
Highlanders 1 0 1.000 0.0
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Naps 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Doves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Pirates 0 0 .000 0.5
Cardinals 0 0 .000 0.5
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Superbas 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Johnny Evers 3
1 Red Kleinow 3
1 Claude Rossman 3
5 26 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Jake Atz 2
3 Fielder Jones 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Kleinow 2
1 Jake Stahl 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 Al Bridwell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.80
2 Christy Mathewson 1.40
3 Charlie Smith 0.57
4 Irv Young 0.55
5 Addie Joss 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slow Joe Doyle 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 9
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Nap Rucker 6
3 Irv Young 6
5 Addie Joss 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers 1.000
2 Claude Rossman .750
3 Frank Bowerman .667
3 Patsy Dougherty .667
3 2 others tied .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Jake Atz 2
3 Fielder Jones 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Kleinow 2
1 Jake Stahl 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 Al Bridwell 1
3 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slow Joe Doyle 0.00
1 Buster Brown 0.00
1 Mordecai Brown 0.00
4 Nick Carter 0.77
5 Barney Pelty 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slow Joe Doyle 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 9
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Nap Rucker 6
3 Irv Young 6
5 Addie Joss 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .354
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Sherry Magee .325
4 Sam Crawford .325
5 George Stone .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Harry Davis 8
4 Red Murray 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 121
2 Harry Davis 87
2 Sherry Magee 87
4 Socks Seybold 86
5 Claude Rossman 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 60
2 Ty Cobb 54
3 Sherry Magee 47
4 Johnny Evers 46
5 Tommy Leach 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.92
2 Mordecai Brown 1.96
3 Orval Overall 2.22
4 Ed Reulbach 2.26
5 Christy Mathewson 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 27
1 Doc White 27
3 Bill Donovan 25
3 Ed Killian 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 230
2 Ed Walsh 209
3 Eddie Plank 193
4 Christy Mathewson 186
5 Jimmy Dygert 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
5 7 tied 3