On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 36 .617 --
Browns 57 39 .594 2.0
White Sox 53 42 .558 5.5
Naps 50 43 .538 7.5
Athletics 45 47 .489 12.0
Red Sox 44 51 .463 14.5
Senators 36 56 .391 21.0
Highlanders 32 61 .344 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 36 .613 --
Cubs 55 37 .598 1.5
Giants 54 37 .593 2.0
Phillies 48 40 .545 6.5
Reds 48 47 .505 10.0
Doves 41 52 .441 16.0
Superbas 33 57 .367 22.5
Cardinals 31 61 .337 25.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Wagner 4
2 Jake Stahl 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossee Schrecongost 3
2 Lou Criger 2
2 Tom Jones 2
2 Heinie Wagner 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Davis 1
1 Red Downs 1
1 Roy Hartzell 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 0.67
2 Eddie Plank 0.56
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.50
4 Rube Waddell 0.33
5 Burt Keeley 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Eddie Plank 5
3 Bill Donovan 4
3 Frank Smith 4
5 Harry Howell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Mike Donlin .344
3 Honus Wagner .334
4 Claude Rossman .309
5 Roy Thomas .300

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 54
5 Mike Donlin 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 30
2 Red Murray 29
2 Honus Wagner 29
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 Cecil Ferguson 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 23
2 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Mordecai Brown 16
3 George McQuillan 16
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 155
2 Nap Rucker 126
3 Rube Waddell 121
4 Ed Walsh 117
5 Jimmy Dygert 114

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 Honus Wagner .422
2 Charlie Hemphill .410
3 Patsy Dougherty .405
4 Hobe Ferris .400
5 Ty Cobb .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
4 Jack Bliss 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Hobe Ferris 10
3 Dan McGann 10
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 7
2 Frank Chance 5
2 Bob Ganley 5
2 Sherry Magee 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tully Sparks 0.31
2 Cecil Ferguson 0.43
3 Bill Foxen 0.50
4 Lefty Leifield 0.67
5 Heinie Berger 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Lefty Leifield 3
3 Tully Sparks 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Orval Overall 27
3 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Ed Walsh 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Ed Foster 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Rube Manning 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Danny Murphy .380
3 Patsy Dougherty .372
4 Honus Wagner .362
5 Charlie Hemphill .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Honus Wagner 21
3 Sam Crawford 19
3 Hobe Ferris 19
3 Danny Murphy 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otto Knabe 11
1 Hans Lobert 11
3 Sherry Magee 10
3 Dode Paskert 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.96
2 George McQuillan 1.48
3 Harry Howell 1.57
4 Bill Foxen 1.66
5 Christy Mathewson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 7
1 Ed Reulbach 7
1 Bob Spade 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 47
2 Ed Walsh 43
3 Walter Johnson 42
4 Christy Mathewson 40
5 Orval Overall 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
1 Rube Waddell 2
4 George Bell 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 George Stone .316
4 Ginger Beaumont .313
5 Sam Crawford .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Red Murray 9
3 Dave Brain 8
3 Sam Crawford 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 94
3 Honus Wagner 92
4 Claude Rossman 79
5 Danny Murphy 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 40
3 Red Murray 40
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.69
2 Mordecai Brown 2.11
3 Christy Mathewson 2.34
4 Jack Powell 2.36
5 Orval Overall 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 226
2 Jimmy Dygert 210
3 Rube Waddell 203
4 Ed Walsh 200
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