On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	36	.621	--
Browns	57	39	.594	2.5
White Sox	53	43	.552	6.5
Naps	52	43	.547	7.0
Athletics	45	48	.484	13.0
Red Sox	45	51	.469	14.5
Senators	36	57	.387	22.0
Highlanders	32	62	.340	26.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Naps 7, Senators 5

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	37	.611	--
Giants	57	37	.606	0.5
Cubs	56	38	.596	1.5
Phillies	49	41	.544	6.5
Reds	48	50	.490	11.5
Doves	42	53	.442	16.0
Superbas	35	57	.380	21.5
Cardinals	31	63	.330	26.5

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 0

Doves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 4, Reds 3

Giants 4, Reds 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Bresnahan	5
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	George McBride	4
2	Cy Seymour	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	2
2	Billy Maloney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Doolin	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Nig Clarke	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
2	Bill Sweeney	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty McIntyre	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	Josh Clarke	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1.50
2	Rube Vickers	0.75
3	Frank Corridon	0.50
3	Ed Reulbach	0.50
5	Cy Young	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	Glenn Liebhardt	1
2	Tom McCarthy	1
2	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Rube Vickers	6
2	Kaiser Wilhelm	6
4	Frank Corridon	5
4	Ed Reulbach	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Jack Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Mike Donlin	.343
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Claude Rossman	.306
5	Roy Thomas	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Sam Crawford	6
3	Tim Jordan	5
3	Red Murray	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Cy Seymour	57
4	Mike Donlin	56
5	Sam Crawford	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	31
2	Red Murray	30
2	Honus Wagner	30
4	Charlie Hemphill	27
5	Germany Schaefer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Cy Young	2.06
4	Jack Powell	2.06
5	Christy Mathewson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Mordecai Brown	17
4	George McQuillan	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	162
2	Nap Rucker	126
3	Rube Waddell	121
4	Rube Vickers	118
5	Ed Walsh	117

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	Joe Kelley	.441
2	Patsy Dougherty	.415
3	Charlie Hemphill	.410
4	Hobe Ferris	.400
5	Ty Cobb	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Johnny Kling	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	Hobe Ferris	10
3	Dan McGann	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	8
2	Sherry Magee	7
3	Frank Chance	5
3	Josh Clarke	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tully Sparks	0.31
2	Bill Foxen	0.50
3	Cecil Ferguson	0.69
4	Howie Camnitz	0.71
5	Hooks Wiltse	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Lefty Leifield	3
3	Ed Reulbach	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Rube Waddell	28
3	Orval Overall	23
4	Ed Walsh	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Ed Foster	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Danny Murphy	.385
3	Honus Wagner	.379
4	Patsy Dougherty	.371
5	Charlie Hemphill	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Danny Murphy	19
4	Kitty Bransfield	17
4	Cy Seymour	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	12
2	Otto Knabe	11
3	Patsy Dougherty	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
4	Hans Lobert	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cecil Ferguson	0.69
2	Frank Smith	0.96
3	Christy Mathewson	1.53
4	Bill Foxen	1.66
5	Harry Howell	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Harry Howell	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Bob Spade	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	47
1	Rube Waddell	47
3	Ed Walsh	38
4	Rube Vickers	37
5	Orval Overall	36

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	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	George Stone	.317
4	Ginger Beaumont	.311
5	Sherry Magee	.307

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	93
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Claude Rossman	78
5	Danny Murphy	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Patsy Dougherty	41
4	Sherry Magee	40
4	Red Murray	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.78
2	Mordecai Brown	2.06
3	Christy Mathewson	2.29
4	Jack Powell	2.40
5	Cy Young	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Ed Walsh	29
3	Addie Joss	24
3	Vic Willis	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	233
2	Jimmy Dygert	207
3	Rube Waddell	197
4	Ed Walsh	194
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