On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 36 .625 --
Browns 59 39 .602 2.0
Naps 53 43 .552 7.0
White Sox 53 44 .546 7.5
Athletics 45 49 .479 14.0
Red Sox 46 51 .474 14.5
Senators 36 58 .383 23.0
Highlanders 32 64 .333 28.0

Games

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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Roy Hartzell 3
1 George Stone 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nig Clarke 3
2 Dave Altizer 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Bill Hinchman 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Neal Ball 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Berger 0.88
2 Barney Pelty 0.67
3 Jack Chesbro 0.50
3 Jimmy Dygert 0.50
5 Rube Waddell 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
3 Jimmy Dygert 4
3 Barney Pelty 4
3 Rube Waddell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Mike Donlin .342
3 Honus Wagner .332
4 Claude Rossman .305
5 George Stovall .302

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 58
4 Mike Donlin 57
5 Sam Crawford 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 31
2 Red Murray 30
2 Honus Wagner 30
4 Charlie Hemphill 28
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 125
4 Jimmy Dygert 118
4 Rube Vickers 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Rube Waddell 3
5 12 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kelley .441
2 Charlie Hemphill .432
3 Hobe Ferris .396
4 Patsy Dougherty .386
5 Al Bridwell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Honus Wagner 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Johnny Kling 9
3 Bill Sweeney 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 8
2 Sherry Magee 7
3 Frank Chance 5
3 Josh Clarke 5
3 Joe Tinker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tully Sparks 0.31
2 Mordecai Brown 0.50
2 Bill Foxen 0.50
4 Cecil Ferguson 0.69
5 Howie Camnitz 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 4
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 George Mullin 3
2 Ed Reulbach 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Orval Overall 23
3 Walter Johnson 20
4 Heinie Berger 19
4 Christy Mathewson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Chick Fraser 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Honus Wagner .388
3 Danny Murphy .380
4 Charlie Hemphill .367
5 Patsy Dougherty .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Tim Jordan 3
4 Kitty Bransfield 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 34
2 Honus Wagner 22
3 Danny Murphy 19
4 Cy Seymour 18
5 3 tied 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 1.46
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 Rube Waddell 51
2 Christy Mathewson 47
3 Jimmy Dygert 39
4 Ed Walsh 38
5 Rube Vickers 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
1 Rube Waddell 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .360
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 George Stone .319
4 Ginger Beaumont .311
5 Sam Crawford .310

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 132
2 Sam Crawford 92
3 Honus Wagner 90
4 Claude Rossman 79
5 Cy Seymour 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 Doc White 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 233
2 Jimmy Dygert 211
3 Rube Waddell 195
4 Ed Walsh 190
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