On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	36	.625	--
Browns	60	39	.606	1.5
Naps	54	43	.557	6.5
White Sox	54	44	.551	7.0
Athletics	45	49	.479	14.0
Red Sox	46	52	.469	15.0
Senators	36	59	.379	23.5
Highlanders	32	65	.330	28.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Naps 6, Senators 1

Browns 3, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	37	.615	--
Giants	57	38	.600	1.5
Cubs	56	40	.583	3.0
Phillies	51	41	.554	6.0
Reds	49	50	.495	11.5
Doves	42	54	.438	17.0
Superbas	35	58	.376	22.5
Cardinals	32	63	.337	26.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Superbas 0

Pirates 9, Doves 1

Reds 5, Giants 0

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Howard	4
2	Bill Bradley	3
2	Red Dooin	3
2	Johnny Evers	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Fred Clarke	3
1	Fred Osborn	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Pattee	3
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Steele	1.33
2	Doc White	0.90
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.60
3	Johnny Lush	0.60
5	Bill Hogg	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Bill Foxen	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc White	9
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Joe McGinnity	5
4	Eddie Cicotte	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Mike Donlin	.339
3	Honus Wagner	.335
4	Claude Rossman	.305
5	Roy Thomas	.305

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	65
3	Cy Seymour	58
4	Mike Donlin	57
5	Sam Crawford	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	31
1	Honus Wagner	31
3	Red Murray	30
4	Charlie Hemphill	28
5	Germany Schaefer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Bill Foxen	1.96
3	George McQuillan	1.96
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Jack Powell	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Mordecai Brown	17
4	George McQuillan	16
5	4 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	Sam Leever	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Rube Waddell	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kelley	.417
2	Johnny Evers	.414
3	Matty McIntyre	.405
4	Honus Wagner	.404
5	Charlie Hemphill	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Hobe Ferris	9
2	Johnny Kling	9
4	Patsy Dougherty	8
4	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.50
2	Cecil Ferguson	0.69
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.79
4	Heinie Berger	1.29
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	5
2	Bill Foxen	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Ed Reulbach	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Heinie Berger	19
3	Christy Mathewson	19
5	Ed Walsh	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.419
2	Honus Wagner	.398
3	Danny Murphy	.381
4	Johnny Evers	.371
5	Charlie Hemphill	.361

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	25
3	Mickey Doolin	18
3	Cy Seymour	18
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	12
2	Patsy Dougherty	10
3	Ty Cobb	9
3	Otto Knabe	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cecil Ferguson	0.69
2	Frank Smith	1.46
3	Harry Howell	1.57
4	Christy Mathewson	1.60
5	Bill Foxen	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	7
1	Bob Spade	7
1	Tully Sparks	7
4	Christy Mathewson	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Christy Mathewson	41
3	Jimmy Dygert	39
4	Walter Johnson	38
4	Ed Walsh	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Rube Waddell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.360
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	George Stone	.318
4	Sam Crawford	.310
5	Ginger Beaumont	.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	132
2	Sam Crawford	92
2	Honus Wagner	92
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	2.15
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	Doc White	24
5	Vic Willis	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	233
2	Jimmy Dygert	205
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	8 others tied	3