On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 37 .619 --
Browns 60 39 .606 1.0
White Sox 55 44 .556 6.0
Naps 54 44 .551 6.5
Athletics 46 49 .484 13.0
Red Sox 46 53 .465 15.0
Senators 37 59 .385 22.5
Highlanders 32 65 .330 28.0

Games

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 50 50 .500 11.0
Doves 42 54 .438 17.0
Superbas 35 59 .372 23.0
Cardinals 32 63 .337 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Nig Clarke 2
2 Jerry Freeman 2
2 Miller Huggins 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Rube Oldring 2
1 Freddy Parent 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.75
3 Charlie Smith 0.50
4 Nap Rucker 0.44
5 Bill Donovan 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Charlie Smith 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Smith 5
2 Nap Rucker 4
2 Ed Walsh 4
4 Bill Donovan 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Mike Donlin .339
3 Honus Wagner .335
4 Roy Thomas .305
5 Claude Rossman .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Sam Crawford 6
2 Tim Jordan 6
4 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 32
2 Honus Wagner 31
3 Red Murray 30
4 Charlie Hemphill 28
5 2 tied 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 24
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 130
3 Rube Waddell 125
4 Ed Walsh 121
5 2 tied 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 Matty McIntyre .429
2 Honus Wagner .419
3 Joe Kelley .417
4 Johnny Evers .414
5 Nap Lajoie .396

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 Honus Wagner 11
2 Johnny Kling 9
3 Hobe Ferris 8
3 Dan McGann 8
3 2 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 Ed Willett 1.00
5 Sam Leever 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 4
2 Bill Foxen 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Ed Reulbach 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Heinie Berger 19
3 Christy Mathewson 19
5 Eddie Plank 18

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 .432
2 Honus Wagner .398
3 Danny Murphy .387
4 Johnny Evers .371
5 Topsy Hartsel .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Honus Wagner 25
3 Mickey Doolin 18
3 Cy Seymour 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 12
2 Patsy Dougherty 11
3 Otto Knabe 9
3 Hans Lobert 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Ferguson 0.69
2 Frank Smith 1.46
3 Harry Howell 1.57
4 Heinie Berger 1.59
5 Christy Mathewson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 7
1 Tully Sparks 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Christy Mathewson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 51
2 Ed Walsh 42
3 Christy Mathewson 41
4 Walter Johnson 38
5 Orval Overall 37

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 .361
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 George Stone .317
4 Ginger Beaumont .307
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
3 Tim Jordan 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 131
2 Honus Wagner 92
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Claude Rossman 79
5 Cy Seymour 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 42
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 Addie Joss 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
1 Ed Walsh 30
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 181

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