On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 37 .622 --
Browns 60 40 .600 2.0
Naps 55 44 .556 6.5
White Sox 55 45 .550 7.0
Athletics 46 50 .479 14.0
Red Sox 47 53 .470 15.0
Senators 37 60 .381 23.5
Highlanders 33 65 .337 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 37 .619 --
Giants 58 38 .604 1.5
Cubs 56 41 .577 4.0
Phillies 51 42 .548 7.0
Reds 51 51 .500 11.5
Doves 44 54 .449 16.5
Superbas 36 60 .375 23.5
Cardinals 32 65 .330 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Sweeney 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Miller Huggins 4
2 Joe Kelley 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 1
1 Harry Lumley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Jordan 4
1 Dan McGann 4
3 Joe Kelley 3
3 Hans Lobert 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dode Paskert 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.14
2 Joe Lake 0.86
3 Bob Rhoads 0.71
4 Vic Willis 0.58
5 Frank Owen 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 8
2 Vic Willis 7
3 Joe Lake 6
4 Burt Keeley 5
4 Bob Rhoads 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Winter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Honus Wagner .337
3 Mike Donlin .335
4 Roy Thomas .309
5 Claude Rossman .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Tim Jordan 7
3 Sam Crawford 6
4 Red Murray 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Honus Wagner 67
3 Cy Seymour 60
4 Mike Donlin 57
5 Sam Crawford 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 32
2 Honus Wagner 31
3 Red Murray 30
4 Charlie Hemphill 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.80
2 Bill Foxen 1.96
3 George McQuillan 1.96
4 Cy Young 2.01
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
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 162
2 Nap Rucker 130
3 Rube Waddell 125
4 Ed Walsh 121
5 Jimmy Dygert 120

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 Al Bridwell .436
2 Matty McIntyre .429
3 Nap Lajoie .426
4 Joe Kelley .413
5 Honus Wagner .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan McGann 12
1 Honus Wagner 12
3 Tim Jordan 11
4 Johnny Kling 9
4 Nap Lajoie 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 8
1 Sherry Magee 8
3 Dave Altizer 5
3 Al Bridwell 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.79
2 Ed Willett 1.17
3 Sam Leever 1.26
4 Heinie Berger 1.29
5 Bill Foxen 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 4
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 Cecil Ferguson 3
2 Bill Foxen 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Heinie Berger 19
3 Christy Mathewson 19
5 2 tied 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 .424
2 Danny Murphy .390
3 Honus Wagner .383
4 Joe Kelley .360
5 Patsy Dougherty .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 5
2 Topsy Hartsel 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 27
1 Honus Wagner 27
3 Cy Seymour 20
4 Mickey Doolin 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 12
2 Patsy Dougherty 11
3 Hans Lobert 10
4 Dode Paskert 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 1.46
2 Harry Howell 1.47
3 Heinie Berger 1.59
4 Christy Mathewson 1.60
5 Doc Crandall 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Bob Ewing 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 3 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 .358
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 George Stone .316
4 Sam Crawford .310
5 Sherry Magee .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Tim Jordan 9
2 Red Murray 9
4 Dave Brain 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 129
2 Honus Wagner 94
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Cy Seymour 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 42
4 Sherry Magee 41
5 Red Murray 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.79
2 Mordecai Brown 2.25
3 Christy Mathewson 2.27
4 Jack Powell 2.27
5 Addie Joss 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 228
2 Jimmy Dygert 199
3 Rube Waddell 195
4 Ed Walsh 186
5 Nap Rucker 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Andy Coakley 3
3 8 others tied 3