On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 37 .626 --
Browns 61 40 .604 2.0
Naps 55 44 .556 7.0
White Sox 56 45 .554 7.0
Athletics 46 50 .479 14.5
Red Sox 47 54 .465 16.0
Senators 37 61 .378 24.5
Highlanders 33 66 .333 29.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Blair 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Jerry Freeman 2
1 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Claude Rossman 3
2 Rube Waddell 3
4 Jerry Freeman 2
4 Fielder Jones 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Willie Keeler 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 Charlie Hemphill 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.17
2 Tom Hughes 0.46
3 Frank Smith 0.33
4 Cy Morgan 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Tom Hughes 6
2 Rube Manning 6
4 Frank Smith 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Honus Wagner .337
3 Mike Donlin .335
4 Claude Rossman .311
5 Roy Thomas .309

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 29
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.80
2 George McQuillan 1.96
3 Cy Young 2.01
4 Jack Powell 2.06
5 Christy Mathewson 2.24

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 Rube Waddell 132
3 Nap Rucker 130
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 Nig Clarke .452
2 Al Bridwell .444
3 Nap Lajoie .442
4 Joe Kelley .413
5 Matty McIntyre .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan McGann 12
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Tim Jordan 11
2 Honus Wagner 11
5 Claude Rossman 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 8
2 Patsy Dougherty 7
3 Dave Altizer 5
3 Al Bridwell 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.42
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.79
3 Ed Willett 1.17
4 Sam Leever 1.26
5 Heinie Berger 1.29

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 30
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Heinie Berger 19
4 Vic Willis 18
5 3 tied 17

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 .429
2 Honus Wagner .393
3 Danny Murphy .386
4 Patsy Dougherty .366
5 Joe Kelley .357

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 Honus Wagner 27
2 Ty Cobb 26
3 Hobe Ferris 20
3 Cy Seymour 20
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 10
1 Sherry Magee 10
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 Frank Delahanty 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.43
2 Harry Howell 1.47
3 Heinie Berger 1.59
4 Christy Mathewson 1.70
5 Doc Crandall 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Bob Ewing 6
3 Bob Spade 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 58
2 Ed Walsh 42
3 Orval Overall 37
4 Christy Mathewson 36
5 3 tied 35

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 .353
3 George Stone .318
4 Sherry Magee .313
5 Sam Crawford .312

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 85
5 Cy Seymour 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 42
4 Sherry Magee 41
5 2 tied 38

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 Cy Young 2.40

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 Rube Waddell 202
3 Jimmy Dygert 199
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