On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	38	.620	--
Browns	61	41	.598	2.0
Naps	56	44	.560	6.0
White Sox	57	45	.559	6.0
Athletics	46	51	.474	14.5
Red Sox	48	54	.471	15.0
Senators	38	61	.384	23.5
Highlanders	33	67	.330	29.0

Games

White Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Naps 2, Athletics 0

Athletics 3, Naps 3

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 5, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	38	.612	--
Giants	59	38	.608	0.5
Cubs	56	42	.571	4.0
Phillies	52	42	.553	6.0
Reds	51	52	.495	11.5
Doves	44	55	.444	16.5
Superbas	37	60	.381	22.5
Cardinals	33	65	.337	27.0

Games

Superbas 6, Reds 4

Cardinals 9, Doves 3

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tom Reilly	4
2	Al Burch	3
2	Frank Isbell	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Reilly	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Heinie Wagner	3
3	George Bell	2
3	Bill Bradley	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Atz	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Walter Blair	1
1	Jack Bliss	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Coombs	1.50
2	Ed Walsh	1.20
3	Christy Mathewson	0.86
4	Charlie Chech	0.43
4	Lefty Leifield	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
4	Johnny Lush	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Charlie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.344
2	Honus Wagner	.336
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Claude Rossman	.313
5	Roy Thomas	.308

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	58
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	1.98
3	Cy Young	2.01
4	Jack Powell	2.06
5	Christy Mathewson	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	25
2	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Mordecai Brown	17
4	George McQuillan	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	168
2	Rube Waddell	132
3	Nap Rucker	130
4	Ed Walsh	127
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	Nig Clarke	.432
3	Nap Lajoie	.429
4	Joe Kelley	.417
5	Joe Tinker	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Johnny Kling	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
5	13 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dan McGann	13
2	Tim Jordan	11
2	Claude Rossman	11
2	Honus Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.79
2	Christy Mathewson	0.88
3	Elmer Steele	1.08
4	Ed Willett	1.17
5	Sam Leever	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Cecil Ferguson	3
2	Bill Foxen	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Heinie Berger	19
4	Christy Mathewson	18
4	Vic Willis	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.407
2	Honus Wagner	.393
3	Danny Murphy	.365
4	Joe Kelley	.358
5	Patsy Dougherty	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	5
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
3	Kitty Bransfield	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Ty Cobb	25
3	Hobe Ferris	19
3	Cy Seymour	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	9
1	Sherry Magee	9
3	Frank Delahanty	8
3	Hans Lobert	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	1.32
2	Cy Young	1.43
3	Harry Howell	1.47
4	Bill Foxen	1.60
5	Doc Crandall	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Harry Howell	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Bob Spade	6
3	Tully Sparks	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	49
2	Ed Walsh	48
3	Christy Mathewson	42
4	Walter Johnson	37
4	Orval Overall	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	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Sam Crawford	.314
4	Sherry Magee	.313
5	George Stone	.306

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	87
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	Red Murray	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.80
2	Mordecai Brown	2.25
3	Christy Mathewson	2.26
4	Jack Powell	2.27
5	Cy Young	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Vic Willis	24
4	Addie Joss	23
4	Doc White	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	234
2	Rube Waddell	202
3	Jimmy Dygert	199
4	Ed Walsh	191
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