On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	39	.614	--
Browns	61	42	.592	2.0
White Sox	58	45	.563	5.0
Naps	57	45	.559	5.5
Red Sox	49	54	.476	14.0
Athletics	47	52	.475	14.0
Senators	39	61	.390	22.5
Highlanders	33	68	.327	29.0

Games

White Sox 6, Highlanders 1

Athletics 6, Naps 1

Naps 6, Athletics 4

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	38	.616	--
Giants	59	39	.602	1.5
Cubs	57	42	.576	4.0
Phillies	52	43	.547	7.0
Reds	51	52	.495	12.0
Doves	45	55	.450	16.5
Superbas	37	60	.381	23.0
Cardinals	33	66	.333	28.0

Games

Doves 2, Cardinals 0

Cubs 4, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Danny Murphy	4
4	Jimmy Collins	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Freeman	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddy Parent	2
1	Billy Sullivan	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Tuckey	0.86
2	Nick Maddox	0.64
3	Charlie Smith	0.60
4	Rube Vickers	0.54
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	Jack Pfiester	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nick Maddox	7
1	Rube Vickers	7
3	Charlie Smith	6
3	Tom Tuckey	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.344
2	Honus Wagner	.335
3	Mike Donlin	.333
4	Claude Rossman	.320
5	Roy Thomas	.302

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	83
2	Honus Wagner	68
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	26
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
2	Ed Walsh	132
4	Nap Rucker	130
5	2 tied	125

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	Claude Rossman	.450
2	Nap Lajoie	.426
3	Joe Kelley	.419
4	Sherry Magee	.391
5	Matty McIntyre	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Rossman	12
2	Dan McGann	11
2	Honus Wagner	11
4	Heinie Wagner	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	6
1	Patsy Dougherty	6
1	Sherry Magee	6
4	Dave Altizer	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Willett	0.64
2	Christy Mathewson	0.91
3	Elmer Steele	1.08
4	Sam Leever	1.26
5	Bill Foxen	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Bob Rhoads	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	Bob Ewing	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Ed Walsh	21
4	Heinie Berger	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Honus Wagner	.382
3	Danny Murphy	.358
4	Johnny Evers	.357
5	Patsy Dougherty	.353

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	27
2	Ty Cobb	26
3	Danny Murphy	20
4	Hobe Ferris	19
4	Claude Rossman	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	9
1	Sherry Magee	9
3	Kitty Bransfield	8
3	Josh Clarke	8
3	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.43
2	Bill Foxen	1.60
3	Harry Howell	1.69
4	Doc Crandall	1.70
5	Heinie Berger	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Harry Howell	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Tully Sparks	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	49
2	Ed Walsh	44
3	Christy Mathewson	42
4	Jimmy Dygert	37
4	Walter Johnson	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	.313
4	Sherry Magee	.310
5	Claude Rossman	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Tim Jordan	9
3	Dave Brain	8
3	Sam Crawford	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	130
2	Honus Wagner	95
3	Sam Crawford	91
4	Claude Rossman	88
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	2.26
3	Christy Mathewson	2.26
4	Jack Powell	2.27
5	Cy Young	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	32
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	Jimmy Dygert	204
3	Rube Waddell	202
4	Ed Walsh	196
5	Nap Rucker	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	7 others tied	3