On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 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 58 45 .563 5.0
Red Sox 49 54 .476 14.0
Athletics 47 53 .470 14.5
Senators 39 61 .390 22.5
Highlanders 33 68 .327 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 39 .610 --
Giants 59 40 .596 1.5
Cubs 58 42 .580 3.0
Phillies 53 44 .546 6.5
Reds 51 52 .495 11.5
Doves 46 56 .451 16.0
Superbas 38 60 .388 22.0
Cardinals 33 66 .333 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Grant 5
2 Al Bridwell 3
2 George Browne 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Terry Turner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Browne 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 3
1 Eddie Grant 3
3 Billy Maloney 2
3 Danny Murphy 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 Red Dooin 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 1.25
2 Glenn Liebhardt 0.67
3 Jimmy Dygert 0.50
4 Doc Crandall 0.42
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Nap Rucker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glenn Liebhardt 8
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Doc Crandall 5
4 Jimmy Dygert 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .344
2 Mike Donlin .332
3 Honus Wagner .332
4 Claude Rossman .320
5 Sam Crawford .298

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 3 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.71
2 George McQuillan 1.98
3 Cy Young 2.01
4 Bill Foxen 2.05
5 Jack Powell 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 26
2 Christy Mathewson 22
3 Mordecai Brown 18
4 George McQuillan 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 168
2 Nap Rucker 132
2 Rube Waddell 132
2 Ed Walsh 132
5 Jimmy Dygert 128

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 .472
2 Claude Rossman .450
3 Nap Lajoie .444
4 Joe Kelley .436
5 Sherry Magee .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 George Browne 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 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 1.17
5 Mordecai Brown 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Cecil Ferguson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 30
2 Ed Walsh 20
3 Heinie Berger 19
3 Rube Vickers 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 Sherry Magee .366
3 Honus Wagner .366
4 Johnny Evers .356
5 Danny Murphy .355

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 22
4 Hobe Ferris 19
4 Claude Rossman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 10
2 Patsy Dougherty 9
3 Josh Clarke 8
3 Hans Lobert 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.43
2 Harry Howell 1.69
3 Heinie Berger 1.73
4 Christy Mathewson 1.74
4 Hooks Wiltse 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 49
2 Ed Walsh 44
3 Christy Mathewson 42
4 Jimmy Dygert 40
5 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 .358
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Sam Crawford .315
4 Claude Rossman .308
5 Sherry Magee .308

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 94
3 Sam Crawford 90
4 Claude Rossman 88
5 Cy Seymour 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.80
2 Mordecai Brown 2.16
3 Christy Mathewson 2.24
4 Jack Powell 2.27
5 Cy Young 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 32
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Vic Willis 24
4 Addie Joss 23
4 Doc White 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 229
2 Jimmy Dygert 207
3 Rube Waddell 194
4 Ed Walsh 193
5 Nap Rucker 183

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