On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 39 .618 --
Browns 61 43 .587 3.0
Naps 59 45 .567 5.0
White Sox 58 47 .552 6.5
Athletics 48 53 .475 14.5
Red Sox 49 55 .471 15.0
Senators 41 61 .402 22.0
Highlanders 33 69 .324 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 39 .618 --
Giants 60 40 .600 2.0
Cubs 58 43 .574 4.5
Phillies 54 44 .551 7.0
Reds 52 53 .495 12.5
Doves 46 58 .442 18.0
Superbas 38 61 .384 23.5
Cardinals 34 67 .337 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Clarke 3
1 George McBride 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Hinchman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 3
2 Germany Schaefer 2
2 Bob Unglaub 2
4 Frank Bowerman 1
4 21 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 Jack Warner 2
3 Jake Atz 1
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.67
2 Eddie Plank 0.80
3 Rube Waddell 0.75
4 Bob Spade 0.70
5 Tom Hughes 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Eddie Plank 8
3 Bob Spade 7
4 Rube Waddell 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Honus Wagner .335
3 Mike Donlin .334
4 Claude Rossman .319
5 Sam Crawford .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Tim Jordan 7
3 Sam Crawford 6
4 Bill Hinchman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Honus Wagner 69
3 Cy Seymour 62
4 Mike Donlin 58
5 Sam Crawford 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 32
2 Charlie Hemphill 31
2 Honus Wagner 31
4 Red Murray 30
5 Hans Lobert 29

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 23
3 Mordecai Brown 18
4 George McQuillan 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 172
2 Rube Waddell 138
3 Nap Rucker 132
3 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 .529
2 Nap Lajoie .447
3 Matty McIntyre .429
4 Sherry Magee .421
5 Joe Tinker .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Bill Hinchman 2
2 Tim Jordan 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Rossman 13
2 Honus Wagner 11
3 Danny Murphy 10
4 Fred Clarke 9
4 Dan McGann 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 6
1 Patsy Dougherty 6
3 Dave Altizer 5
3 Josh Clarke 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Moren 0.75
2 Christy Mathewson 0.98
3 Doc White 1.00
3 Kaiser Wilhelm 1.00
3 Cy Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Cecil Ferguson 3
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 20
1 Rube Waddell 20
1 Ed Walsh 20
4 Walter Johnson 17
4 Christy Mathewson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 George McQuillan 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .398
2 Ty Cobb .395
3 Joe Tinker .378
4 Matty McIntyre .368
5 Al Bridwell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 5
2 Bill Hinchman 3
2 Cy Seymour 3
4 Harry Davis 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Danny Murphy 22
3 Ty Cobb 21
4 Claude Rossman 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 10
2 Patsy Dougherty 9
2 Joe Tinker 9
4 Johnny Bates 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.43
2 Heinie Berger 1.73
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.77
4 Lefty Leifield 1.77
5 Christy Mathewson 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Harry Howell 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Bob Spade 6
2 Ed Willett 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 50
2 Christy Mathewson 44
2 Ed Walsh 44
4 Jimmy Dygert 39
5 Walter Johnson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
4 Eddie Cicotte 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .357
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Sam Crawford .313
4 Claude Rossman .311
5 Sherry Magee .306

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 128
2 Honus Wagner 94
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Claude Rossman 89
5 Cy Seymour 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Johnny Evers 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.80
2 Mordecai Brown 2.11
3 Jack Powell 2.17
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Cy Young 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 32
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Addie Joss 24
3 Vic Willis 24
5 Doc White 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 233
2 Jimmy Dygert 204
3 Rube Waddell 200
4 Ed Walsh 193
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 6 others tied 3