On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	40	.612	--
Browns	61	44	.581	3.0
Naps	60	45	.571	4.0
White Sox	59	47	.557	5.5
Athletics	49	53	.480	13.5
Red Sox	50	55	.476	14.0
Senators	41	62	.398	22.0
Highlanders	33	70	.320	30.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Naps 5, Highlanders 4

Athletics 1, Browns 0

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	39	.621	--
Giants	61	40	.604	2.0
Cubs	58	44	.569	5.5
Phillies	55	44	.556	7.0
Reds	53	53	.500	12.5
Doves	46	59	.438	19.0
Superbas	38	62	.380	24.5
Cardinals	34	68	.333	29.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Reds 2, Superbas 1

Pirates 3, Doves 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Atz	4
1	George McBride	4
3	Bill Bergen	3
3	Nig Clarke	3
3	Jack Thoney	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	John Kane	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Atz	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	24 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Jake Atz	1
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Smith	0.67
2	Chief Bender	0.50
2	Mordecai Brown	0.50
2	Ed Walsh	0.50
5	Tully Sparks	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burt Keeley	7
2	Ed Walsh	6
3	Chief Bender	4
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.344
2	Honus Wagner	.337
3	Mike Donlin	.332
4	Claude Rossman	.318
5	Sam Crawford	.300

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
1	Honus Wagner	32
3	Charlie Hemphill	31
4	Red Murray	30
5	Hans Lobert	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.77
2	George McQuillan	1.98
3	Jack Powell	2.02
4	Cy Young	2.04
5	Bill Foxen	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Christy Mathewson	23
3	Mordecai Brown	18
4	George McQuillan	17
4	Cy Young	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	172
2	Rube Waddell	138
2	Ed Walsh	138
4	Nap Rucker	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	.500
2	Joe Tinker	.412
3	Sam Crawford	.409
4	Nap Lajoie	.404
5	Claude Rossman	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	3
2	Tim Jordan	2
3	George Browne	1
3	Harry Davis	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Rossman	13
2	Fred Clarke	10
3	Bill Bradley	9
3	Tim Jordan	9
3	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	7
2	Al Burch	5
2	Sherry Magee	5
2	Billy Sullivan	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Steele	0.50
2	Lew Moren	0.75
3	Christy Mathewson	0.98
4	Doc White	1.00
5	Sam Leever	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Maddox	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Bob Rhoads	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Rube Waddell	18
3	Walter Johnson	17
3	Christy Mathewson	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Ed Foster	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.390
3	Joe Tinker	.385
4	Al Bridwell	.368
5	Hobe Ferris	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Danny Murphy	21
3	Ty Cobb	20
4	Claude Rossman	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	10
2	Josh Clarke	9
2	Patsy Dougherty	9
2	Joe Tinker	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.67
2	Heinie Berger	1.73
3	Mordecai Brown	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	Nick Maddox	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Tully Sparks	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	50
2	Ed Walsh	47
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Walter Johnson	36
5	Eddie Plank	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
1	Orval Overall	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Cecil Ferguson	1
3	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.357
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Sam Crawford	.315
4	Claude Rossman	.311
5	Sherry Magee	.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	128
2	Honus Wagner	92
3	Sam Crawford	91
4	Claude Rossman	88
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	Jack Powell	2.13
3	Mordecai Brown	2.15
4	Christy Mathewson	2.21
5	Cy Young	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Addie Joss	24
3	Vic Willis	24
5	Cy Young	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	232
2	Jimmy Dygert	204
3	Rube Waddell	200
4	Ed Walsh	199
5	Nap Rucker	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Bill Dinneen	3
2	Harry Howell	3
2	6 others tied	3