On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 39 .621 --
Giants 61 42 .592 3.0
Cubs 58 45 .563 6.0
Phillies 56 44 .560 6.5
Reds 55 53 .509 11.5
Doves 46 59 .438 19.0
Superbas 38 64 .373 25.5
Cardinals 36 68 .346 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry McLean 5
1 Al Shaw 5
3 Hans Lobert 3
3 Red Murray 3
3 Dode Paskert 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 John Hummel 1
1 John Kane 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Hans Lobert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kane 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 John Ganzel 1
2 John Hummel 1
2 Dode Paskert 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Chappy Charles 1
1 Joe Delahanty 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McQuillan 0.80
2 Red Ames 0.67
3 Jack Pfiester 0.50
4 Jake Volz 0.38
5 Nap Rucker 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Ed Karger 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Bugs Raymond 1
1 Jake Volz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 6
2 George McQuillan 4
3 Nap Rucker 3
3 Jake Volz 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .344
2 Honus Wagner .337
3 Mike Donlin .331
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
3 Red Murray 31
5 Hans Lobert 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.77
2 George McQuillan 1.91
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
3 George McQuillan 18
5 Cy Young 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 172
2 Rube Waddell 138
2 Ed Walsh 138
4 Nap Rucker 135
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 .432
2 George McBride .425
3 Claude Rossman .417
4 Nig Clarke .415
4 Sam Crawford .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Tim Jordan 2
2 John Kane 2
5 14 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 Nap Lajoie 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 5
1 Josh Clarke 5
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 Billy Sullivan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Steele 0.50
2 Jack Pfiester 0.60
3 Lew Moren 0.75
4 Ed Walsh 0.97
5 Christy Mathewson 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Bob Rhoads 3
4 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 21
2 Rube Waddell 18
3 Christy Mathewson 17
4 Jimmy Dygert 16
4 2 others 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 .404
2 Ty Cobb .397
3 Joe Tinker .380
4 Sam Crawford .370
5 Hobe Ferris .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 25
2 Ty Cobb 19
2 Danny Murphy 19
2 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 Christy Mathewson 1.67
3 Heinie Berger 1.73
4 Mordecai Brown 1.77
5 Lefty Leifield 1.77

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 43
4 Walter Johnson 36
5 Jimmy Dygert 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Orval Overall 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 Cecil Ferguson 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .360
2 Honus Wagner .355
3 Mike Donlin .331
4 Sam Crawford .315
5 Claude Rossman .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Tim Jordan 9
3 Sam Crawford 8
3 Harry Lumley 8
3 Red Murray 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 128
2 Honus Wagner 92
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Claude Rossman 87
5 Cy Seymour 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 41
5 Johnny Evers 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.75
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 32
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Addie Joss 24
4 Vic Willis 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 232
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Jimmy Dygert 198
4 Ed Walsh 193
5 Nap Rucker 183

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