On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	64	40	.615	--
Browns	61	44	.581	3.5
Naps	61	45	.575	4.0
White Sox	59	47	.557	6.0
Athletics	49	53	.480	14.0
Red Sox	50	56	.472	15.0
Senators	41	62	.398	22.5
Highlanders	33	71	.317	31.0

Games

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Naps 5, Highlanders 1

Browns 2, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	39	.621	--
Giants	62	42	.596	2.5
Cubs	59	45	.567	5.5
Phillies	56	45	.554	7.0
Reds	55	53	.509	11.5
Doves	46	59	.438	19.0
Superbas	38	64	.373	25.5
Cardinals	36	69	.343	29.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Bob Ganley	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	5 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Clarke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Al Schweitzer	2
1	Bill Shipke	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
5	16 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Turner	3
2	Bob Ganley	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Art Devlin	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	1.50
2	Joe Lake	1.00
2	Christy Mathewson	1.00
4	Addie Joss	0.67
5	Elmer Steele	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	Ed Willett	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Lake	7
2	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Jack Coombs	5
3	Harry Howell	5
5	3 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	.333
4	Claude Rossman	.315
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	63
4	Mike Donlin	59
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	Christy Mathewson	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Christy Mathewson	24
3	Mordecai Brown	18
3	George McQuillan	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	176
2	Ed Walsh	142
3	Rube Waddell	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	Nig Clarke	.415
2	Matty McIntyre	.406
3	George McBride	.405
4	Al Bridwell	.400
4	Sam Crawford	.400

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	12
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
1	Terry Turner	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	0.60
2	Elmer Steele	0.67
3	Lew Moren	0.75
4	Christy Mathewson	0.80
5	Ed Walsh	0.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Nick Maddox	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
4	Addie Joss	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	25
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Walter Johnson	19
4	Rube Waddell	17
5	Charlie Smith	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	Joe Tinker	.370
3	Matty McIntyre	.366
4	Ty Cobb	.360
5	Hobe Ferris	.351

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	Danny Murphy	20
3	Dan McGann	18
4	Hobe Ferris	16
4	Claude Rossman	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	1.44
2	Christy Mathewson	1.58
3	Cy Young	1.67
4	Elmer Steele	1.67
5	Heinie Berger	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Harry Howell	6
3	Nick Maddox	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	51
2	Rube Waddell	50
3	Christy Mathewson	43
4	Walter Johnson	39
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	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Mike Donlin	.333
4	Sam Crawford	.316
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	127
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	49
3	Sherry Magee	43
4	Patsy Dougherty	41
5	Johnny Evers	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.75
2	Jack Powell	2.13
3	Mordecai Brown	2.14
4	Christy Mathewson	2.17
5	Ed Willett	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Addie Joss	25
4	Vic Willis	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	226
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Jimmy Dygert	198
4	Ed Walsh	197
5	Nap Rucker	179

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