On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 40 .619 --
Browns 61 44 .581 4.0
Naps 61 46 .570 5.0
White Sox 59 48 .551 7.0
Athletics 50 53 .485 14.0
Red Sox 51 56 .477 15.0
Senators 41 62 .398 23.0
Highlanders 33 72 .314 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 40 .615 --
Giants 62 42 .596 2.0
Cubs 59 46 .562 5.5
Phillies 57 45 .559 6.0
Reds 55 53 .509 11.0
Doves 47 59 .443 18.0
Superbas 38 64 .373 25.0
Cardinals 36 69 .343 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 Kitty Bransfield 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Ed Hahn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Thomas 1
1 Joe Tinker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 4
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Red Dooin 2
2 Otto Knabe 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1
1 Frank Isbell 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bailey 0.67
2 Bill Donovan 0.50
3 Bob Rhoads 0.36
4 Eli Cates 0.25
5 Rube Vickers 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Gus Dorner 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Rube Vickers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 8
2 Bob Rhoads 5
3 Eli Cates 4
4 Chick Fraser 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .348
2 Mike Donlin .333
2 Honus Wagner .333
4 Claude Rossman .315
5 Sam Crawford .297

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 84
2 Honus Wagner 69
3 Cy Seymour 63
4 Mike Donlin 59
5 Sam Crawford 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 33
2 Charlie Hemphill 32
2 Honus Wagner 32
4 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 Rube Vickers 130

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 .421
2 Matty McIntyre .417
3 Al Bridwell .405
4 Joe Tinker .378
5 George McBride .378

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 Danny Murphy 12
3 Bill Bradley 10
4 Fred Clarke 8
4 5 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Turner 6
2 Josh Clarke 5
2 Charlie Hemphill 5
2 Billy Sullivan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Pfiester 0.60
2 Elmer Steele 0.67
3 Christy Mathewson 0.80
4 Ed Walsh 0.91
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 Rube Vickers 18
5 Rube Waddell 17

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 Matty McIntyre .383
2 Ty Cobb .382
3 Honus Wagner .375
4 Al Bridwell .364
5 Joe Tinker .359

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 22
2 Danny Murphy 20
3 Hobe Ferris 16
3 Dan McGann 16
3 Claude Rossman 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Willett 1.26
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.40
3 Jack Powell 1.44
4 Christy Mathewson 1.58
5 Jack Pfiester 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Tully Sparks 6
3 Ed Willett 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 50
2 Ed Walsh 46
3 Christy Mathewson 43
4 Walter Johnson 39
5 Rube Vickers 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Chick Fraser 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .360
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Sam Crawford .313
5 Ginger Beaumont .304

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 126
2 Honus Wagner 92
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Claude Rossman 85
5 Cy Seymour 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 49
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Johnny Evers 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.75
2 Mordecai Brown 2.14
3 Christy Mathewson 2.17
4 Jack Powell 2.18
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