On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	41	.613	--
Browns	62	45	.579	3.5
Naps	61	47	.565	5.0
White Sox	59	49	.546	7.0
Athletics	51	53	.490	13.0
Red Sox	52	56	.481	14.0
Senators	42	63	.400	22.5
Highlanders	34	72	.321	31.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Naps 2

Highlanders 8, Tigers 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Browns 4, Senators 2

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	41	.610	--
Giants	63	42	.600	1.0
Cubs	60	46	.566	4.5
Phillies	57	45	.559	5.5
Reds	55	54	.505	11.0
Doves	47	60	.439	18.0
Superbas	39	64	.379	24.0
Cardinals	36	69	.343	28.0

Games

Cubs 5, Doves 1

Giants 3, Reds 1

Superbas 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Ganley	4
1	Bob Unglaub	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Mike Donlin	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Emmet Heidrick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Simon Nicholls	3
1	Jack Thoney	3
1	Joe Tinker	3
4	Doc Gessler	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Atz	2
1	George Moriarty	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Neal Ball	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	1.17
2	Rube Waddell	0.85
3	Tom Hughes	0.50
3	Lefty Leifield	0.50
3	Ed Walsh	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	11
2	Jimmy Dygert	8
3	Mordecai Brown	7
4	Ed Walsh	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Young	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.347
2	Mike Donlin	.337
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Claude Rossman	.317
5	Charlie Hemphill	.298

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	64
4	Mike Donlin	60
5	Sam Crawford	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	33
1	Charlie Hemphill	33
3	Honus Wagner	32
4	Red Murray	31
5	Hans Lobert	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.74
2	George McQuillan	1.91
3	Cy Young	2.01
4	Christy Mathewson	2.12
5	Jack Powell	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Christy Mathewson	24
3	Mordecai Brown	19
4	George McQuillan	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	176
2	Rube Waddell	149
3	Ed Walsh	148
4	Jimmy Dygert	136
5	Nap Rucker	135

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	Joe Tinker	.405
2	Claude Rossman	.400
3	Matty McIntyre	.389
4	Al Bridwell	.382
5	Eddie Collins	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	John Kane	2
4	George Browne	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Rossman	13
2	Danny Murphy	11
3	Bill Bradley	10
3	Joe Tinker	10
5	5 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Turner	7
2	Charlie Hemphill	6
3	Jake Atz	5
3	Billy Sullivan	5
3	Joe Tinker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	0.60
2	Elmer Steele	0.67
3	Christy Mathewson	0.82
4	Chief Bender	1.06
4	Tom Tuckey	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Rube Waddell	28
3	Jimmy Dygert	22
4	Walter Johnson	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Charlie Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Tinker	.391
2	Ty Cobb	.375
3	Al Bridwell	.372
4	Honus Wagner	.370
5	Matty McIntyre	.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	22
2	Danny Murphy	20
3	Joe Tinker	18
4	Hobe Ferris	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	10
1	Sherry Magee	10
1	Joe Tinker	10
4	Josh Clarke	9
4	Charlie Hemphill	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Willett	1.26
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.32
3	Cy Young	1.58
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	Rube Vickers	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	61
2	Ed Walsh	52
3	Christy Mathewson	43
4	Walter Johnson	39
5	Jimmy Dygert	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.347
3	Mike Donlin	.337
4	Sam Crawford	.312
5	George Stone	.306

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	124
2	Honus Wagner	92
3	Sam Crawford	90
4	Claude Rossman	85
5	Cy Seymour	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Sherry Magee	43
4	Patsy Dougherty	42
5	Johnny Evers	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.75
2	Mordecai Brown	2.10
3	Christy Mathewson	2.17
4	Jack Powell	2.25
5	Addie Joss	2.29

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	210
3	Jimmy Dygert	203
3	Ed Walsh	203
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