On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	42	.607	--
Browns	62	46	.574	3.5
Naps	61	48	.560	5.0
White Sox	59	50	.541	7.0
Athletics	52	53	.495	12.0
Red Sox	53	56	.486	13.0
Senators	43	63	.406	21.5
Highlanders	35	72	.327	30.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Naps 4

Highlanders 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 6, White Sox 1

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	42	.604	--
Pirates	64	42	.604	0.0
Cubs	61	46	.570	3.5
Phillies	57	46	.553	5.5
Reds	55	55	.500	11.0
Doves	47	61	.435	18.0
Superbas	40	64	.385	23.0
Cardinals	37	69	.349	27.0

Games

Cubs 10, Doves 2

Giants 2, Reds 0

Superbas 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Solly Hofman	4
2	Johnny Evers	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Doc Gessler	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	5
2	Doc Gessler	3
2	George Perring	3
4	Johnny Evers	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	4
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	Germany Schaefer	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	1.43
2	Chief Bender	1.17
3	George Winter	0.50
4	Rube Manning	0.43
4	Bugs Raymond	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Burt Keeley	1
1	Rube Manning	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Pfiester	10
2	Chief Bender	7
3	Rube Manning	6
4	Addie Joss	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.342
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Claude Rossman	.318
5	Johnny Evers	.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	84
2	Honus Wagner	70
3	Cy Seymour	65
4	Mike Donlin	60
5	2 tied	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	34
2	Charlie Hemphill	33
3	Red Murray	32
3	Honus Wagner	32
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.74
2	George McQuillan	1.99
3	Cy Young	2.01
4	Christy Mathewson	2.05
5	Jack Powell	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Mordecai Brown	19
4	George McQuillan	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	180
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	.439
2	Claude Rossman	.421
3	Doc Gessler	.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	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	16
2	Claude Rossman	11
3	Joe Tinker	10
4	Bill Bradley	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	9
2	Terry Turner	7
3	Jake Atz	5
3	Josh Clarke	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.58
2	Elmer Steele	0.67
3	Chief Bender	1.04
4	Jack Chesbro	1.05
5	Tom Tuckey	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Rube Waddell	24
3	Walter Johnson	19
4	Mordecai Brown	18
4	3 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Charlie Smith	1
1	George Winter	1
1	Cy Young	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Tinker	.391
2	Al Bridwell	.370
3	Matty McIntyre	.360
4	Charlie Hemphill	.359
5	Honus Wagner	.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	Danny Murphy	25
2	Honus Wagner	19
3	Hobe Ferris	16
3	Tim Jordan	16
3	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	14
2	Sherry Magee	12
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
4	Josh Clarke	10
5	Charlie Hemphill	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Willett	1.26
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.32
3	Christy Mathewson	1.38
4	Elmer Steele	1.67
5	Cy Young	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Ed Walsh	7
3	Tully Sparks	6
3	Rube Vickers	6
3	Ed Willett	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	56
2	Ed Walsh	52
3	Christy Mathewson	47
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	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.312
5	Claude Rossman	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	9
2	Sam Crawford	8
2	Red Murray	8
2	Honus Wagner	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	124
2	Sam Crawford	90
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	84
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Sherry Magee	45
4	Patsy Dougherty	43
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.83
2	Mordecai Brown	2.10
3	Christy Mathewson	2.11
4	Jack Powell	2.25
5	Cy Young	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	230
2	Rube Waddell	210
3	Jimmy Dygert	200
4	Ed Walsh	198
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