On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	43	.602	--
Browns	63	46	.578	2.5
Naps	61	49	.555	5.0
White Sox	60	50	.545	6.0
Athletics	53	53	.500	11.0
Red Sox	53	57	.482	13.0
Senators	44	63	.411	20.5
Highlanders	35	73	.324	30.0

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

Browns 4, Highlanders 3

Athletics 8, Naps 7

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	42	.607	--
Giants	64	42	.604	0.5
Cubs	62	46	.574	3.5
Phillies	57	47	.548	6.5
Reds	55	55	.500	11.5
Doves	47	62	.431	19.0
Superbas	40	65	.381	24.0
Cardinals	38	69	.355	27.0

Games

Cubs 5, Doves 3

Pirates 2, Superbas 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neal Ball	3
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	George Davis	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fielder Jones	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Bobby Byrne	2
2	Otis Clymer	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Terry Turner	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Beals Becker	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Corridon	0.60
2	Walter Johnson	0.57
3	Joe Lake	0.56
4	Johnny Lush	0.45
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Corridon	6
1	Orval Overall	6
3	Joe Lake	5
3	Johnny Lush	5
3	Ed Walsh	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.339
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Honus Wagner	.333
4	Claude Rossman	.315
5	Johnny Evers	.305

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	Danny Murphy	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	34
2	Charlie Hemphill	33
2	Honus Wagner	33
4	Red Murray	32
5	4 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	28
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Mordecai Brown	19
4	George McQuillan	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	180
2	Ed Walsh	153
3	Rube Waddell	149
4	Nap Rucker	139
5	Jimmy Dygert	138

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	.421
2	Neal Ball	.405
3	Doc Gessler	.400
4	Claude Rossman	.390
5	Al Bridwell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	John Kane	2
4	George Browne	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	17
2	Claude Rossman	11
3	Tim Jordan	10
3	Joe Tinker	10
5	Doc Gessler	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	8
1	Terry Turner	8
3	Josh Clarke	6
4	Jake Atz	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.58
2	Chief Bender	1.04
3	Jack Chesbro	1.05
4	Tom Tuckey	1.06
5	Jack Pfiester	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Nick Maddox	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Rube Vickers	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Rube Waddell	24
3	Jimmy Dygert	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
3	Joe Lake	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
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	.384
3	Charlie Hemphill	.365
4	Matty McIntyre	.365
5	Patsy Dougherty	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	25
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Hobe Ferris	17
3	Tim Jordan	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	14
2	Sherry Magee	12
3	Josh Clarke	11
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
5	Terry Turner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	1.32
2	Christy Mathewson	1.36
3	Ed Willett	1.55
4	Mordecai Brown	1.56
5	Nick Maddox	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Rube Vickers	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
4	Harry Howell	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	56
2	Ed Walsh	54
3	Walter Johnson	43
4	Jimmy Dygert	38
5	Christy Mathewson	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.314
5	Claude Rossman	.305

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	122
2	Sam Crawford	90
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	84
5	Danny Murphy	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	50
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	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
1	Ed Walsh	32
3	Addie Joss	25
4	Vic Willis	23
5	George McQuillan	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	230
2	Rube Waddell	210
3	Ed Walsh	203
4	Jimmy Dygert	202
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