On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 43 .606 --
Browns 63 46 .578 3.0
Naps 62 49 .559 5.0
White Sox 61 50 .550 6.0
Athletics 53 54 .495 12.0
Red Sox 53 58 .477 14.0
Senators 44 64 .407 21.5
Highlanders 35 73 .324 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 42 .611 --
Giants 65 42 .607 0.5
Cubs 62 47 .569 4.5
Phillies 57 48 .543 7.5
Reds 55 56 .495 12.5
Doves 48 62 .436 19.0
Superbas 40 66 .377 25.0
Cardinals 39 69 .361 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 5
2 Joe Tinker 4
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Wilbur Good 4
3 Jake Atz 3
4 Bill Carrigan 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Kling 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Beebe 0.78
2 Ed Summers 0.71
3 Tully Sparks 0.38
4 Tom Hughes 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 7
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Tully Sparks 5
2 Ed Summers 5
2 Tom Tuckey 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .340
2 Mike Donlin .337
3 Honus Wagner .333
4 Claude Rossman .315
5 Sam Crawford .302

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 85
2 Honus Wagner 70
3 Cy Seymour 67
4 Mike Donlin 61
5 Sam Crawford 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 34
2 Charlie Hemphill 33
2 Red Murray 33
2 Honus Wagner 33
5 Germany Schaefer 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.74
2 George McQuillan 1.99
3 Christy Mathewson 2.05
4 Jack Powell 2.13
5 Cy Young 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 28
2 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Mordecai Brown 19
4 George McQuillan 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 180
2 Ed Walsh 155
3 Rube Waddell 149
4 Jimmy Dygert 140
5 Nap Rucker 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
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 .455
2 Claude Rossman .415
3 Doc Gessler .410
4 Neal Ball .405
5 Eddie Collins .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 John Kane 2
3 George Browne 1
3 Josh Clarke 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 17
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Claude Rossman 11
4 Doc Gessler 10
4 Joe Tinker 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 9
2 Terry Turner 8
3 Josh Clarke 6
4 Jake Atz 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Chech 0.50
2 Jim Pastorius 0.54
3 Christy Mathewson 0.58
4 Irv Young 0.72
5 Tom Tuckey 0.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 34
2 Rube Waddell 24
3 Mordecai Brown 23
3 Walter Johnson 23
5 Jimmy Dygert 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Charlie Smith 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 George Winter 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .409
2 Matty McIntyre .388
3 Al Bridwell .382
4 Charlie Hemphill .365
5 Patsy Dougherty .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
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 24
2 Bill Bradley 17
2 Honus Wagner 17
4 Tim Jordan 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Tuckey 0.84
2 Irv Young 1.15
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.32
4 Christy Mathewson 1.36
5 Ed Willett 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Rube Vickers 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Harry Howell 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 56
1 Ed Walsh 56
3 Walter Johnson 46
4 Christy Mathewson 37
5 Rube Vickers 33

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 .354
2 Honus Wagner .346
3 Mike Donlin .337
4 Sam Crawford .313
5 Claude Rossman .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 9
2 Sam Crawford 8
2 Honus Wagner 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 121
2 Sam Crawford 92
3 Honus Wagner 89
4 Claude Rossman 84
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Sherry Magee 45
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Red Murray 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.83
2 Christy Mathewson 2.01
3 Mordecai Brown 2.08
4 Jack Powell 2.25
5 Ed Willett 2.42

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 228
2 Jimmy Dygert 204
3 Ed Walsh 201
4 Rube Waddell 197
5 Nap Rucker 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Andy Coakley 3
2 Bill Dinneen 3
2 Harry Howell 3
2 6 others tied 3