On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 42 .611 --
Giants 65 42 .607 0.5
Cubs 64 47 .577 3.5
Phillies 57 49 .538 8.0
Reds 56 56 .500 12.0
Doves 49 63 .438 19.0
Superbas 40 68 .370 26.0
Cardinals 40 70 .364 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Evers 5
2 Bill Sweeney 4
3 Chappy Charles 3
3 Solly Hofman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Al Shaw 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy Hulswitt 1
1 Hans Lobert 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 2
2 Bill Bergen 1
2 Ed Konetchy 1
2 Red Murray 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 1.57
2 Nap Rucker 0.67
3 Gus Dorner 0.57
3 Bob Spade 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gus Dorner 1
1 Irv Higginbotham 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Bob Spade 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 11
2 Harry McIntire 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
4 Bill Foxen 5
4 Ed Reulbach 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Lush 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 Johnny Evers .312

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
1 Red Murray 34
3 Charlie Hemphill 33
3 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 Nap Rucker 145
5 Jimmy Dygert 140

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 .457
2 Red Murray .417
3 Eddie Collins .408
4 Patsy Dougherty .406
5 Neal Ball .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 John Kane 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
4 George Browne 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 17
2 Bill Bradley 11
3 Doc Gessler 9
3 Joe Tinker 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 10
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 Bugs Raymond 0.52
3 Jim Pastorius 0.54
4 Christy Mathewson 0.58
5 Irv Young 0.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 34
2 Rube Waddell 24
3 Walter Johnson 23
4 Mordecai Brown 21
5 Jimmy Dygert 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .402
2 Matty McIntyre .400
3 Al Bridwell .382
4 Johnny Evers .378
5 2 tied .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
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 24
2 Bill Bradley 17
3 Claude Rossman 16
3 Joe Tinker 16
3 Honus Wagner 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 15
2 Sherry Magee 12
3 Josh Clarke 10
3 Patsy Dougherty 10
3 Terry Turner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Tuckey 0.84
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.32
3 Irv Young 1.34
4 Christy Mathewson 1.36
5 Ed Willett 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Nick Maddox 6
2 Rube Vickers 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 56
2 Ed Walsh 49
3 Walter Johnson 43
4 Christy Mathewson 37
5 Orval Overall 34

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 .356
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 Mike Donlin .337
4 Sam Crawford .315
5 Claude Rossman .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 8
1 Tim Jordan 8
1 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 88
4 Claude Rossman 84
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 49
3 Sherry Magee 45
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Red Murray 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.83
2 Christy Mathewson 2.01
3 Mordecai Brown 2.08
4 Jack Powell 2.30
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 187

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