Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 24, 1908

On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	67	43	.609	--
Browns	64	47	.577	3.5
Naps	63	49	.563	5.0
White Sox	62	50	.554	6.0
Athletics	53	55	.491	13.0
Red Sox	53	59	.473	15.0
Senators	44	65	.404	22.5
Highlanders	36	74	.327	31.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Browns 4, Highlanders 2

Highlanders 6, Browns 4

Naps 9, Athletics 2

Tigers 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	42	.615	--
Pirates	66	44	.600	1.5
Cubs	65	47	.580	3.5
Phillies	58	49	.542	8.0
Reds	56	57	.496	13.0
Doves	49	64	.434	20.0
Cardinals	41	70	.369	27.0
Superbas	40	69	.367	27.0

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 2

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Doves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hemphill	6
2	Larry Doyle	5
3	Hal Chase	4
3	Hobe Ferris	4
3	Bobby Wallace	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	George Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	5
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	George Davis	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Josh Clarke	1
1	Art Devlin	1
1	Patsy Dougherty	1
1	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	1.50
2	Christy Mathewson	1.17
3	Cecil Ferguson	0.89
4	Glenn Liebhardt	0.80
4	Jack Pfiester	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cecil Ferguson	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Doc White	7
4	Billy Campbell	6
4	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.341
2	Mike Donlin	.336
3	Honus Wagner	.334
4	Claude Rossman	.315
5	Johnny Evers	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Tim Jordan	7
3	Sam Crawford	6
4	Mike Donlin	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	86
2	Honus Wagner	70
3	Cy Seymour	67
4	Mike Donlin	66
5	Sam Crawford	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	35
1	Red Murray	35
3	Charlie Hemphill	34
4	Honus Wagner	33
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.74
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Christy Mathewson	2.01
4	Cy Young	2.15
5	Bill Foxen	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	28
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Mordecai Brown	19
3	George McQuillan	19
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	187
2	Rube Waddell	155
2	Ed Walsh	155
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	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hemphill	.444
2	Joe Tinker	.420
3	Red Murray	.392
4	Patsy Dougherty	.389
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
2	John Kane	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
4	George Browne	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	17
2	Bill Bradley	12
3	Mike Donlin	9
3	Doc Gessler	9
3	Joe Tinker	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	10
2	Terry Turner	8
3	Josh Clarke	7
4	Johnny Evers	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Chech	0.50
2	Jim Pastorius	0.54
3	Christy Mathewson	0.68
4	Irv Young	0.72
5	Tom Tuckey	0.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Rube Waddell	23
5	Mordecai Brown	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Charlie Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hemphill	.397
2	Joe Tinker	.396
3	Matty McIntyre	.395
4	Johnny Evers	.378
5	Al Bridwell	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Cy Seymour	3
4	Harry Davis	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	24
2	Bill Bradley	18
3	Mike Donlin	16
3	Hobe Ferris	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	15
2	Sherry Magee	12
3	Josh Clarke	11
3	Patsy Dougherty	11
5	Terry Turner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Tuckey	0.84
2	Christy Mathewson	1.31
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.32
4	Irv Young	1.34
5	Ed Willett	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Nick Maddox	6
2	Rube Vickers	6
2	Rube Waddell	6
2	Ed Walsh	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	62
2	Walter Johnson	49
2	Ed Walsh	49
4	Christy Mathewson	44
5	Orval Overall	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
1	Orval Overall	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Cecil Ferguson	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Sam Crawford	.316
5	Claude Rossman	.310

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	86
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	Cy Seymour	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Sherry Magee	44
4	Patsy Dougherty	43
5	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.80
2	Christy Mathewson	1.94
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Addie Joss	2.42
5	Ed Willett	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
1	Ed Walsh	32
3	Addie Joss	24
4	George McQuillan	23
4	Vic Willis	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	235
2	Jimmy Dygert	204
3	Rube Waddell	203
4	Ed Walsh	200
5	Nap Rucker	187

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Orval Overall	4
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	5 others tied	3