On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 43 .609 --
Browns 64 48 .571 4.0
Naps 64 49 .566 4.5
White Sox 63 50 .558 5.5
Athletics 53 56 .486 13.5
Red Sox 53 60 .469 15.5
Senators 44 65 .404 22.5
Highlanders 37 74 .333 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 42 .618 --
Pirates 66 45 .595 2.5
Cubs 66 47 .584 3.5
Phillies 59 49 .546 8.0
Reds 56 58 .491 14.0
Doves 49 65 .430 21.0
Cardinals 42 70 .375 27.0
Superbas 40 70 .364 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Bill Dahlen 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
1 John Titus 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bridwell 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Ed Reulbach 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 2
2 Bobby Byrne 1
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Reulbach 0.89
2 Frank Arellanes 0.50
2 Harry Howell 0.50
2 Rube Vickers 0.50
2 Ed Walsh 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Johnny Lush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Reulbach 8
2 Harry Howell 4
2 Johnny Lush 4
2 Rube Vickers 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .341
2 Mike Donlin .337
3 Honus Wagner .336
4 Claude Rossman .315
5 Charlie Hemphill .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 8
1 Honus Wagner 8
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 68
4 Mike Donlin 66
5 Sam Crawford 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 37
2 Patsy Dougherty 35
3 Charlie Hemphill 34
3 Honus Wagner 34
5 Josh Clarke 31

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 29
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 Ed Walsh 158
3 Rube Waddell 155
4 Nap Rucker 146
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 .432
2 Eddie Collins .417
3 Doc Gessler .389
4 Jack Thoney .386
5 2 tied .380

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 16
2 Bill Bradley 11
3 Joe Tinker 10
4 Doc Gessler 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.29
2 Chief Bender 0.50
3 Orval Overall 0.51
4 Jim Pastorius 0.54
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 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 31
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Rube Waddell 23
4 Mordecai Brown 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Lush 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hemphill .410
2 Joe Tinker .394
3 Matty McIntyre .377
4 Al Bridwell .370
5 Nap Lajoie .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 5
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 19
3 Tim Jordan 17
4 Mike Donlin 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 15
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Josh Clarke 12
4 Red Murray 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.58
2 Tom Tuckey 0.84
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.32
4 Irv Young 1.34
5 Ed Willett 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Ed Walsh 7
3 Nick Maddox 6
3 Rube Vickers 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 53
2 Ed Walsh 52
3 Walter Johnson 49
4 Christy Mathewson 37
4 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 .355
2 Honus Wagner .343
3 Mike Donlin .337
4 Sam Crawford .315
5 Claude Rossman .312

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 120
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Honus Wagner 86
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Cy Seymour 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Sherry Magee 45
4 Red Murray 44
5 Patsy Dougherty 43

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 Ed Walsh 199
3 Jimmy Dygert 196
4 Rube Waddell 193
5 Nap Rucker 188

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