On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	68	44	.607	--
Browns	66	49	.574	3.5
White Sox	64	51	.557	5.5
Naps	64	51	.557	5.5
Athletics	54	57	.486	13.5
Red Sox	54	62	.466	16.0
Senators	46	65	.414	21.5
Highlanders	38	75	.336	30.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 1

Highlanders 1, White Sox 0

White Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Tigers 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 11, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Naps 0

Senators 8, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	43	.616	--
Pirates	68	46	.596	2.0
Cubs	68	47	.591	2.5
Phillies	59	51	.536	9.0
Reds	56	59	.487	14.5
Doves	50	65	.435	20.5
Cardinals	42	71	.372	27.5
Superbas	41	71	.366	28.0

Games

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Matty McIntyre	5
2	Rube Oldring	5
4	Sam Crawford	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Harry Lord	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Bob Unglaub	3
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	Jerry Freeman	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otis Clymer	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	1.50
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
3	Elmer Steele	0.67
3	Ed Walsh	0.67
5	Bill Hogg	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	7
2	Tom Hughes	6
3	Bill Hogg	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	George Mullin	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.337
2	Ty Cobb	.335
3	Mike Donlin	.333
4	Claude Rossman	.319
5	Charlie Hemphill	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	86
2	Honus Wagner	71
3	Cy Seymour	69
4	Mike Donlin	67
5	Sam Crawford	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	37
2	Honus Wagner	36
3	Patsy Dougherty	35
4	Charlie Hemphill	34
5	Josh Clarke	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.72
2	George McQuillan	1.94
3	Christy Mathewson	2.01
4	Cy Young	2.18
5	Bill Foxen	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Mordecai Brown	19
3	George McQuillan	19
5	Ed Summers	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	187
2	Ed Walsh	162
3	Rube Waddell	155
4	Nap Rucker	146
5	Jimmy Dygert	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hemphill	.475
2	Eddie Collins	.444
3	Matty McIntyre	.400
4	Red Murray	.383
5	Honus Wagner	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
2	John Kane	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
4	Josh Clarke	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	13
2	Bill Bradley	10
2	Bob Unglaub	10
4	Mike Donlin	9
4	Joe Tinker	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Turner	8
2	Red Murray	7
2	Joe Tinker	7
4	Josh Clarke	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gus Dorner	0.00
2	Christy Mathewson	0.36
3	Sam Leever	0.60
4	Billy Campbell	0.90
5	Chief Bender	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Tom Hughes	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Orval Overall	24
4	Rube Waddell	23
5	Ed Reulbach	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
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	.408
2	Matty McIntyre	.395
3	Claude Rossman	.380
4	Al Bridwell	.375
4	Sam Crawford	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	24
2	Bill Bradley	19
3	Mike Donlin	17
3	Cy Seymour	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	13
2	Josh Clarke	11
3	Red Murray	10
3	Terry Turner	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.58
2	Sam Leever	0.89
3	Mordecai Brown	1.55
4	Elmer Steele	1.68
5	Tom Tuckey	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Ed Walsh	7
3	Nick Maddox	6
4	Walter Johnson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	53
2	Ed Walsh	50
3	Walter Johnson	39
4	Christy Mathewson	35
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Foster	2
1	Orval Overall	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Cecil Ferguson	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.348
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Mike Donlin	.333
4	Sam Crawford	.317
5	Claude Rossman	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	117
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Honus Wagner	85
4	Claude Rossman	80
5	Danny Murphy	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Ty Cobb	51
3	Sherry Magee	44
4	Patsy Dougherty	43
4	Red Murray	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.98
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Jack Powell	2.40
5	Addie Joss	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Addie Joss	24
4	George McQuillan	23
5	Vic Willis	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	230
2	Ed Walsh	202
3	Jimmy Dygert	196
4	Rube Waddell	193
5	Nap Rucker	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Orval Overall	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	6 others tied	3