On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 46 .596 --
Browns 66 50 .569 3.0
White Sox 66 51 .564 3.5
Naps 64 53 .547 5.5
Athletics 56 57 .496 11.5
Red Sox 55 62 .470 14.5
Senators 48 65 .425 19.5
Highlanders 38 77 .330 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 44 .611 --
Pirates 69 47 .595 1.5
Cubs 69 47 .595 1.5
Phillies 60 52 .536 8.5
Reds 57 59 .491 13.5
Doves 50 66 .431 20.5
Superbas 42 71 .372 27.0
Cardinals 42 72 .368 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wid Conroy 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Boss Schmidt 4
4 Jack Barry 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Doc Gessler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Jacklitsch 3
1 Harry Lord 3
3 Whitey Alpermann 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hughes 2.00
2 Frank Smith 1.40
3 Burt Keeley 0.71
4 Frank Corridon 0.67
4 Nap Rucker 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Tom Hughes 6
2 Rube Manning 6
2 Nap Rucker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .337
2 Mike Donlin .333
3 Ty Cobb .333
4 Claude Rossman .317
5 Johnny Evers .312

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 87
2 Honus Wagner 72
3 Mike Donlin 69
3 Cy Seymour 69
5 Sam Crawford 62

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.73
2 George McQuillan 1.94
3 Christy Mathewson 2.04
4 Cy Young 2.18
5 Bill Foxen 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Mordecai Brown 20
4 George McQuillan 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 189
2 Ed Walsh 162
3 Rube Waddell 155
4 Nap Rucker 152
5 Rube Vickers 143

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 Eddie Collins .429
2 Charlie Hemphill .419
3 Rube Oldring .400
4 Sam Crawford .380
4 Matty McIntyre .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
2 John Kane 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
4 Josh Clarke 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 13
2 Mike Donlin 11
3 Bill Bradley 10
3 Doc Gessler 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 7
1 Joe Tinker 7
1 Terry Turner 7
4 Josh Clarke 6
4 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Campbell 0.74
2 Sam Leever 0.75
3 Chief Bender 1.00
4 Christy Mathewson 1.09
5 Tom Hughes 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Vickers 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Orval Overall 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Ed Reulbach 21
5 2 tied 20

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 Matty McIntyre .393
2 Larry Doyle .385
3 Charlie Hemphill .378
4 Sam Crawford .375
5 2 tied .368

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 23
2 Bill Bradley 19
2 Mike Donlin 19
4 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 Sam Leever 0.89
2 Christy Mathewson 1.04
3 Kaiser Wilhelm 1.53
4 Elmer Steele 1.68
5 Tom Tuckey 1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 50
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Rube Waddell 37
4 Tom Hughes 36
5 Christy Mathewson 34

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 .347
2 Honus Wagner .340
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Sam Crawford .320
5 Claude Rossman .309

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 118
2 Sam Crawford 92
3 Honus Wagner 85
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Danny Murphy 80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.79
2 Christy Mathewson 2.01
3 Mordecai Brown 2.07
4 Jack Powell 2.40
5 Eddie Plank 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 232
2 Ed Walsh 202
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 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Andy Coakley 3
3 6 others tied 3