On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 47 .591 --
Browns 66 50 .569 2.5
White Sox 66 51 .564 3.0
Naps 65 53 .551 4.5
Athletics 56 57 .496 11.0
Red Sox 55 62 .470 14.0
Senators 48 65 .425 19.0
Highlanders 38 77 .330 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 45 .605 --
Cubs 70 47 .598 0.5
Pirates 69 47 .595 1.0
Phillies 60 52 .536 8.0
Reds 58 59 .496 12.5
Doves 50 67 .427 20.5
Superbas 43 71 .377 26.0
Cardinals 42 73 .365 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Charley O'Leary 3
4 Tom Daley 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Miller Huggins 1
1 Rudy Hulswitt 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Good 1
1 Solly Hofman 1
1 John Hummel 1
1 Nap Lajoie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry McIntire 0.56
2 Cecil Ferguson 0.55
3 Jack Pfiester 0.43
4 Bob Rhoads 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 Jack Pfiester 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
2 Harry McIntire 5
3 Jack Pfiester 3
3 Bob Rhoads 3
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .337
2 Ty Cobb .332
3 Mike Donlin .330
4 Claude Rossman .317
5 Larry Doyle .311

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 63

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 Charlie Hemphill .474
2 Eddie Collins .425
3 Rube Oldring .424
4 Larry Doyle .409
5 Kitty Bransfield .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Josh Clarke 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 13
2 Mike Donlin 11
3 Bill Bradley 9
3 Doc Gessler 9
3 Joe Tinker 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 7
1 Joe Tinker 7
1 Terry Turner 7
4 Johnny Evers 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.75
2 Billy Campbell 0.81
3 Burt Keeley 1.00
4 Harry McIntire 1.04
5 Christy Mathewson 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Vickers 4
3 Tom Hughes 3
3 Orval Overall 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 24
1 Ed Walsh 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
3 Jack Pfiester 22
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 Larry Doyle .403
2 Sam Crawford .389
3 Matty McIntyre .382
4 Honus Wagner .370
5 Joe Tinker .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 18
3 Mike Donlin 17
4 Claude Rossman 16
5 Tim Jordan 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.92
2 Christy Mathewson 1.04
3 Jack Pfiester 1.34
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 1.53
5 Irv Young 1.60

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 35
5 Christy Mathewson 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .346
2 Honus Wagner .343
3 Mike Donlin .330
4 Sam Crawford .321
5 Claude Rossman .310

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 93
3 Honus Wagner 85
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Danny Murphy 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 52
1 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 43
3 Sherry Magee 43
3 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 Nap Rucker 188
4 Rube Waddell 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