On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	58	35	.624	--
Browns	56	39	.589	3.0
White Sox	52	42	.553	6.5
Naps	50	43	.538	8.0
Athletics	45	46	.495	12.0
Red Sox	43	51	.457	15.5
Senators	36	55	.396	21.0
Highlanders	32	61	.344	26.0

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 3

Naps 4, Highlanders 3

Tigers 3, Red Sox 0

Athletics 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	36	.613	--
Cubs	55	37	.598	1.5
Giants	54	37	.593	2.0
Phillies	48	40	.545	6.5
Reds	48	47	.505	10.0
Doves	41	52	.441	16.0
Superbas	33	57	.367	22.5
Cardinals	31	61	.337	25.5

Games

Pirates 5, Superbas 2

Doves 14, Cubs 0

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Phillies 6, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	4
1	Dan McGann	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
3	Al Bridwell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kelley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Bill Sweeney	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	George Browne	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Al Bridwell	2
1	Josh Clarke	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tully Sparks	0.75
2	Ed Walsh	0.62
3	Doc Crandall	0.60
3	Cecil Ferguson	0.60
5	Cy Morgan	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Crandall	6
1	Joe Lake	6
3	Cy Morgan	5
3	Ed Walsh	5
5	Karl Spongberg	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.346
2	Mike Donlin	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.334
4	Claude Rossman	.306
5	Roy Thomas	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Sam Crawford	6
3	Tim Jordan	5
3	Red Murray	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Cy Seymour	55
4	Sam Crawford	54
5	Mike Donlin	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	30
2	Red Murray	29
2	Honus Wagner	29
4	Charlie Hemphill	27
5	Germany Schaefer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.70
2	George McQuillan	1.87
3	Jack Powell	2.06
4	Cy Young	2.11
5	Cecil Ferguson	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Mordecai Brown	16
3	George McQuillan	16
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	155
2	Nap Rucker	126
3	Rube Waddell	120
4	Ed Walsh	117
5	2 tied	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Rube Waddell	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.449
2	Johnny Kling	.412
3	Patsy Dougherty	.395
4	Hobe Ferris	.393
5	Charlie Hemphill	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Johnny Kling	2
3	Jack Bliss	1
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Ty Cobb	13
3	Dan McGann	12
3	Danny Murphy	12
5	Hobe Ferris	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
2	Frank Chance	6
3	Ty Cobb	5
3	Bob Ganley	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cecil Ferguson	0.43
2	Tully Sparks	0.47
3	Lefty Leifield	0.67
4	Heinie Berger	0.95
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Orval Overall	29
3	Ed Walsh	26
4	Christy Mathewson	22
5	Walter Johnson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Ed Foster	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Honus Wagner	.375
3	Danny Murphy	.370
4	Patsy Dougherty	.363
5	Germany Schaefer	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	39
2	Honus Wagner	24
3	Sam Crawford	21
3	Danny Murphy	21
5	Hobe Ferris	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	12
2	Otto Knabe	11
3	Sherry Magee	10
3	Dode Paskert	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.29
2	George McQuillan	1.48
3	Mordecai Brown	1.68
4	Christy Mathewson	1.83
5	Lefty Leifield	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Ed Reulbach	7
2	Bob Spade	7
2	Ed Willett	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	47
2	Rube Waddell	46
3	Ed Walsh	45
4	Walter Johnson	42
5	Orval Overall	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Rube Waddell	2
4	George Bell	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	George Stone	.316
4	Ginger Beaumont	.315
5	Sherry Magee	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Sam Crawford	9
2	Red Murray	9
4	Dave Brain	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Sam Crawford	96
3	Honus Wagner	93
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Danny Murphy	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Red Murray	40
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.69
2	Mordecai Brown	2.02
3	Jack Powell	2.36
4	Christy Mathewson	2.41
5	Orval Overall	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Bill Donovan	23
3	Addie Joss	23
3	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	230
2	Jimmy Dygert	208
3	Rube Waddell	202
4	Ed Walsh	200
5	Nap Rucker	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3