On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	58	36	.617	--
Browns	57	39	.594	2.0
White Sox	53	42	.558	5.5
Naps	51	43	.543	7.0
Athletics	45	47	.489	12.0
Red Sox	44	51	.463	14.5
Senators	36	56	.391	21.0
Highlanders	32	62	.340	26.0

Games

Naps 2, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	36	.617	--
Cubs	56	37	.602	1.5
Giants	55	37	.598	2.0
Phillies	48	41	.539	7.5
Reds	48	48	.500	11.0
Doves	41	53	.436	17.0
Superbas	34	57	.374	22.5
Cardinals	31	62	.333	26.5

Games

Superbas 2, Cardinals 0

Pirates 7, Doves 4

Giants 6, Reds 0

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Altizer	2
1	Neal Ball	2
1	Frank Bowerman	2
1	Al Burch	2
1	15 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Gibson	1
1	Nap Lajoie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Clarke	3
1	Moose McCormick	3
3	Mike Donlin	2
3	Tim Jordan	2
3	Johnny Kling	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	2
1	Al Burch	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
4	John Hummel	1
4	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry McIntire	2.00
2	Bill Hogg	0.75
3	Addie Joss	0.67
4	Mordecai Brown	0.44
4	Vic Willis	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	Vic Willis	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hogg	6
1	Harry McIntire	6
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Addie Joss	4
3	Vic Willis	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.345
2	Ty Cobb	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.336
4	Claude Rossman	.309
5	Roy Thomas	.298

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	62
3	Mike Donlin	55
3	Cy Seymour	55
5	Sam Crawford	54

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Jack Powell	2.06
4	Cy Young	2.11
5	Addie Joss	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Mordecai Brown	17
4	George McQuillan	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	155
2	Nap Rucker	126
3	Rube Waddell	121
4	Ed Walsh	117
5	Jimmy Dygert	114

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	Joe Kelley	.438
2	Honus Wagner	.429
3	Patsy Dougherty	.405
4	Hobe Ferris	.400
5	Claude Ritchey	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Johnny Kling	2
4	Frank Bowerman	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Hobe Ferris	10
3	Dan McGann	10
5	Johnny Kling	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
3	Frank Chance	5
3	Bob Ganley	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tully Sparks	0.31
2	Cecil Ferguson	0.43
3	Bill Foxen	0.50
4	Lefty Leifield	0.67
5	Hooks Wiltse	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Lefty Leifield	3
3	Tully Sparks	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Orval Overall	23
3	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Ed Walsh	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ed Foster	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Rube Manning	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.393
2	Danny Murphy	.380
3	Honus Wagner	.377
4	Patsy Dougherty	.372
5	Charlie Hemphill	.350

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	36
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Hobe Ferris	19
3	Danny Murphy	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.96
2	Harry Howell	1.57
3	Bill Foxen	1.66
4	Christy Mathewson	1.67
5	Mordecai Brown	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
1	Bob Spade	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	47
2	Ed Walsh	43
3	Walter Johnson	42
4	Christy Mathewson	40
5	Rube Vickers	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Rube Waddell	2
4	George Bell	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	George Stone	.317
4	Ginger Beaumont	.312
5	Sam Crawford	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	135
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Claude Rossman	78
5	Danny Murphy	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Sherry Magee	40
3	Red Murray	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.78
2	Mordecai Brown	2.06
3	Christy Mathewson	2.34
4	Jack Powell	2.40
5	Cy Young	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Addie Joss	24
3	Vic Willis	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	226
2	Jimmy Dygert	207
3	Rube Waddell	197
4	Ed Walsh	194
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