On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 39 .614 --
Browns 61 42 .592 2.0
White Sox 58 45 .563 5.0
Naps 58 45 .563 5.0
Red Sox 49 54 .476 14.0
Athletics 47 53 .470 14.5
Senators 39 61 .390 22.5
Highlanders 33 68 .327 29.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 39 .614 --
Giants 60 40 .600 1.5
Cubs 58 43 .574 4.0
Phillies 54 44 .551 6.5
Reds 51 53 .490 12.5
Doves 46 57 .447 17.0
Superbas 38 61 .384 23.0
Cardinals 34 66 .340 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Tenney 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Al Bridwell 2
2 Joe Delahanty 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Dooin 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Shad Barry 1
3 Al Burch 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 2
2 Chappy Charles 1
2 Joe Delahanty 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Leifield 0.50
2 Fred Beebe 0.33
3 Gus Dorner 0.22
4 Jake Volz 0.17
5 Lew Moren 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Lew Moren 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Bell 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Fred Beebe 2
3 Gus Dorner 2
3 Lefty Leifield 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .344
2 Mike Donlin .334
3 Honus Wagner .332
4 Claude Rossman .320
5 Johnny Evers .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Tim Jordan 7
3 Sam Crawford 6
4 Red Murray 5
4 Cy Seymour 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Honus Wagner 68
3 Cy Seymour 62
4 Mike Donlin 58
5 Sam Crawford 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 32
2 Honus Wagner 31
3 Red Murray 30
4 Charlie Hemphill 29
5 Hans Lobert 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.71
2 George McQuillan 1.98
3 Cy Young 2.01
4 Bill Foxen 2.05
5 Jack Powell 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 26
2 Christy Mathewson 23
3 Mordecai Brown 18
4 George McQuillan 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 172
2 Nap Rucker 132
2 Rube Waddell 132
2 Ed Walsh 132
5 Jimmy Dygert 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 Sam Leever 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Rube Waddell 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bridwell .500
2 Nap Lajoie .460
3 Claude Rossman .450
4 Joe Kelley .429
5 Sherry Magee .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Tim Jordan 2
4 George Browne 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan McGann 12
1 Claude Rossman 12
3 Cy Seymour 10
3 Honus Wagner 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 6
1 Patsy Dougherty 6
1 Joe Tinker 6
4 Dave Altizer 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Willett 0.64
2 Lew Moren 0.75
3 Christy Mathewson 0.98
4 Addie Joss 1.00
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Cecil Ferguson 3
2 Harry Howell 3
2 Nick Maddox 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 20
2 Heinie Berger 19
3 Jimmy Dygert 18
4 Christy Mathewson 17
5 Frank Smith 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Chick Fraser 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .420
2 Honus Wagner .386
3 Sherry Magee .370
4 Joe Tinker .370
5 Al Bridwell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 5
2 Cy Seymour 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 25
2 Ty Cobb 24
3 Danny Murphy 21
4 Claude Rossman 19
5 Dan McGann 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 10
2 Patsy Dougherty 9
2 Joe Tinker 9
4 Josh Clarke 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.43
2 Heinie Berger 1.73
3 Frank Smith 1.76
4 Hooks Wiltse 1.77
5 Lefty Leifield 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Harry Howell 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Bob Ewing 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 46
2 Christy Mathewson 44
2 Ed Walsh 44
4 Jimmy Dygert 39
5 Orval Overall 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
4 Eddie Cicotte 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .360
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Sam Crawford .314
4 Claude Rossman .310
5 Sherry Magee .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Tim Jordan 9
3 Dave Brain 8
3 Sam Crawford 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 130
2 Honus Wagner 94
3 Sam Crawford 90
4 Claude Rossman 88
5 Cy Seymour 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Johnny Evers 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.80
2 Mordecai Brown 2.11
3 Jack Powell 2.17
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Cy Young 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 32
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Vic Willis 24
4 Addie Joss 23
4 Doc White 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 233
2 Jimmy Dygert 207
3 Rube Waddell 194
4 Ed Walsh 193
5 Nap Rucker 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Andy Coakley 3
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 6 others tied 3