On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 43 .609 --
Browns 64 48 .571 4.0
Naps 64 49 .566 4.5
White Sox 63 50 .558 5.5
Athletics 53 56 .486 13.5
Red Sox 53 60 .469 15.5
Senators 44 65 .404 22.5
Highlanders 37 74 .333 30.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 42 .622 --
Pirates 66 46 .589 3.5
Cubs 67 47 .588 3.5
Phillies 59 49 .546 8.5
Reds 56 58 .491 14.5
Doves 49 65 .430 21.5
Cardinals 42 70 .375 27.5
Superbas 40 71 .360 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Hummel 3
1 Fred Tenney 3
3 Ed Abbaticchio 2
3 Whitey Alpermann 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 2
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Warren Gill 1
1 Solly Hofman 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dummy Taylor 0.50
2 Orval Overall 0.31
3 Irv Young 0.13
4 Jim Pastorius 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Orval Overall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 4
1 Dummy Taylor 4
3 Irv Young 2
4 Jim Pastorius 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .341
2 Honus Wagner .336
3 Mike Donlin .336
4 Claude Rossman .315
5 Charlie Hemphill .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 8
1 Honus Wagner 8
3 Sam Crawford 6
4 Mike Donlin 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 86
2 Honus Wagner 70
3 Cy Seymour 69
4 Mike Donlin 67
5 Sam Crawford 60

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.72
2 George McQuillan 1.96
3 Christy Mathewson 2.01
4 Cy Young 2.15
5 Bill Foxen 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Mordecai Brown 19
3 George McQuillan 19
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 187
2 Ed Walsh 158
3 Rube Waddell 155
4 Nap Rucker 146
5 Jimmy Dygert 140

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 .471
2 Jack Thoney .415
3 Doc Gessler .394
4 Red Murray .391
5 Eddie Collins .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
2 John Kane 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
4 George Browne 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 14
2 Bill Bradley 11
3 Mike Donlin 9
3 Cy Seymour 9
3 Joe Tinker 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 9
2 Terry Turner 8
3 Red Murray 7
4 Josh Clarke 6
4 Johnny Evers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.28
2 Chief Bender 0.50
3 Billy Campbell 0.90
3 Gus Dorner 0.90
5 Hooks Wiltse 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Nick Maddox 3
2 George McQuillan 3
2 Orval Overall 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Orval Overall 24
4 Rube Waddell 23
5 2 tied 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 Joe Tinker .392
2 Charlie Hemphill .392
3 Al Bridwell .381
4 Johnny Evers .368
5 Nap Lajoie .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 24
2 Bill Bradley 19
3 Tim Jordan 18
4 Mike Donlin 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 15
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Josh Clarke 12
4 Red Murray 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.57
2 Tom Tuckey 0.84
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.32
4 Ed Willett 1.47
5 Mordecai Brown 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Nick Maddox 6
2 Rube Vickers 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 53
2 Walter Johnson 49
3 Ed Walsh 47
4 Orval Overall 41
5 Christy Mathewson 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Orval Overall 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .353
2 Honus Wagner .339
3 Mike Donlin .336
4 Sam Crawford .314
5 Claude Rossman .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 9
2 Sam Crawford 8
2 Honus Wagner 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Honus Wagner 84
4 Claude Rossman 80
5 Cy Seymour 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 53
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 44
3 Red Murray 44
5 Patsy Dougherty 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.80
2 Christy Mathewson 1.94
3 Mordecai Brown 2.08
4 Addie Joss 2.42
5 Ed Willett 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Addie Joss 24
4 George McQuillan 23
4 Vic Willis 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 235
2 Ed Walsh 199
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