On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 43 .609 --
Browns 66 48 .579 3.0
Naps 64 49 .566 4.5
White Sox 63 50 .558 5.5
Athletics 53 56 .486 13.5
Red Sox 53 62 .461 16.5
Senators 44 65 .404 22.5
Highlanders 37 74 .333 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 43 .616 --
Pirates 67 46 .593 2.5
Cubs 68 47 .591 2.5
Phillies 59 50 .541 8.5
Reds 56 59 .487 14.5
Doves 50 65 .435 20.5
Cardinals 42 71 .372 27.5
Superbas 41 71 .366 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Osborn 4
1 Bobby Wallace 4
3 Tom Jones 3
3 Johnny Kling 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Thoney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Jones 3
1 Dan McGann 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
4 Bill Dahlen 2
4 Jimmy Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Art Devlin 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 0.44
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.43
3 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.38
4 Jack Pfiester 0.27
5 Tom Tuckey 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Jack Pfiester 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Vail 6
2 Cy Young 4
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 Cecil Ferguson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .341
2 Honus Wagner .336
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Claude Rossman .315
5 Johnny Evers .312

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 71
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 2.18
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 Kitty Bransfield .400
2 Eddie Collins .400
4 Jack Thoney .396
5 Larry Doyle .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 12
2 Bill Bradley 10
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 Bugs Raymond 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Nick Maddox 3
2 Orval Overall 3
2 Bugs Raymond 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Orval Overall 24
4 Rube Waddell 23
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 Charlie Hemphill .400
2 Nap Lajoie .375
2 Matty McIntyre .375
4 Claude Rossman .371
5 Johnny Evers .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 23
2 Bill Bradley 19
3 Mike Donlin 17
3 Cy Seymour 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 13
2 Josh Clarke 12
3 Sherry Magee 11
4 Red Murray 10
4 Terry Turner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.58
2 Ed Willett 1.35
3 Mordecai Brown 1.55
4 Tom Tuckey 1.70
5 Irv Young 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Nick Maddox 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
4 6 others 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 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Foster 2
1 Orval Overall 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Cecil Ferguson 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .352
2 Honus Wagner .338
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Sam Crawford .313
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 85
4 Claude Rossman 80
5 Cy Seymour 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 52
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 44
4 Patsy Dougherty 43
4 Red Murray 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.80
2 Christy Mathewson 1.98
3 Mordecai Brown 2.08
4 Addie Joss 2.42
5 Ed Willett 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 230
2 Ed Walsh 199
3 Jimmy Dygert 196
4 Rube Waddell 193
5 Nap Rucker 182

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