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Events of Wednesday, August 5, 1908

8-4-1908 8-6-1908   8-5-1907 8-5-1909 

BOS A    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  2
CHI A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3

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WP: Morgan (11-7)
LP: Smith (6-10)

WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  8
CLE A    1  3  0    2  3  2    0  1  x  -  12 14  0

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WP: Berger (8-5)
LP: Cates (3-7)
SV: Foster (2)

PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  6  3
DET A    0  1  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   5  5  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Mullin (11-8)
LP: Dygert (9-14)

NY  A    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1  (1)
STL A    2  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 11  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Waddell (11-9)
LP: Manning (9-10)

NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0  (2)
STL A    0  0  4    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   6  9  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Pelty (4-3)
LP: Chesbro (9-14)

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  8  2
NY  N    1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  9  3

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Standings At Close of Play of August 5, 1908

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Pittsburgh Pirates              96   58   37    1  .611     -   362  305
New York Giants                 96   57   37    2  .606   0.5   403  289
Chicago Cubs                    96   56   38    2  .596   1.5   365  334
Philadelphia Phillies           90   49   41    0  .544   6.5   279  254
Cincinnati Reds                 99   48   50    1  .490  11.5   313  314
Boston Doves                    97   42   53    2  .442  16.0   369  380
Brooklyn Superbas               92   35   57    0  .380  21.5   229  306
St. Louis Cardinals             94   31   63    0  .330  26.5   211  349

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                  96   60   36    0  .625     -   437  351
St. Louis Browns                98   59   39    0  .602   2.0   382  301
Cleveland Naps                  96   53   43    0  .552   7.0   341  297
Chicago White Sox               98   53   44    1  .546   7.5   339  320
Philadelphia Athletics          95   45   49    1  .479  14.0   308  335
Boston Red Sox                  97   46   51    0  .474  14.5   354  353
Washington Senators             95   36   58    1  .383  23.0   295  352
New York Highlanders            97   32   64    1  .333  28.0   327  474

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Transactions

Kansas City (American Association) sold Chick Brandom to Pittsburgh Pirates for
$5000.

Johnstown (Tri-State) traded Rube Kroh to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to
be named later; Johnstown (Tri-State) received Tacks Neuer (August 26, 1908).

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