On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	50	.583	--
Browns	69	52	.570	1.5
White Sox	69	53	.566	2.0
Naps	67	56	.545	4.5
Athletics	60	61	.496	10.5
Red Sox	59	64	.480	12.5
Senators	51	67	.432	18.0
Highlanders	40	82	.328	31.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 1

Red Sox 10, Athletics 1

White Sox 3, Naps 2

Senators 3, Highlanders 0

Browns 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	45	.622	--
Pirates	75	47	.615	0.5
Cubs	74	49	.602	2.0
Phillies	65	53	.551	8.5
Reds	58	64	.475	17.5
Doves	51	71	.418	24.5
Superbas	43	77	.358	31.5
Cardinals	43	77	.358	31.5

Games

Doves 3, Superbas 2

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Gessler	4
1	Harry Lord	4
1	Matty McIntyre	4
1	Jake Stahl	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Donahue	1
1	Simon Nicholls	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Pat Donahue	3
3	Al Bridwell	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Patsy Dougherty	1
1	Frank Isbell	1
1	Harry Lord	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Arellanes	5.00
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.50
3	Cy Young	0.83
4	Doc White	0.70
5	3 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Tom Tuckey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc White	7
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	6
4	Frank Arellanes	5
4	Cy Young	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.342
2	Ty Cobb	.330
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Claude Rossman	.315
5	Johnny Evers	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Mike Donlin	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	89
2	Mike Donlin	74
2	Honus Wagner	74
4	Cy Seymour	73
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	39
2	Patsy Dougherty	38
3	Charlie Hemphill	37
3	Red Murray	37
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.70
2	George McQuillan	1.91
3	Christy Mathewson	1.98
4	Cy Young	2.17
5	Addie Joss	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Mordecai Brown	20
3	George McQuillan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	198
2	Rube Waddell	170
2	Ed Walsh	170
4	Nap Rucker	156
5	Jimmy Dygert	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Sam Leever	3
3	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.458
2	Sam Crawford	.425
3	Honus Wagner	.404
4	Larry Doyle	.396
5	Matty McIntyre	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Simon Nicholls	2
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	14
2	Doc Gessler	11
3	Freddy Parent	10
4	Kitty Bransfield	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Kitty Bransfield	5
2	Hal Chase	5
2	Johnny Evers	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.45
2	Lew Richie	0.56
3	Sam Leever	0.89
4	George McQuillan	1.00
5	Addie Joss	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	5
2	Ed Walsh	4
3	Tom Hughes	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	41
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Ed Reulbach	23
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	Johnny Lush	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.397
2	Sam Crawford	.386
3	Matty McIntyre	.379
4	Honus Wagner	.374
5	Eddie Collins	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
3	John Kane	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Simon Nicholls	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	22
2	Doc Gessler	20
3	Bill Bradley	18
3	Mike Donlin	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	11
2	Charlie Hemphill	10
3	Terry Turner	9
3	Honus Wagner	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.92
2	Christy Mathewson	0.94
3	Jack Pfiester	1.45
4	Chief Bender	1.47
5	Irv Young	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Nick Maddox	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Rube Waddell	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	53
2	Rube Waddell	49
3	Walter Johnson	44
4	Orval Overall	42
5	Jimmy Dygert	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Ed Foster	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.341
2	Honus Wagner	.341
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Sam Crawford	.325
5	Johnny Evers	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	9
1	Tim Jordan	9
3	Honus Wagner	8
4	Red Murray	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	117
2	Sam Crawford	89
3	Honus Wagner	82
4	Claude Rossman	79
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	51
2	Ty Cobb	49
3	Patsy Dougherty	44
4	Sherry Magee	43
5	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.76
2	Christy Mathewson	2.00
3	Mordecai Brown	2.03
4	Addie Joss	2.41
5	Eddie Plank	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Addie Joss	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	234
2	Jimmy Dygert	204
3	Ed Walsh	203
4	Rube Waddell	194
5	Nap Rucker	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Orval Overall	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3