On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	51	.579	--
Browns	70	52	.574	0.5
White Sox	70	53	.569	1.0
Naps	67	57	.540	4.5
Athletics	61	61	.500	9.5
Red Sox	59	65	.476	12.5
Senators	52	67	.437	17.0
Highlanders	40	83	.325	31.0

Games

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 7, Naps 0

Senators 6, Highlanders 0

Browns 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	45	.625	--
Pirates	75	48	.610	1.5
Cubs	75	49	.605	2.0
Phillies	65	54	.546	9.5
Reds	59	64	.480	17.5
Doves	52	72	.419	25.0
Superbas	44	78	.361	32.0
Cardinals	43	78	.355	32.5

Games

Doves 4, Superbas 3

Superbas 6, Doves 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Giants 5, Phillies 1

Cubs 11, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Hans Lobert	3
2	Lee Tannehill	3
2	Joe Tinker	3
5	28 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Amby McConnell	1
1	Ollie Pickering	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Joe Tinker	3
4	Bill Bergen	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fielder Jones	2
2	Patsy Dougherty	1
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	999.00
2	Ed Walsh	1.33
3	Ed Reulbach	0.86
4	Christy Mathewson	0.83
5	Jack Coombs	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	14
2	Jack Coombs	8
2	Ed Walsh	8
4	Ed Reulbach	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.339
2	Ty Cobb	.330
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Johnny Evers	.313
5	Claude Rossman	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	9
2	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	40
2	Patsy Dougherty	39
3	Charlie Hemphill	37
3	Red Murray	37
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.70
2	Christy Mathewson	1.95
3	George McQuillan	2.01
4	Cy Young	2.17
5	Bill Foxen	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Mordecai Brown	20
3	George McQuillan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	203
2	Ed Walsh	178
3	Nap Rucker	170
3	Rube Waddell	170
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	.441
2	Sam Crawford	.400
3	Doc Gessler	.385
4	Matty McIntyre	.382
5	Larry Doyle	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
3	Frank Chance	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	14
2	Doc Gessler	11
3	Frank Isbell	10
3	Freddy Parent	10
3	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Johnny Evers	6
3	Kitty Bransfield	5
3	Hal Chase	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.45
2	Lew Richie	0.56
3	Orval Overall	1.02
4	Christy Mathewson	1.26
5	Frank Corridon	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Jack Coombs	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	35
2	Nap Rucker	31
3	Ed Reulbach	27
4	Ed Walsh	25
5	Walter Johnson	24

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	Doc Gessler	.392
2	Larry Doyle	.387
3	Eddie Collins	.378
4	Joe Tinker	.372
5	Matty McIntyre	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Mike Donlin	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	Mike Donlin	17
3	Bob Unglaub	17
5	Bill Bradley	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	11
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Johnny Evers	9
3	Charlie Hemphill	9
3	Terry Turner	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.95
2	Sam Leever	1.35
3	Jack Pfiester	1.45
4	Chief Bender	1.47
5	Charlie Chech	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Christy Mathewson	8
3	Nick Maddox	7
4	Walter Johnson	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Walter Johnson	47
3	Rube Waddell	45
4	Nap Rucker	44
5	Orval Overall	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Tom Hughes	1
3	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.341
2	Honus Wagner	.339
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Sam Crawford	.324
5	Johnny Evers	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	10
2	Sam Crawford	9
3	Honus Wagner	8
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	117
2	Sam Crawford	89
3	Honus Wagner	81
4	Claude Rossman	79
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Ty Cobb	49
3	Patsy Dougherty	44
4	Sherry Magee	41
4	Red Murray	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.86
2	Christy Mathewson	1.97
3	Mordecai Brown	2.03
4	Eddie Plank	2.41
5	Hooks Wiltse	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Addie Joss	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	239
2	Ed Walsh	211
3	Jimmy Dygert	204
4	Nap Rucker	197
5	Rube Waddell	192

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