On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	71	51	.582	--
White Sox	71	53	.573	1.0
Browns	70	53	.569	1.5
Naps	67	58	.536	5.5
Athletics	61	61	.500	10.0
Red Sox	59	65	.476	13.0
Senators	52	67	.437	17.5
Highlanders	40	83	.325	31.5

Games

White Sox 7, Naps 1

Naps 1, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	45	.625	--
Pirates	76	49	.608	1.5
Cubs	76	50	.603	2.0
Phillies	65	54	.546	9.5
Reds	60	65	.480	17.5
Doves	52	72	.419	25.0
Superbas	44	78	.361	32.0
Cardinals	44	79	.358	32.5

Games

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Cubs 8, Pirates 7

Reds 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Chappy Charles	4
2	Joe Delahanty	4
2	Matty McIntyre	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	1
1	Harry Bemis	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	9 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Al Shaw	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Chappy Charles	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	1.00
1	Frank Owen	1.00
3	Bill Donovan	0.90
4	Jack Rowan	0.89
5	Heinie Berger	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orson Baldwin	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	11
2	Bill Donovan	9
3	Jack Rowan	8
4	Frank Owen	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.335
2	Ty Cobb	.328
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	90
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	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.77
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	21
4	George McQuillan	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	203
2	Ed Walsh	178
3	Rube Waddell	176
4	Nap Rucker	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	.429
2	Sam Crawford	.400
2	Matty McIntyre	.400
4	Larry Doyle	.396
5	Doc Gessler	.389

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	13
2	Frank Isbell	11
3	Doc Gessler	10
3	Frank Schulte	10
3	Bob Unglaub	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Johnny Evers	6
2	Jimmy Sheckard	6
4	Hal Chase	5
4	Patsy Dougherty	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chick Fraser	0.00
2	Lew Richie	0.56
3	Tom Hughes	0.64
4	Frank Owen	0.69
5	Christy Mathewson	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Jack Coombs	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	46
2	Nap Rucker	31
3	Ed Reulbach	27
3	Rube Waddell	27
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Gessler	.392
2	Matty McIntyre	.388
3	Joe Tinker	.379
4	Eddie Collins	.378
5	Sam Crawford	.376

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	5 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	10
2	Josh Clarke	9
2	Johnny Evers	9
2	Charlie Hemphill	9
2	Honus Wagner	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.95
2	Chief Bender	1.47
3	Nick Maddox	1.52
4	Sam Leever	1.55
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	Orval Overall	52
3	Rube Waddell	51
4	Walter Johnson	44
4	Nap Rucker	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.341
2	Honus Wagner	.334
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Sam Crawford	.324
5	Johnny Evers	.316

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	86
3	Claude Rossman	80
4	Honus Wagner	79
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
1	Honus Wagner	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	2.01
3	Mordecai Brown	2.09
4	Eddie Plank	2.36
5	Hooks Wiltse	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Nick Maddox	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	237
2	Ed Walsh	211
3	Jimmy Dygert	200
4	Rube Waddell	198
5	Nap Rucker	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Orval Overall	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	6 others tied	3