On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	73	51	.589	--
White Sox	71	55	.563	3.0
Browns	70	55	.560	3.5
Naps	69	58	.543	5.5
Athletics	61	63	.492	12.0
Red Sox	61	65	.484	13.0
Senators	54	67	.446	17.5
Highlanders	40	85	.320	33.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Naps 6, White Sox 0

Naps 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Senators 4, Highlanders 0

Senators 9, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	46	.623	--
Pirates	78	49	.614	0.5
Cubs	77	51	.602	2.0
Phillies	66	55	.545	9.5
Reds	61	66	.480	17.5
Doves	54	72	.429	24.0
Superbas	44	80	.355	33.0
Cardinals	44	81	.352	33.5

Games

Doves 1, Superbas 0

Doves 1, Superbas 0

Reds 6, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Reds 0

Giants 5, Phillies 0

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Pirates 9, Cardinals 7

Pirates 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Unglaub	7
2	Honus Wagner	6
3	Joe Birmingham	4
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Walter Blair	1
1	Harry Lord	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Warren Gill	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
4	Sam Crawford	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	2
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	25 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	2.50
2	Bill Chappelle	1.50
3	Charlie Chech	1.00
3	Addie Joss	1.00
3	Jim Pastorius	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Bill Chappelle	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Burchell	9
1	Bill Chappelle	9
3	Charlie Chech	8
4	Tom Hughes	7
4	Frank Smith	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Lew Richie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.343
2	Ty Cobb	.331
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Claude Rossman	.314
5	Johnny Evers	.313

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	92
2	Honus Wagner	79
3	Mike Donlin	74
4	Cy Seymour	73
5	Sam Crawford	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	41
2	Patsy Dougherty	39
3	Red Murray	38
4	Charlie Hemphill	37
5	Josh Clarke	34

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	Hooks Wiltse	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Mordecai Brown	21
4	George McQuillan	20
4	Hooks Wiltse	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	203
2	Ed Walsh	182
3	Rube Waddell	176
4	Nap Rucker	170
5	Jimmy Dygert	156

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	.417
2	Honus Wagner	.397
3	Doc Gessler	.395
4	Sam Crawford	.391
5	Larry Doyle	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
1	Bob Unglaub	13
3	Harry Davis	11
3	Doc Gessler	11
3	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Hal Chase	5
2	Fred Clarke	5
2	Josh Clarke	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	0.47
2	Frank Owen	0.69
3	Tom Hughes	1.22
4	Frank Corridon	1.26
5	Christy Mathewson	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	35
2	Rube Waddell	27
2	Ed Walsh	27
4	Walter Johnson	26
5	Nap Rucker	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.408
2	Doc Gessler	.402
3	Sam Crawford	.389
4	Bob Unglaub	.377
5	Kitty Bransfield	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
3	John Kane	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	22
2	Doc Gessler	21
3	Bob Unglaub	20
4	Mike Donlin	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	11
2	Joe Tinker	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
4	Johnny Evers	9
4	Charlie Hemphill	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.95
2	Nick Maddox	1.52
3	Orval Overall	1.68
4	Walter Johnson	1.73
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Orval Overall	52
3	Rube Waddell	51
4	Walter Johnson	49
5	Tom Hughes	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	Chick Brandom	1
3	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Mike Donlin	.328
4	Sam Crawford	.323
5	Johnny Evers	.319

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	88
3	Honus Wagner	84
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	50
1	Honus Wagner	50
3	Patsy Dougherty	44
4	Red Murray	42
5	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.86
2	Christy Mathewson	2.01
3	Mordecai Brown	2.09
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.35
5	Eddie Plank	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Addie Joss	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	237
2	Ed Walsh	215
3	Jimmy Dygert	201
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