On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	73	52	.584	--
White Sox	72	55	.567	2.0
Browns	71	55	.563	2.5
Naps	69	59	.539	5.5
Athletics	62	63	.496	11.0
Red Sox	62	65	.488	12.0
Senators	54	68	.443	17.5
Highlanders	40	86	.317	33.5

Games

Browns 2, Naps 0

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Highlanders 5

Red Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	46	.626	--
Pirates	79	49	.617	0.5
Cubs	78	51	.605	2.0
Phillies	67	55	.549	9.5
Reds	61	67	.477	18.5
Doves	54	73	.425	25.0
Superbas	44	81	.352	34.0
Cardinals	44	82	.349	34.5

Games

Phillies 6, Doves 4

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Giants 1, Superbas 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Bresnahan	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Eddie Grant	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Johnny Evers	2
2	Doc Gessler	2
2	Frank Isbell	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Starr	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	1.50
2	Christy Mathewson	1.17
3	Howie Camnitz	1.00
3	Cy Young	1.00
5	Barney Pelty	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Barney Pelty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Doc White	6
5	Barney Pelty	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.343
2	Ty Cobb	.333
3	Mike Donlin	.329
4	Johnny Evers	.315
5	Doc Gessler	.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	93
2	Honus Wagner	81
3	Mike Donlin	74
4	Cy Seymour	73
5	Sam Crawford	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	43
2	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Red Murray	38
4	Charlie Hemphill	37
5	Josh Clarke	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.77
2	Christy Mathewson	1.89
3	George McQuillan	2.01
4	Cy Young	2.13
5	Hooks Wiltse	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Mordecai Brown	21
4	George McQuillan	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	210
2	Ed Walsh	182
3	Rube Waddell	176
4	Nap Rucker	172
5	Jimmy Dygert	159

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	.400
2	Honus Wagner	.397
3	Doc Gessler	.391
4	Freddy Parent	.364
5	Sam Crawford	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	13
1	Doc Gessler	13
1	Frank Isbell	13
1	Bob Unglaub	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Miller Huggins	6
3	Hal Chase	5
3	Fred Clarke	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	0.47
2	Jack Coombs	0.69
2	Frank Owen	0.69
4	Christy Mathewson	0.96
5	Tom Hughes	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	32
2	Ed Reulbach	28
3	Nap Rucker	27
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	Frank Smith	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.426
2	Doc Gessler	.386
3	Kitty Bransfield	.381
4	Joe Tinker	.379
5	Sam Crawford	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Gessler	22
1	Danny Murphy	22
3	Bob Unglaub	20
4	Kitty Bransfield	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Josh Clarke	11
2	Joe Tinker	11
4	Johnny Evers	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.81
2	Nick Maddox	1.52
3	Burt Keeley	1.67
4	Mordecai Brown	1.68
5	Orval Overall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Ed Walsh	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
3	Nick Maddox	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Orval Overall	52
3	Rube Waddell	51
4	Walter Johnson	49
5	Christy Mathewson	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	Chick Brandom	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.345
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Mike Donlin	.329
4	Johnny Evers	.323
5	Sam Crawford	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	10
2	Sam Crawford	8
2	Honus Wagner	8
4	Ty Cobb	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	117
2	Sam Crawford	86
2	Honus Wagner	86
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Ty Cobb	50
3	Patsy Dougherty	45
4	Red Murray	42
5	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.86
2	Christy Mathewson	1.95
3	Mordecai Brown	2.04
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.35
5	Eddie Plank	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Addie Joss	23
4	Nick Maddox	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	244
2	Ed Walsh	209
3	Jimmy Dygert	204
4	Rube Waddell	198
5	Nap Rucker	196

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