On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 52 .591 --
White Sox 72 57 .558 4.0
Browns 71 57 .555 4.5
Naps 71 59 .546 5.5
Athletics 62 64 .492 12.5
Red Sox 63 66 .488 13.0
Senators 55 69 .444 18.5
Highlanders 41 86 .323 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 46 .632 --
Pirates 80 50 .615 1.5
Cubs 80 51 .611 2.0
Phillies 68 56 .548 10.5
Reds 62 68 .477 19.5
Doves 55 74 .426 26.0
Superbas 44 83 .346 36.0
Cardinals 44 84 .344 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fielder Jones 5
2 Mike Donlin 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 Frank Chance 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fielder Jones 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Frank Chance 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Emmet Heidrick 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Berger 1.00
2 Bob Spade 0.50
3 Jack Powell 0.45
4 Vic Willis 0.40
5 Bill Donovan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Fred Burchell 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 9
2 Bill Donovan 6
3 Jack Powell 5
4 Vic Willis 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .347
2 Mike Donlin .336
3 Ty Cobb .335
4 Doc Gessler .316
5 Johnny Evers .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 9
2 Honus Wagner 8
3 Sam Crawford 7
4 Mike Donlin 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 94
2 Honus Wagner 81
3 Mike Donlin 76
4 Cy Seymour 74
5 Sam Crawford 70

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Christy Mathewson 1.89
3 George McQuillan 2.03
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 22
4 George McQuillan 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 210
2 Rube Waddell 184
3 Ed Walsh 183
4 Nap Rucker 173
5 Jimmy Dygert 164

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 Honus Wagner .422
2 Doc Gessler .420
3 Kitty Bransfield .409
4 Frank Chance .381
5 Matty McIntyre .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 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 Doc Gessler 17
2 Bob Unglaub 14
3 Harry Davis 13
3 Frank Isbell 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Bob Ganley 6
2 Frank Isbell 6
4 Neal Ball 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Chappelle 0.64
2 Frank Owen 0.69
3 Nick Maddox 0.75
4 Christy Mathewson 0.98
5 Frank Corridon 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Nick Maddox 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 36
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Nap Rucker 27
3 Frank Smith 27
5 Ed Walsh 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dummy Taylor 2
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .407
2 Kitty Bransfield .381
2 Honus Wagner .381
4 Matty McIntyre .365
5 Larry Doyle .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
3 Tim Jordan 2
3 John Kane 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 26
2 Danny Murphy 21
2 Bob Unglaub 21
4 Kitty Bransfield 18
4 Mike Donlin 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Joe Tinker 11
3 Josh Clarke 10
3 Johnny Evers 10
5 Charlie Hemphill 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.66
2 Nick Maddox 1.46
3 Frank Corridon 1.64
4 Walter Johnson 1.65
5 Chief Bender 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 8
1 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Ed Walsh 7
4 Tom Hughes 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 60
2 Ed Walsh 56
3 Rube Waddell 52
4 Walter Johnson 47
5 Jimmy Dygert 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dummy Taylor 2
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .348
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Mike Donlin .336
4 Sam Crawford .323
5 Johnny Evers .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 118
2 Sam Crawford 89
3 Honus Wagner 86
4 Claude Rossman 81
5 Cy Seymour 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Ty Cobb 51
3 Patsy Dougherty 44
4 Red Murray 42
5 Charlie Hemphill 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.88
2 Christy Mathewson 1.96
3 Mordecai Brown 2.04
4 Hooks Wiltse 2.40
5 Addie Joss 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 34
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 George McQuillan 25
4 Nick Maddox 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 240
2 Ed Walsh 210
3 Jimmy Dygert 209
4 Rube Waddell 201
5 Nap Rucker 191

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