On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	53	.586	--
White Sox	73	57	.562	3.0
Browns	71	58	.550	4.5
Naps	72	59	.550	4.5
Athletics	63	65	.492	12.0
Red Sox	64	67	.489	12.5
Senators	56	70	.444	18.0
Highlanders	42	87	.326	33.5

Games

Highlanders 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Highlanders 1

Naps 4, Browns 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	46	.635	--
Pirates	81	50	.618	1.5
Cubs	81	51	.614	2.0
Phillies	69	56	.552	10.5
Reds	62	69	.473	20.5
Doves	55	75	.423	27.0
Superbas	44	84	.344	37.0
Cardinals	44	85	.341	37.5

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 1

Phillies 7, Doves 2

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Cubs 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Murphy	6
2	Mickey Doolin	4
2	Harry Niles	4
2	Rube Oldring	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	1
1	Rube Oldring	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Oldring	4
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
3	Frank Isbell	3
4	Doc Crandall	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	2
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Otis Clymer	2
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Addie Joss	1.00
2	Harry Howell	0.86
3	Jack Chesbro	0.78
4	Cy Morgan	0.75
5	Howie Camnitz	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Chesbro	7
1	Tom Hughes	7
3	Harry Howell	6
3	Cy Morgan	6
3	George Mullin	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.334
3	Mike Donlin	.334
4	Doc Gessler	.315
5	Johnny Evers	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	94
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Mike Donlin	77
4	Cy Seymour	74
5	Sam Crawford	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	43
2	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Red Murray	39
4	Charlie Hemphill	38
5	2 tied	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	Addie Joss	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Mordecai Brown	22
4	George McQuillan	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	210
2	Ed Walsh	188
3	Rube Waddell	186
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	Frank Chance	.439
2	Honus Wagner	.438
3	Doc Gessler	.412
4	Kitty Bransfield	.409
5	Moose McCormick	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Gessler	17
2	Frank Isbell	16
3	Harry Davis	14
3	Bob Unglaub	14
5	Frank Schulte	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ganley	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Neal Ball	7
3	Kitty Bransfield	7
3	Frank Isbell	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.50
2	Bill Chappelle	0.52
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.67
4	Frank Owen	0.69
5	Nick Maddox	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Nick Maddox	4
2	Ed Walsh	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	36
2	Rube Waddell	31
3	Tom Hughes	30
3	Ed Walsh	30
5	2 tied	27

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	.400
2	Kitty Bransfield	.395
3	Honus Wagner	.393
4	Larry Doyle	.360
5	Charlie Hemphill	.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	25
2	Bob Unglaub	21
3	Kitty Bransfield	19
3	Mike Donlin	19
3	Danny Murphy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
3	Joe Tinker	11
4	Neal Ball	10
4	Bob Ganley	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.66
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.43
3	Nick Maddox	1.52
4	Walter Johnson	1.58
5	Frank Corridon	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	60
2	Ed Walsh	56
3	Rube Waddell	54
4	Walter Johnson	52
5	2 tied	43

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	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.348
3	Mike Donlin	.334
4	Sam Crawford	.325
5	Johnny Evers	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	10
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	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	87
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Ty Cobb	51
3	Patsy Dougherty	42
3	Red Murray	42
5	2 tied	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	Eddie Plank	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	35
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	215
3	Jimmy Dygert	209
4	Rube Waddell	203
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