On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	54	.581	--
White Sox	74	57	.565	2.0
Naps	73	59	.553	3.5
Browns	71	59	.546	4.5
Athletics	63	66	.488	12.0
Red Sox	64	68	.485	12.5
Senators	57	70	.449	17.0
Highlanders	43	87	.331	32.5

Games

Highlanders 1, Red Sox 0

Naps 5, Browns 4

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	46	.638	--
Pirates	82	50	.621	1.5
Cubs	82	51	.617	2.0
Phillies	71	56	.559	10.0
Reds	62	70	.470	21.5
Doves	55	77	.417	28.5
Superbas	44	85	.341	38.0
Cardinals	44	86	.338	38.5

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 3

Phillies 5, Doves 4

Phillies 3, Doves 1

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Cubs 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
1	George Browne	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Wilbur Murdoch	4
1	Bobby Wallace	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Kling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	5
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Jim Delahanty	2
3	Joe Dunn	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Bob Ganley	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	Bob Unglaub	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.90
2	Cecil Ferguson	0.61
3	George Winter	0.60
4	Christy Mathewson	0.45
5	Biff Schlitzer	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cecil Ferguson	11
2	Walter Johnson	9
3	Ed Reulbach	6
3	George Winter	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.334
4	Doc Gessler	.312
5	Johnny Evers	.312

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	78
4	Cy Seymour	74
5	Sam Crawford	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	44
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	1.92
3	George McQuillan	2.03
4	Cy Young	2.09
5	Addie Joss	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Mordecai Brown	22
4	George McQuillan	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	215
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	.435
3	Kitty Bransfield	.429
4	Doc Gessler	.420
5	Jim Delahanty	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Walter Blair	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Gessler	17
2	Frank Isbell	16
3	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Jim Delahanty	13
3	Frank Schulte	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ganley	9
2	Kitty Bransfield	8
2	Honus Wagner	8
4	Neal Ball	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.45
2	Bill Chappelle	0.49
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.67
4	Frank Owen	0.69
5	Vic Willis	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Nick Maddox	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Frank Smith	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	36
2	Rube Waddell	31
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Christy Mathewson	28
4	Frank Smith	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.412
2	Honus Wagner	.409
3	Doc Gessler	.386
4	Larry Doyle	.360
4	Wilbur Good	.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	Mike Donlin	20
4	Danny Murphy	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Bob Ganley	12
3	Johnny Evers	11
3	Joe Tinker	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.93
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.43
3	Ed Reulbach	1.66
4	Chief Bender	1.67
5	Orval Overall	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Walter Johnson	8
3	Nick Maddox	7
3	Ed Walsh	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	61
2	Orval Overall	60
3	Ed Walsh	56
4	Rube Waddell	54
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.348
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.323
5	Johnny Evers	.319

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	88
3	Honus Wagner	87
4	Claude Rossman	82
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Ty Cobb	49
3	Patsy Dougherty	42
3	Red Murray	42
5	2 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.88
2	Christy Mathewson	1.99
3	Mordecai Brown	2.04
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.40
5	Addie Joss	2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	245
2	Ed Walsh	208
3	Rube Waddell	203
4	Jimmy Dygert	198
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