On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	55	.577	--
White Sox	75	58	.564	1.5
Naps	74	60	.552	3.0
Browns	72	59	.550	3.5
Athletics	63	66	.488	11.5
Red Sox	64	68	.485	12.0
Senators	57	70	.449	16.5
Highlanders	43	87	.331	32.0

Games

Naps 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 1, Naps 0

Browns 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	46	.638	--
Cubs	83	51	.619	1.5
Pirates	82	51	.617	2.0
Phillies	71	56	.559	10.0
Reds	63	70	.474	21.0
Doves	55	77	.417	28.5
Superbas	44	85	.341	38.0
Cardinals	44	87	.336	39.0

Games

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Isbell	3
1	Ralph McLaurin	3
1	Jimmy Slagle	3
4	Ty Cobb	2
4	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	Spike Shannon	2
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	George Davis	1
3	5 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Tom Jones	2
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	1.33
2	Ed Walsh	1.20
3	Rube Waddell	1.00
4	Jack Rowan	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	Jack Rowan	1
1	Rube Waddell	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	10
2	Orval Overall	8
3	Ed Walsh	6
4	Jack Rowan	4
4	Frank Smith	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.335
4	Doc Gessler	.312
5	Kitty Bransfield	.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	95
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Mike Donlin	78
4	Cy Seymour	74
5	Sam Crawford	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	45
2	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Red Murray	39
4	Charlie Hemphill	38
5	3 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	34
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	Rube Waddell	196
3	Ed Walsh	194
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	.441
2	Frank Chance	.436
3	Kitty Bransfield	.435
4	Jim Delahanty	.429
5	Doc Gessler	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Simon Nicholls	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Walter Blair	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Gessler	15
1	Frank Isbell	15
3	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Frank Schulte	13
5	Jim Delahanty	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ganley	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Kitty Bransfield	7
3	Frank Isbell	7
5	4 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	Nap Rucker	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Orval Overall	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	44
2	Rube Waddell	41
3	Ed Walsh	32
4	Walter Johnson	29
5	3 tied	26

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	.409
1	Honus Wagner	.409
3	Doc Gessler	.386
4	Charlie Hemphill	.359
5	Larry Doyle	.351

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	Frank Isbell	18
4	Danny Murphy	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Bob Ganley	12
3	Johnny Evers	11
4	Neal Ball	10
4	Kitty Bransfield	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.02
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.43
3	Orval Overall	1.46
4	Jean Dubuc	1.55
5	Chief Bender	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Ed Walsh	8
4	Nick Maddox	7
4	Orval Overall	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	68
2	Rube Waddell	64
3	Ed Walsh	62
4	Walter Johnson	61
5	Ed Reulbach	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	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.345
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.321
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	87
2	Honus Wagner	87
4	Claude Rossman	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Ty Cobb	48
3	Patsy Dougherty	42
3	Johnny Evers	42
3	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.88
2	Christy Mathewson	2.01
3	Mordecai Brown	2.04
4	Addie Joss	2.28
5	Hooks Wiltse	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	35
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	George McQuillan	25
4	Mordecai Brown	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	234
2	Ed Walsh	214
3	Rube Waddell	209
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