On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 56 .573 --
White Sox 75 59 .560 1.5
Naps 75 60 .556 2.0
Browns 73 59 .553 2.5
Red Sox 65 68 .489 11.0
Athletics 64 67 .489 11.0
Senators 58 71 .450 16.0
Highlanders 43 88 .328 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 46 .641 --
Cubs 83 51 .619 2.0
Pirates 82 51 .617 2.5
Phillies 71 57 .555 11.0
Reds 63 70 .474 21.5
Doves 56 77 .421 28.5
Superbas 44 86 .338 39.0
Cardinals 44 87 .336 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Simon Nicholls 5
1 Cy Seymour 5
3 George Perring 4
4 Joe Birmingham 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 Tim Jordan 1
1 Simon Nicholls 1
1 George Stone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 4
2 Tim Jordan 3
2 Simon Nicholls 3
4 George Davis 2
4 Frank Owen 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Wally Clement 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Coombs 1.20
2 Nap Rucker 0.67
3 Jack Powell 0.60
3 Hooks Wiltse 0.60
5 Bill Chappelle 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Chappelle 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Burt Keeley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 6
1 Jack Powell 6
1 Hooks Wiltse 6
4 Bill Chappelle 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Ty Cobb .334
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Kitty Bransfield .315
5 Johnny Evers .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 10
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Sam Crawford 7
4 Bill Hinchman 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 96
2 Honus Wagner 82
3 Mike Donlin 78
3 Cy Seymour 78
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 2.06
4 Cy Young 2.09
5 Hooks Wiltse 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 34
2 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Mordecai Brown 22
4 Addie Joss 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 215
2 Rube Waddell 196
3 Ed Walsh 194
4 Nap Rucker 177
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 Kitty Bransfield .446
2 Frank Chance .444
3 Honus Wagner .441
4 Jim Delahanty .407
5 Doc Gessler .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Simon Nicholls 3
2 Tim Jordan 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
4 Joe Birmingham 1
4 18 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 Kitty Bransfield 8
1 Bob Ganley 8
1 Honus Wagner 8
4 Buck Herzog 7
4 Frank Isbell 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Camnitz 0.45
2 Christy Mathewson 0.96
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.22
4 Orval Overall 1.23
5 Nap Rucker 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Jack Coombs 4
2 Addie Joss 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 44
2 Rube Waddell 41
3 Ed Walsh 32
4 Walter Johnson 29
5 2 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 .415
2 Honus Wagner .400
3 Doc Gessler .360
4 Jim Delahanty .358
5 Larry Doyle .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Tim Jordan 3
2 Simon Nicholls 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 25
2 Mike Donlin 20
3 Bob Unglaub 19
4 Frank Isbell 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.02
2 Orval Overall 1.46
3 Jean Dubuc 1.55
4 Hooks Wiltse 1.60
5 Chief Bender 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Ed Walsh 8
3 Walter Johnson 7
3 Orval Overall 7
3 Hooks Wiltse 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 68
2 Ed Walsh 62
3 Rube Waddell 58
4 Walter Johnson 51
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 .352
2 Ty Cobb .345
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Sam Crawford .319
5 Johnny Evers .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Sam Crawford 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 87
2 Honus Wagner 87
4 Claude Rossman 80
4 Cy Seymour 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Ty Cobb 46
3 Patsy Dougherty 42
3 Red Murray 42
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.91
2 Christy Mathewson 2.01
3 Mordecai Brown 2.04
4 Addie Joss 2.32
5 Cy Young 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 35
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 George McQuillan 25
4 Addie Joss 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 234
2 Ed Walsh 214
3 Rube Waddell 209
4 Nap Rucker 195
5 Jimmy Dygert 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Orval Overall 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3