On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	56	.576	--
Naps	76	60	.559	2.0
White Sox	75	60	.556	2.5
Browns	73	60	.549	3.5
Red Sox	65	69	.485	12.0
Athletics	64	68	.485	12.0
Senators	59	71	.454	16.0
Highlanders	44	88	.333	32.0

Games

Highlanders 1, Red Sox 0

Naps 3, White Sox 0

Tigers 8, Browns 7

Senators 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	46	.643	--
Pirates	83	51	.619	2.5
Cubs	83	52	.615	3.0
Phillies	71	58	.550	12.0
Reds	64	70	.478	21.5
Doves	57	77	.425	28.5
Superbas	44	87	.336	40.0
Cardinals	44	88	.333	40.5

Games

Reds 2, Superbas 0

Doves 3, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hobe Ferris	4
2	Eddie Grant	3
2	Tom Jones	3
2	Matty McIntyre	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nap Lajoie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Freeman	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Al Bridwell	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
4	Fred Clarke	1
4	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Spade	1.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.90
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.83
4	Vive Lindaman	0.80
5	Red Ames	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eli Cates	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Red Ames	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Bob Spade	5
3	Pete Wilson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Ed Summers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.333
4	Kitty Bransfield	.314
5	Doc Gessler	.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	98
2	Honus Wagner	83
3	Mike Donlin	79
3	Cy Seymour	79
5	Sam Crawford	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Charlie Hemphill	39
3	Red Murray	39
5	3 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.83
2	Christy Mathewson	1.91
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	32
3	Mordecai Brown	22
4	Addie Joss	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	218
2	Ed Walsh	203
3	Rube Waddell	196
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	.435
2	Honus Wagner	.433
3	Frank Chance	.400
3	Doc Gessler	.400
5	Jim Delahanty	.389

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	Frank Isbell	15
2	Frank Schulte	14
3	Kitty Bransfield	13
4	Doc Gessler	12
5	6 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Bob Ganley	9
3	Kitty Bransfield	8
3	Frank Isbell	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.45
2	Christy Mathewson	0.92
3	Walter Johnson	0.94
4	Cy Young	1.00
5	Glenn Liebhardt	1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	35
2	Orval Overall	33
3	Rube Waddell	31
4	Christy Mathewson	29
5	Walter Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.424
2	Honus Wagner	.400
3	Doc Gessler	.379
4	Matty McIntyre	.357
5	Charlie Hemphill	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Gessler	24
2	Mike Donlin	21
3	Frank Isbell	18
3	Bob Unglaub	18
5	5 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Bob Ganley	13
3	Kitty Bransfield	11
3	Johnny Evers	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.00
2	Orval Overall	1.46
3	Jean Dubuc	1.55
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.69
5	Ed Reulbach	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Orval Overall	7
2	Ed Walsh	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	68
2	Ed Walsh	65
3	Rube Waddell	58
4	Walter Johnson	53
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	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	Ty Cobb	.347
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.317
5	Johnny Evers	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	118
2	Honus Wagner	88
3	Sam Crawford	86
4	Cy Seymour	81
5	Claude Rossman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Ty Cobb	45
3	Patsy Dougherty	42
3	Charlie Hemphill	42
3	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.91
2	Christy Mathewson	2.00
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Addie Joss	2.32
5	Cy Young	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	35
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	George McQuillan	25
4	Addie Joss	24
4	Nick Maddox	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	237
2	Ed Walsh	219
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