On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	56	.582	--
Naps	78	60	.565	2.0
White Sox	76	61	.555	3.5
Browns	73	61	.545	5.0
Athletics	64	68	.485	13.0
Red Sox	65	70	.481	13.5
Senators	59	72	.450	17.5
Highlanders	44	89	.331	33.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 0

Naps 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 7, Highlanders 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	46	.649	--
Pirates	85	52	.620	3.0
Cubs	85	52	.620	3.0
Phillies	72	60	.545	13.5
Reds	64	72	.471	23.5
Doves	57	79	.419	30.5
Superbas	46	87	.346	40.0
Cardinals	44	90	.328	42.5

Games

Superbas 6, Reds 2

Cubs 4, Doves 1

Giants 10, Cardinals 5

Pirates 8, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Murray	4
2	George Browne	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Bill Hinchman	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Red Murray	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	Tim Jordan	3
2	Red Murray	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	0.88
2	Bill Donovan	0.70
3	Addie Joss	0.57
4	Harry McIntire	0.56
5	Bob Ewing	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bob Ewing	5
3	Harry McIntire	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Mike Donlin	.337
3	Ty Cobb	.331
4	Kitty Bransfield	.310
5	Doc Gessler	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Bill Hinchman	6
4	Red Murray	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	99
2	Honus Wagner	86
3	Mike Donlin	84
4	Cy Seymour	81
5	Sam Crawford	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Patsy Dougherty	40
2	Charlie Hemphill	40
2	Red Murray	40
5	Hans Lobert	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.83
2	Christy Mathewson	1.91
3	George McQuillan	2.06
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Addie Joss	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	34
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Mordecai Brown	22
3	Addie Joss	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	218
2	Ed Walsh	203
3	Rube Waddell	201
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	Matty McIntyre	.413
2	Mike Donlin	.411
3	Jim Delahanty	.408
4	Kitty Bransfield	.403
5	Honus Wagner	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Simon Nicholls	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	14
2	Mike Donlin	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Honus Wagner	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Kitty Bransfield	9
3	Mike Donlin	8
3	Frank Isbell	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.94
2	Ed Reulbach	0.96
3	Cy Young	1.03
4	Christy Mathewson	1.15
5	Glenn Liebhardt	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Addie Joss	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Ed Reulbach	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Orval Overall	33
2	Ed Walsh	33
4	Walter Johnson	28
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.415
2	Honus Wagner	.390
3	Doc Gessler	.379
4	Jim Delahanty	.365
5	Matty McIntyre	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Simon Nicholls	3
4	Harry Lord	2
4	George Stone	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	25
2	Doc Gessler	24
3	Frank Isbell	21
4	Sam Crawford	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Bob Ganley	11
4	Johnny Evers	10
4	Frank Isbell	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.09
2	Orval Overall	1.46
3	Walter Johnson	1.66
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.69
5	Ed Reulbach	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Orval Overall	7
2	Ed Walsh	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	68
2	Rube Waddell	63
3	Ed Walsh	61
4	Walter Johnson	49
5	2 tied	44

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	.356
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.337
4	Sam Crawford	.317
5	Johnny Evers	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	115
2	Honus Wagner	89
3	Sam Crawford	87
4	Mike Donlin	84
5	Cy Seymour	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Ty Cobb	44
3	Charlie Hemphill	43
4	Patsy Dougherty	42
4	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.90
2	George McQuillan	1.91
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Addie Joss	2.27
5	Cy Young	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	35
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	George McQuillan	25
4	Addie Joss	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	232
2	Ed Walsh	219
3	Rube Waddell	214
4	Jimmy Dygert	190
5	Nap Rucker	185

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