On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	57	.578	--
Naps	79	60	.568	1.0
White Sox	77	61	.558	2.5
Browns	75	61	.551	3.5
Red Sox	65	71	.478	13.5
Athletics	64	70	.478	13.5
Senators	59	73	.447	17.5
Highlanders	45	89	.336	32.5

Games

White Sox 1, Senators 0

Naps 2, Red Sox 1

Highlanders 5, Tigers 1

Browns 2, Athletics 1

Browns 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	46	.654	--
Cubs	85	53	.616	4.5
Pirates	85	54	.612	5.0
Phillies	73	60	.549	14.0
Reds	65	72	.474	24.0
Doves	57	80	.416	32.0
Superbas	47	88	.348	41.0
Cardinals	45	91	.331	43.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Superbas 2

Superbas 3, Cardinals 0

Reds 13, Doves 6

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Giants 12, Pirates 7

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Clarke	4
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Buck Herzog	4
1	Hans Lobert	4
1	George Stone	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Mike Donlin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	6
2	Roger Bresnahan	5
3	Cy Seymour	4
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	3
2	Neal Ball	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
4	Walter Blair	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Jack Powell	1.00
2	Bob Rhoads	1.00
4	George Bell	0.83
5	Frank Arellanes	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Orval Overall	6
3	Frank Arellanes	5
3	George Bell	5
3	Walter Johnson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Mike Donlin	.340
3	Ty Cobb	.331
4	Doc Gessler	.309
5	Larry Doyle	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	99
2	Mike Donlin	90
3	Honus Wagner	87
4	Cy Seymour	85
5	Sam Crawford	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Red Murray	43
3	Patsy Dougherty	40
3	Charlie Hemphill	40
5	Hans Lobert	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.83
2	Christy Mathewson	1.85
3	George McQuillan	2.03
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Addie Joss	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	35
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Mordecai Brown	22
3	Addie Joss	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	221
2	Ed Walsh	210
3	Rube Waddell	201
4	Nap Rucker	179
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	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.429
1	Buck Herzog	.429
3	Jim Delahanty	.413
4	Honus Wagner	.412
5	Matty McIntyre	.387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	17
2	Frank Isbell	14
3	Cy Seymour	13
3	Honus Wagner	13
5	Sam Crawford	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Kitty Bransfield	8
2	Mike Donlin	8
2	Frank Isbell	8
2	Hans Lobert	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.91
2	Ed Reulbach	0.96
3	Walter Johnson	0.96
4	Fred Burchell	1.00
5	Cy Young	1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	40
2	Walter Johnson	33
2	Orval Overall	33
4	Rube Waddell	31
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.398
2	Kitty Bransfield	.393
3	Doc Gessler	.381
4	Jim Delahanty	.365
5	Mike Donlin	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	31
2	Doc Gessler	23
3	Cy Seymour	22
4	Frank Isbell	21
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Red Murray	12
4	Neal Ball	11
4	Bob Ganley	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.96
2	Orval Overall	1.51
3	Walter Johnson	1.61
4	Ed Reulbach	1.72
5	Fred Burchell	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Ed Walsh	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
3	Orval Overall	7
3	Hooks Wiltse	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	74
2	Ed Walsh	68
3	Rube Waddell	63
4	Walter Johnson	54
5	Christy Mathewson	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.355
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.340
4	Sam Crawford	.313
5	Johnny Evers	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	115
2	Mike Donlin	90
2	Honus Wagner	90
4	Cy Seymour	86
5	Sam Crawford	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Red Murray	45
3	Ty Cobb	43
3	Charlie Hemphill	43
5	3 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.85
2	George McQuillan	1.88
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Addie Joss	2.27
5	Cy Young	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	George McQuillan	26
4	Addie Joss	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	235
2	Ed Walsh	222
3	Rube Waddell	214
4	Jimmy Dygert	190
5	Nap Rucker	187

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