On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	58	.574	--
Naps	80	60	.571	0.0
White Sox	78	61	.561	1.5
Browns	75	62	.547	3.5
Athletics	65	70	.481	12.5
Red Sox	65	72	.474	13.5
Senators	59	74	.444	17.5
Highlanders	46	89	.341	31.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 2

Naps 6, Red Sox 5

Highlanders 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	47	.649	--
Cubs	86	53	.619	3.5
Pirates	86	54	.614	4.0
Phillies	73	61	.545	14.0
Reds	66	72	.478	23.0
Doves	57	81	.413	32.0
Superbas	47	90	.343	41.5
Cardinals	47	91	.341	42.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Superbas 1

Cardinals 1, Superbas 0

Reds 6, Doves 5

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 0, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Chappy Charles	4
2	Eddie Grant	4
2	Wilbur Murdoch	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Jack Coombs	2
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	Chappy Charles	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Biff Schlitzer	0.83
2	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.80
3	Lew Richie	0.62
4	Harry Howell	0.57
5	Doc White	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bugs Raymond	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Lefty Leifield	1
2	Glenn Liebhardt	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Leifield	7
2	Glenn Liebhardt	6
2	George Mullin	6
2	Smoky Joe Wood	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.348
2	Mike Donlin	.337
3	Ty Cobb	.334
4	Kitty Bransfield	.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	Charlie Hemphill	41
4	Patsy Dougherty	40
4	Hans Lobert	40

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	23
4	Addie Joss	22
4	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	Jim Delahanty	.419
2	Mike Donlin	.411
3	Honus Wagner	.391
4	Buck Herzog	.385
5	Ty Cobb	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	16
2	Frank Isbell	14
3	Honus Wagner	13
4	Cy Seymour	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.76
2	Christy Mathewson	0.91
3	Fred Burchell	1.00
4	Cy Young	1.04
5	Walter Johnson	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Addie Joss	4
2	Glenn Liebhardt	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	40
2	Orval Overall	33
3	Rube Waddell	31
4	Walter Johnson	29
5	Ed Reulbach	24

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	.395
2	Kitty Bransfield	.392
3	Jim Delahanty	.365
4	Larry Doyle	.362
5	Doc Gessler	.357

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	30
2	Frank Isbell	23
3	Doc Gessler	21
3	Cy Seymour	21
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.96
2	Ed Reulbach	1.50
3	Orval Overall	1.51
4	Lew Richie	1.57
5	Walter Johnson	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Ed Walsh	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
3	Orval Overall	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	74
2	Ed Walsh	62
3	Walter Johnson	54
4	Rube Waddell	52
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	.346
3	Mike Donlin	.337
4	Johnny Evers	.313
5	Sam Crawford	.312

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	57
2	Red Murray	45
3	Charlie Hemphill	44
4	Ty Cobb	43
4	Hans Lobert	43

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	Mordecai Brown	24
4	Addie Joss	24

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