Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, September 21, 1908

On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	81	60	.574	--
Tigers	79	59	.572	0.5
White Sox	80	61	.567	1.0
Browns	77	62	.554	3.0
Red Sox	66	72	.478	13.5
Athletics	65	72	.474	14.0
Senators	59	76	.437	19.0
Highlanders	46	91	.336	33.0

Games

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Naps 5, Highlanders 3

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Browns 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	48	.644	--
Cubs	88	53	.624	2.0
Pirates	87	54	.617	3.0
Phillies	73	63	.537	14.5
Reds	67	72	.482	22.0
Doves	57	82	.410	32.0
Superbas	48	90	.348	40.5
Cardinals	47	92	.338	42.0

Games

Superbas 8, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Doves 5

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Solly Hofman	5
2	Dick Bayless	3
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Jack Hayden	3
5	20 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Tommy Sheehan	3
1	Heinie Wagner	3
4	Joe Birmingham	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	3
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	Doc Gessler	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.67
2	Rube Kroh	1.17
3	Christy Mathewson	1.00
3	Jack Powell	1.00
5	George McQuillan	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Kroh	7
2	Jack Powell	6
3	George McQuillan	5
3	Nap Rucker	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.346
2	Mike Donlin	.336
3	Ty Cobb	.330
4	Larry Doyle	.308
5	Sam Crawford	.307

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	100
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	1.86
3	George McQuillan	2.05
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Addie Joss	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Mordecai Brown	23
4	Addie Joss	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	224
2	Rube Waddell	218
3	Ed Walsh	215
4	Nap Rucker	184
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	Honus Wagner	.433
2	Mike Donlin	.404
3	Danny Hoffman	.394
4	Jim Delahanty	.386
5	Fred Clarke	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	16
2	Bob Bescher	13
2	Honus Wagner	13
4	Frank Isbell	12
4	Cy Seymour	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Kitty Bransfield	8
2	Mike Donlin	8
2	Frank Isbell	8
2	Hans Lobert	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.86
2	Ed Reulbach	0.93
3	Cy Young	1.04
4	Pete Wilson	1.06
5	Christy Mathewson	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Glenn Liebhardt	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Ed Walsh	37
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Jack Powell	25
5	Orval Overall	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Kitty Bransfield	.380
3	Jim Delahanty	.350
4	Matty McIntyre	.347
5	Moose McCormick	.346

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	Cy Seymour	20
4	Doc Gessler	18
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Frank Isbell	12
4	Johnny Evers	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.19
2	Ed Reulbach	1.31
3	Orval Overall	1.48
4	Lew Richie	1.57
5	Walter Johnson	1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	69
1	Rube Waddell	69
3	Ed Walsh	62
4	Walter Johnson	53
5	2 tied	45

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	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Sam Crawford	.315
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	112
2	Mike Donlin	90
2	Honus Wagner	90
4	Sam Crawford	85
4	Cy Seymour	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Red Murray	45
3	Charlie Hemphill	44
4	Hans Lobert	43
5	Johnny Evers	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.85
2	George McQuillan	1.91
3	Mordecai Brown	2.08
4	Addie Joss	2.31
5	Cy Young	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	37
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	George McQuillan	26
4	Mordecai Brown	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	233
2	Rube Waddell	230
3	Ed Walsh	227
4	Jimmy Dygert	190
4	Nap Rucker	190

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