On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	82	60	.577	--
Tigers	79	60	.568	1.5
White Sox	80	61	.567	1.5
Browns	77	62	.554	3.5
Red Sox	67	72	.482	13.5
Athletics	65	72	.474	14.5
Senators	59	76	.437	19.5
Highlanders	46	92	.333	34.0

Games

Naps 7, Highlanders 0

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	50	.635	--
Cubs	90	53	.629	0.0
Pirates	88	54	.620	1.5
Phillies	74	63	.540	13.0
Reds	67	73	.479	21.5
Doves	58	82	.414	30.5
Superbas	48	91	.345	40.0
Cardinals	47	93	.336	41.5

Games

Pirates 3, Superbas 2

Doves 7, Cardinals 0

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Phillies 10, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Hayden	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Catterson	1
1	George Stovall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
2	Harry Smith	3
3	Red Dooin	2
3	Jack Hayden	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Mike Donlin	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nick Maddox	0.40
2	Jim Pastorius	0.38
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.33
3	Orval Overall	0.33
5	Frank Corridon	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	Addie Joss	1
2	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Pastorius	5
2	Nick Maddox	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.344
2	Mike Donlin	.337
3	Ty Cobb	.328
4	Doc Gessler	.309
5	2 tied	.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	100
2	Mike Donlin	90
3	Honus Wagner	87
4	Cy Seymour	85
5	Sam Crawford	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	51
2	Red Murray	43
3	Charlie Hemphill	41
3	Hans Lobert	41
5	Patsy Dougherty	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.86
3	George McQuillan	2.05
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Addie Joss	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Mordecai Brown	25
4	Addie Joss	23
5	2 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	Mike Donlin	.418
2	Danny Hoffman	.394
3	Sherry Magee	.387
4	Johnny Kling	.373
5	Jim Delahanty	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Tom Catterson	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	16
2	Kitty Bransfield	12
2	Frank Isbell	12
2	Johnny Kling	12
2	Cy Seymour	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Kitty Bransfield	9
2	Mike Donlin	9
2	Hans Lobert	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.86
2	Ed Reulbach	0.93
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
4	Cy Young	1.04
5	Pete Wilson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Glenn Liebhardt	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Ed Walsh	33
3	Orval Overall	26
4	Walter Johnson	24
5	Cecil Ferguson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.385
2	Honus Wagner	.376
3	Jim Delahanty	.350
4	Matty McIntyre	.342
5	Doc Gessler	.341

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	29
2	Frank Isbell	23
3	Kitty Bransfield	21
4	Cy Seymour	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Frank Isbell	12
3	Hans Lobert	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.19
2	Ed Reulbach	1.31
3	Addie Joss	1.50
4	Lew Richie	1.57
5	Ed Walsh	1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	72
2	Rube Waddell	69
3	Ed Walsh	60
4	Walter Johnson	50
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	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Mike Donlin	.337
4	Sam Crawford	.314
5	Johnny Evers	.309

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	86
5	Cy Seymour	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Red Murray	45
3	Charlie Hemphill	44
3	Hans Lobert	44
5	Johnny Evers	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.85
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Mordecai Brown	2.02
4	Addie Joss	2.24
5	Cy Young	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	37
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	Mordecai Brown	26
3	George McQuillan	26
5	Addie Joss	24

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
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	6 others tied	3