On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	83	60	.580	--
White Sox	81	61	.570	1.5
Tigers	79	61	.564	2.5
Browns	78	62	.557	3.5
Red Sox	68	72	.486	13.5
Athletics	65	73	.471	15.5
Senators	59	77	.434	20.5
Highlanders	46	93	.331	35.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Naps 9, Highlanders 3

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	50	.635	--
Cubs	90	53	.629	0.0
Pirates	89	54	.622	1.0
Phillies	74	64	.536	13.5
Reds	68	73	.482	21.0
Doves	60	82	.423	29.5
Superbas	48	92	.343	40.5
Cardinals	47	95	.331	42.5

Games

Pirates 2, Superbas 1

Doves 7, Cardinals 2

Doves 4, Cardinals 1

Cubs 1, Giants 1

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beals Becker	3
1	Joe Birmingham	3
1	Chappy Charles	3
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank LaPorte	1
1	Red Murray	1
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Birmingham	4
1	Bill Sweeney	4
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Harry Bemis	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Wilbur Good	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.80
2	Frank Smith	1.29
3	Harry Coveleski	1.11
3	Bill Donovan	1.11
5	Jack Rowan	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	Barney Pelty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Coveleski	10
1	Bill Donovan	10
3	Christy Mathewson	9
3	Frank Smith	9
5	Cy Young	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Mike Donlin	.336
3	Ty Cobb	.329
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
3	Red Murray	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	100
2	Mike Donlin	91
3	Honus Wagner	88
4	Cy Seymour	85
5	Sam Crawford	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
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	1.84
3	Cy Young	2.03
4	George McQuillan	2.05
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	233
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	.407
2	Danny Hoffman	.395
3	Frank LaPorte	.382
4	Johnny Kling	.370
5	Bob Bescher	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	17
2	Johnny Kling	12
2	Cy Seymour	12
4	Kitty Bransfield	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.61
2	Lefty Leifield	0.90
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
3	Rube Manning	1.00
5	Cy Young	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Glenn Liebhardt	4
1	Ed Walsh	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Ed Walsh	33
3	Orval Overall	26
4	Bill Donovan	24
4	Walter Johnson	24

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	Honus Wagner	.380
2	Kitty Bransfield	.366
3	Matty McIntyre	.347
4	Doc Gessler	.341
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	30
2	Frank Isbell	23
3	Kitty Bransfield	21
4	Doc Gessler	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	19
2	Kitty Bransfield	13
3	Frank Isbell	12
3	Hans Lobert	12
5	Bob Ganley	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.17
2	Ed Reulbach	1.48
3	Addie Joss	1.50
4	Lew Richie	1.57
5	Cy Young	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Ed Walsh	8
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Orval Overall	61
3	Ed Walsh	60
4	Christy Mathewson	53
5	Walter Johnson	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.341
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Sam Crawford	.312
5	Doc Gessler	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
3	Red Murray	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	112
2	Mike Donlin	91
2	Honus Wagner	91
4	Sam Crawford	86
5	Cy Seymour	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Charlie Hemphill	44
2	Red Murray	44
4	Hans Lobert	42
5	3 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.83
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Mordecai Brown	2.04
4	Addie Joss	2.24
5	Cy Young	2.29

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	242
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