On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	83	61	.576	--
White Sox	81	62	.566	1.5
Tigers	79	61	.564	2.0
Browns	79	62	.560	2.5
Red Sox	68	73	.482	13.5
Athletics	65	73	.471	15.0
Senators	60	77	.438	19.5
Highlanders	47	93	.336	34.0

Games

Highlanders 1, White Sox 0

Senators 2, Naps 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 4

Browns 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	50	.638	--
Pirates	90	54	.625	1.0
Cubs	90	54	.625	1.0
Phillies	75	64	.540	13.5
Reds	68	74	.479	22.0
Doves	60	82	.423	30.0
Superbas	48	93	.340	41.5
Cardinals	47	95	.331	43.0

Games

Pirates 6, Superbas 1

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Hans Lobert	3
2	Fred Osborn	3
5	17 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Hartzell	1
1	George Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	3
2	George Gibson	2
2	Johnny Kling	2
2	Danny Murphy	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	3.00
2	Rube Waddell	1.50
3	Ed Walsh	1.00
3	Vic Willis	1.00
5	Earl Moore	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	George Mullin	9
3	Earl Moore	8
4	Rube Waddell	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Mike Donlin	.338
3	Ty Cobb	.332
4	Larry Doyle	.308
5	Doc Gessler	.307

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	94
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Cy Seymour	87
5	Sam Crawford	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Red Murray	43
3	Charlie Hemphill	42
4	Hans Lobert	41
5	Patsy Dougherty	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.83
2	Mordecai Brown	1.92
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	34
3	Mordecai Brown	25
4	Addie Joss	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	236
2	Rube Waddell	224
3	Ed Walsh	219
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	.400
2	Honus Wagner	.379
3	Johnny Kling	.370
4	Bob Bescher	.370
5	Nap Lajoie	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	George Stone	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	19
2	Johnny Kling	14
3	Cy Seymour	13
4	Bob Bescher	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	9
1	Hans Lobert	9
1	Honus Wagner	9
4	Jim Delahanty	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.61
2	Lefty Leifield	0.90
3	Lew Richie	0.95
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
4	Rube Manning	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	40
2	Ed Walsh	37
3	Walter Johnson	33
4	Christy Mathewson	26
5	Bill Donovan	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.397
2	Matty McIntyre	.350
3	Kitty Bransfield	.346
4	Mike Donlin	.342
5	Jim Delahanty	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Simon Nicholls	3
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Harry Lord	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	28
2	Frank Isbell	23
3	Kitty Bransfield	20
3	Cy Seymour	20
3	Honus Wagner	20

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	1.16
2	Ed Reulbach	1.48
3	Addie Joss	1.50
4	Ed Walsh	1.56
5	Lew Richie	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Ed Walsh	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
4	Mordecai Brown	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Ed Walsh	64
3	Orval Overall	60
4	Walter Johnson	53
5	Christy Mathewson	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.338
4	Sam Crawford	.310
5	Doc Gessler	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
3	Red Murray	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	111
2	Mike Donlin	94
3	Honus Wagner	93
4	Cy Seymour	87
5	Sam Crawford	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Charlie Hemphill	45
3	Red Murray	44
4	Ty Cobb	43
5	Hans Lobert	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	George McQuillan	1.96
3	Cy Young	2.11
4	Mordecai Brown	2.16
5	Addie Joss	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	Mordecai Brown	26
3	George McQuillan	26
5	Addie Joss	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	241
2	Rube Waddell	232
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