On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	84	62	.575	--
Tigers	82	61	.573	0.5
White Sox	82	62	.569	1.0
Browns	79	64	.552	3.5
Red Sox	70	73	.490	12.5
Athletics	65	76	.461	16.5
Senators	61	78	.439	19.5
Highlanders	47	94	.333	34.5

Games

White Sox 12, Highlanders 0

Naps 5, Senators 4

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	52	.634	--
Cubs	93	54	.633	-0.5
Pirates	92	55	.626	0.5
Phillies	77	65	.542	13.0
Reds	70	76	.479	22.0
Doves	61	84	.421	30.5
Superbas	48	96	.333	43.0
Cardinals	48	97	.331	43.5

Games

Cubs 5, Superbas 0

Cubs 3, Superbas 0

Pirates 5, Doves 0

Giants 6, Reds 2

Giants 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Bridwell	5
1	Johnny Kling	5
3	Johnny Evers	4
3	Fred Osborn	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bayless	1
1	Fred Tenney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Tenney	4
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Bill Donovan	2
4	Dick Bayless	1
4	15 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
2	Wilbur Good	2
2	Johnny Kling	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.80
2	Red Ames	1.33
3	Frank Arellanes	1.00
3	Ed Reulbach	1.00
5	Frank Smith	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Harry Coveleski	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Reulbach	11
2	Frank Arellanes	9
2	Rube Waddell	9
4	Red Ames	8
4	Bill Donovan	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Altrock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Mike Donlin	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.330
4	Larry Doyle	.308
4	Doc Gessler	.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	101
2	Mike Donlin	95
3	Honus Wagner	92
4	Cy Seymour	89
5	Sam Crawford	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Red Murray	46
3	Hans Lobert	43
4	Patsy Dougherty	42
4	Charlie Hemphill	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.83
2	Mordecai Brown	1.92
3	George McQuillan	2.03
4	Cy Young	2.03
5	Addie Joss	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Mordecai Brown	25
4	Addie Joss	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	240
2	Rube Waddell	233
3	Ed Walsh	219
4	Nap Rucker	188
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	Johnny Kling	.397
2	Hans Lobert	.385
3	Roy Hartzell	.382
4	Honus Wagner	.365
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	George Stone	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	18
2	Cy Seymour	15
3	Kitty Bransfield	11
4	Ed Abbaticchio	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Hans Lobert	9
3	Kitty Bransfield	8
4	Red Murray	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.38
2	Jack Pfiester	0.50
3	Harry Coveleski	0.64
4	Ed Walsh	0.80
5	Lefty Leifield	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Leifield	5
1	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Glenn Liebhardt	4
3	Ed Reulbach	4
3	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	47
2	Ed Walsh	31
3	Walter Johnson	30
3	Christy Mathewson	30
5	Orval Overall	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Howie Camnitz	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	.400
2	Matty McIntyre	.346
3	Hans Lobert	.345
4	Kitty Bransfield	.341
5	Jim Delahanty	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	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	Kitty Bransfield	24
3	Frank Isbell	22
3	Honus Wagner	22
5	Cy Seymour	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Kitty Bransfield	15
3	Hans Lobert	14
4	Frank Isbell	12
5	Bob Ganley	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.07
2	Christy Mathewson	1.27
3	Vic Willis	1.44
4	Orval Overall	1.49
5	Lew Richie	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Frank Smith	7
2	Ed Walsh	7
2	Vic Willis	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Orval Overall	63
3	Ed Walsh	61
4	Walter Johnson	55
5	Christy Mathewson	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.308
5	Doc Gessler	.308

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	110
2	Mike Donlin	95
3	Honus Wagner	92
4	Cy Seymour	89
5	Sam Crawford	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Red Murray	47
3	Charlie Hemphill	44
4	Ty Cobb	43
4	2 others tied	43

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	Ed Walsh	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Mordecai Brown	26
3	George McQuillan	26
5	Ed Reulbach	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	245
2	Rube Waddell	241
3	Ed Walsh	221
4	Nap Rucker	194
5	Jimmy Dygert	188

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