On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 61 .579 --
Naps 84 62 .575 0.5
White Sox 83 62 .572 1.0
Browns 80 65 .552 4.0
Red Sox 70 74 .486 13.5
Athletics 65 77 .458 17.5
Senators 61 79 .436 20.5
Highlanders 48 95 .336 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 52 .636 --
Cubs 93 54 .633 0.0
Pirates 92 55 .626 1.0
Phillies 77 66 .538 14.0
Reds 71 77 .480 22.5
Doves 62 84 .425 30.5
Cardinals 49 98 .333 44.0
Superbas 48 97 .331 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank LaPorte 4
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 3
2 Dode Criss 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 4
2 Art Devlin 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Red Downs 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Germany Schaefer 2
1 Heinie Wagner 2
3 Jake Atz 1
3 Walter Blair 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Wilson 1.29
2 Nap Rucker 0.88
3 Cy Young 0.50
4 Tom Hughes 0.40
4 Barney Pelty 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Pete Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Wilson 9
2 Nap Rucker 7
3 Cy Young 5
4 Bill Grahame 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .351
2 Mike Donlin .338
3 Ty Cobb .327
4 Larry Doyle .308
5 Doc Gessler .306

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 102
2 Mike Donlin 96
3 Honus Wagner 92
4 Cy Seymour 90
5 Sam Crawford 77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.83
2 Mordecai Brown 1.92
3 Cy Young 2.02
4 George McQuillan 2.03
5 Ed Walsh 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 37
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 227
4 Nap Rucker 195
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 Hans Lobert .442
2 Red Murray .390
3 Joe Birmingham .386
4 Nap Lajoie .385
5 Honus Wagner .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 George Stone 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 18
2 Cy Seymour 16
3 Kitty Bransfield 12
4 Ed Abbaticchio 10
4 Honus Wagner 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 12
2 Honus Wagner 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Red Murray 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.24
2 Jack Pfiester 0.50
3 Harry Coveleski 0.64
4 Vic Willis 0.75
5 Ed Walsh 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Leifield 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Ed Summers 4
1 Vic Willis 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Ed Walsh 33
3 Bill Donovan 26
4 Christy Mathewson 25
5 George Mullin 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Summers 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .398
2 Mike Donlin .358
3 Kitty Bransfield .351
4 Doc Gessler .345
5 Hans Lobert .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
1 Simon Nicholls 3
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Red Murray 2
3 George Stone 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 29
2 Kitty Bransfield 25
3 Frank Isbell 22
4 Cy Seymour 21
4 Honus Wagner 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 17
1 Honus Wagner 17
3 Kitty Bransfield 14
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Frank Isbell 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.07
2 Vic Willis 1.13
3 Christy Mathewson 1.27
4 Cy Young 1.43
5 Orval Overall 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Frank Smith 7
2 Ed Walsh 7
2 Vic Willis 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
2 Ed Walsh 65
3 Orval Overall 63
4 Christy Mathewson 53
5 2 tied 50

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 .341
3 Mike Donlin .338
4 Johnny Evers .308
5 Doc Gessler .306

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 96
3 Honus Wagner 92
4 Cy Seymour 90
5 Sam Crawford 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Red Murray 47
3 Hans Lobert 46
4 Ty Cobb 44
4 Charlie Hemphill 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.87
2 George McQuillan 1.96
3 Cy Young 2.08
4 Mordecai Brown 2.16
5 Ed Walsh 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 37
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 229
4 Nap Rucker 201
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