On This Day

Tuesday, September 29, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	86	61	.585	--
Naps	86	62	.581	0.5
White Sox	85	62	.578	1.0
Browns	82	65	.558	4.0
Red Sox	70	76	.479	15.5
Athletics	65	79	.451	19.5
Senators	61	81	.430	22.5
Highlanders	48	97	.331	37.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Naps 5, Athletics 4

Naps 9, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Senators 1

Tigers 7, Senators 3

Browns 6, Highlanders 0

Browns 2, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	94	54	.635	--
Giants	92	53	.634	0.5
Pirates	94	55	.631	0.5
Phillies	78	67	.538	14.5
Reds	71	78	.477	23.5
Doves	63	84	.429	30.5
Cardinals	49	100	.329	45.5
Superbas	48	98	.329	45.0

Games

Doves 5, Superbas 2

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Phillies 7, Giants 0

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Bob Ganley	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	George Moriarty	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	5
2	Claude Rossman	4
3	Harry Bemis	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	2
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Jack Bliss	1
2	George Browne	1
2	28 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.88
2	Heinie Berger	1.60
3	Rube Manning	1.17
4	Harry Howell	1.00
5	Christy Mathewson	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Heinie Berger	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	15
2	Heinie Berger	8
2	Christy Mathewson	8
4	Harry Howell	7
4	Rube Manning	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Willis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Mike Donlin	.338
3	Ty Cobb	.326
4	Kitty Bransfield	.308
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	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	102
2	Mike Donlin	96
3	Honus Wagner	94
4	Cy Seymour	90
5	Sam Crawford	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Hans Lobert	47
3	Red Murray	46
4	Patsy Dougherty	44
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	2.13
5	Ed Walsh	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	39
2	Christy Mathewson	36
3	Mordecai Brown	26
4	Ed Summers	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	248
2	Ed Walsh	242
3	Rube Waddell	233
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	.446
2	Roger Bresnahan	.404
3	Mike Donlin	.379
4	Honus Wagner	.375
5	Fred Clarke	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	18
2	Ed Abbaticchio	15
3	Kitty Bransfield	14
4	Cy Seymour	12
4	Honus Wagner	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	13
2	Honus Wagner	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Red Murray	7
5	Dick Egan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.24
2	Harry Coveleski	0.39
3	Jack Pfiester	0.50
4	Ed Walsh	0.71
5	Frank Smith	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
1	Ed Summers	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	48
2	Rube Waddell	37
3	Christy Mathewson	33
4	Bill Donovan	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	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.407
2	Mike Donlin	.359
3	Kitty Bransfield	.356
4	Jim Delahanty	.342
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	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	27
1	Mike Donlin	27
3	Frank Isbell	23
4	Honus Wagner	22
5	Cy Seymour	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	17
2	Honus Wagner	16
3	Kitty Bransfield	13
4	Frank Isbell	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.07
2	Christy Mathewson	1.15
3	Vic Willis	1.22
4	Ed Walsh	1.35
5	Cy Young	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
1	Ed Walsh	9
3	Vic Willis	7
4	Mordecai Brown	6
4	8 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	80
2	Rube Waddell	78
3	Orval Overall	63
4	Christy Mathewson	59
5	Walter Johnson	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Ty Cobb	.339
3	Mike Donlin	.338
4	Sam Crawford	.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	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	111
2	Mike Donlin	96
3	Honus Wagner	94
4	Cy Seymour	90
5	Sam Crawford	83

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Cy Young	2.08
3	George McQuillan	2.11
4	Mordecai Brown	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	39
2	Christy Mathewson	36
3	Mordecai Brown	27
4	George McQuillan	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	253
2	Ed Walsh	244
3	Rube Waddell	241
4	Nap Rucker	200
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