On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 61 .588 --
Naps 87 62 .584 0.5
White Sox 85 62 .578 1.5
Browns 82 65 .558 4.5
Red Sox 70 76 .479 16.0
Athletics 65 80 .448 20.5
Senators 61 82 .427 23.5
Highlanders 48 97 .331 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 53 .637 --
Pirates 95 55 .633 0.0
Cubs 94 55 .631 0.5
Phillies 78 68 .534 15.0
Reds 72 78 .480 23.0
Doves 63 85 .426 31.0
Superbas 49 98 .333 44.5
Cardinals 49 101 .327 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Downs 3
1 Larry McLean 3
1 Jesse Tannehill 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Leach 3
2 Red Downs 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Hans Lobert 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dode Paskert 3
2 Johnny Bates 2
3 Beals Becker 1
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 0.92
2 Charlie Chech 0.88
3 Red Ames 0.70
4 Vic Willis 0.60
5 Bill Chappelle 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 12
2 Red Ames 7
2 Charlie Chech 7
4 Sam Leever 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Mike Donlin .336
3 Ty Cobb .325
4 Larry Doyle .308
5 Sam Crawford .307

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 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Hans Lobert 47
2 Red Murray 47
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 Orval Overall 169

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 .431
2 Roger Bresnahan .420
3 Nap Lajoie .375
4 Sherry Magee .372
5 Honus Wagner .359

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 17
2 Ed Abbaticchio 15
3 Kitty Bransfield 14
4 Joe Birmingham 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.24
2 Ed Walsh 0.33
3 Harry Coveleski 0.39
4 Jack Pfiester 0.50
5 Frank Smith 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Summers 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Mordecai Brown 4
3 Jean Dubuc 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Rube Waddell 37
3 Orval Overall 31
4 Christy Mathewson 30
5 Bill Donovan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Vic Willis 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .402
2 Mike Donlin .359
3 Kitty Bransfield .348
4 Hans Lobert .347
5 Jim Delahanty .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 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.07
2 Christy Mathewson 1.15
3 Ed Walsh 1.35
4 Cy Young 1.43
5 Barney Pelty 1.67

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 75
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 .352
2 Ty Cobb .338
3 Mike Donlin .336
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 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 108
2 Mike Donlin 96
3 Honus Wagner 94
4 Cy Seymour 90
5 Sam Crawford 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Hans Lobert 47
2 Red Murray 47
4 Patsy Dougherty 44
5 2 tied 43

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 Ed Summers 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 253
2 Ed Walsh 244
3 Rube Waddell 233
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 Sam Leever 3
3 5 others tied 3