On This Day

Thursday, October 1, 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 77 .476 16.5
Athletics 66 80 .452 20.0
Senators 61 83 .424 24.0
Highlanders 49 97 .336 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 54 .635 --
Pirates 95 55 .633 0.0
Cubs 95 55 .633 0.0
Phillies 79 69 .534 15.0
Reds 72 79 .477 23.5
Doves 63 86 .423 31.5
Superbas 50 98 .338 44.0
Cardinals 49 101 .327 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 3
1 Eddie Grant 3
1 Otto Knabe 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Fred Tenney 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Eddie Grant 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Al Burch 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Otis Clymer 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Reulbach 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.56
3 Walter Johnson 0.50
3 Christy Mathewson 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe McGinnity 7
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
5 Tom McCarthy 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Mike Donlin .335
3 Ty Cobb .325
4 Kitty Bransfield .308
4 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 98
3 Honus Wagner 94
4 Cy Seymour 91
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 1.86
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 37
3 Mordecai Brown 26
4 Ed Summers 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 253
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 Roger Bresnahan .447
2 Nap Lajoie .417
2 Hans Lobert .417
4 Honus Wagner .393
5 Sherry Magee .388

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 14
2 Kitty Bransfield 14
4 Joe Birmingham 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 13
2 Dick Egan 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.20
2 Ed Walsh 0.33
3 Lew Richie 0.50
4 Harry Coveleski 0.84
5 Frank Smith 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 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 Christy Mathewson 35
3 Rube Waddell 32
4 Orval Overall 31
5 Walter Johnson 26

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 .395
2 Mike Donlin .352
3 Kitty Bransfield .350
4 Sherry Magee .345
5 Hans Lobert .345

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 Mike Donlin 29
2 Kitty Bransfield 28
3 Frank Isbell 23
4 Cy Seymour 22
4 Honus Wagner 22

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 Harry Coveleski 0.84
2 Ed Reulbach 0.96
3 Ed Walsh 1.09
4 Cy Young 1.17
5 Christy Mathewson 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 10
2 Ed Walsh 9
3 Ed Reulbach 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
4 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 74
2 Rube Waddell 68
3 Christy Mathewson 64
3 Orval Overall 64
5 Walter Johnson 54

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 Mike Donlin .335
3 Ty Cobb .335
4 Sam Crawford .309
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 98
3 Honus Wagner 94
4 Cy Seymour 91
5 Sam Crawford 81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.90
2 Cy Young 2.08
3 George McQuillan 2.11
4 Mordecai Brown 2.15
5 Ed Walsh 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Christy Mathewson 37
3 Mordecai Brown 27
4 George McQuillan 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 255
2 Ed Walsh 242
3 Rube Waddell 233
4 Nap Rucker 200
5 Jimmy Dygert 180

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