On This Day

Monday, October 5, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 89 63 .586 --
White Sox 88 63 .583 0.5
Naps 89 64 .582 0.5
Browns 83 68 .550 5.5
Red Sox 73 78 .483 15.5
Athletics 67 83 .447 21.0
Senators 63 85 .426 24.0
Highlanders 51 99 .340 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 55 .641 --
Pirates 98 56 .636 0.5
Giants 96 55 .636 1.0
Phillies 81 71 .533 16.5
Reds 73 81 .474 25.5
Doves 63 89 .414 34.5
Superbas 53 99 .349 44.5
Cardinals 49 105 .318 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Grant 4
1 John Hummel 4
1 Tim Jordan 4
4 Josh Clarke 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Hannifin 1
1 Tim Jordan 1
1 Al Schweitzer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Jordan 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Billy Sullivan 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 2
1 Josh Clarke 2
1 Roy Hartzell 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 4.50
2 Ed Walsh 1.80
3 Charlie Smith 0.71
4 Ed Foster 0.64
5 Earl Moore 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 King Brady 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ed Foster 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 9
1 Ed Walsh 9
3 Ed Foster 7
4 Tom Tuckey 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Mike Donlin .331
3 Ty Cobb .322
4 Doc Gessler .307
5 Sam Crawford .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 12
2 Honus Wagner 10
3 Sam Crawford 7
3 Red Murray 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 105
2 Mike Donlin 99
3 Honus Wagner 97
4 Cy Seymour 91
5 Sam Crawford 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Red Murray 48
3 Patsy Dougherty 47
3 Hans Lobert 47
5 Charlie Hemphill 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.87
2 Christy Mathewson 1.90
3 Cy Young 2.05
4 Ed Walsh 2.11
5 Addie Joss 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 40
2 Christy Mathewson 37
3 Mordecai Brown 28
4 Addie Joss 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 270
2 Christy Mathewson 254
3 Rube Waddell 233
4 Nap Rucker 201
5 Orval Overall 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .415
2 Roger Bresnahan .413
3 Sherry Magee .371
4 Joe Delahanty .364
5 2 tied .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Tinker 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Dick Bayless 1
2 Tom Catterson 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 14
2 Claude Rossman 12
3 Joe Birmingham 11
3 Hans Lobert 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Germany Schaefer 9
3 Patsy Dougherty 7
3 Hans Lobert 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
2 Ed Walsh 0.70
3 Howie Camnitz 0.95
4 Bill Dinneen 1.00
5 Harry Coveleski 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Red Ames 4
3 Harry Coveleski 4
3 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 60
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Red Ames 31
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 Orval Overall 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Vic Willis 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .402
2 Sherry Magee .364
3 Mike Donlin .345
4 Roger Bresnahan .333
4 Matty McIntyre .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 25
2 Honus Wagner 23
3 Kitty Bransfield 22
4 Johnny Kling 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 17
2 Honus Wagner 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Kitty Bransfield 11
4 Red Murray 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.45
2 Harry Coveleski 1.10
3 Ed Walsh 1.15
4 Earl Moore 1.38
5 Cy Young 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
1 Ed Walsh 9
3 Mordecai Brown 8
3 Ed Reulbach 8
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 100
2 Rube Waddell 63
3 Walter Johnson 58
3 Orval Overall 58
5 Christy Mathewson 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 10 others tied 1