On This Day

Wednesday, October 7, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 63 .588 --
Naps 90 64 .584 0.5
White Sox 88 64 .579 1.5
Browns 83 69 .546 6.5
Red Sox 75 79 .487 15.5
Athletics 68 85 .444 22.0
Senators 66 85 .437 23.0
Highlanders 51 102 .333 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 98 55 .641 --
Cubs 98 55 .641 0.0
Pirates 98 56 .636 0.5
Phillies 83 71 .539 15.5
Reds 73 81 .474 25.5
Doves 63 91 .409 35.5
Superbas 53 101 .344 45.5
Cardinals 49 105 .318 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 5
1 Simon Nicholls 5
3 Clyde Milan 4
3 Heinie Wagner 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Heinie Wagner 3
3 Sherry Magee 2
3 Dan McGann 2
3 John Titus 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Beals Becker 1
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.60
2 Eddie Plank 1.14
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.89
4 Roy Witherup 0.82
5 Cy Morgan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Witherup 9
2 Eddie Cicotte 8
2 Walter Johnson 8
2 Eddie Plank 8
5 Cy Morgan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Mike Donlin .333
3 Ty Cobb .323
4 Sam Crawford .310
5 Doc Gessler .307

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 107
2 Mike Donlin 99
3 Honus Wagner 97
4 Cy Seymour 91
5 Sam Crawford 80

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 Addie Joss 2.14
5 Ed Walsh 2.15

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 271
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 .478
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
2 Sherry Magee .381
4 George Stovall .375
5 Fred Osborn .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Tinker 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Dick Bayless 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 14
2 Claude Rossman 12
3 Moose McCormick 11
4 Kitty Bransfield 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Germany Schaefer 9
3 Patsy Dougherty 7
3 Sherry Magee 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
2 Howie Camnitz 0.95
3 Bill Dinneen 1.00
4 Harry Coveleski 1.10
5 Ed Walsh 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
2 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Ed Reulbach 4
2 Ed Walsh 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 56
2 Red Ames 35
3 Walter Johnson 34
4 Bill Donovan 32
5 Christy Mathewson 30

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 .436
2 Sherry Magee .373
3 Johnny Kling .359
4 Mike Donlin .355
5 2 tied .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 Red Murray 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 25
2 Kitty Bransfield 23
2 Honus Wagner 23
4 Sherry Magee 22
5 Johnny Kling 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 15
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
4 Kitty Bransfield 11
4 Red Murray 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.51
2 Harry Coveleski 1.10
3 Addie Joss 1.25
4 Jack Pfiester 1.33
5 Earl Moore 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Ed Walsh 8
3 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Ed Reulbach 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 93
2 Walter Johnson 63
3 Rube Waddell 57
4 Red Ames 51
4 Christy Mathewson 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 9 others tied 1