On This Day

Thursday, October 8, 1908

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1908 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 10, 1908

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers

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Final 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 67 85 .441 22.5
Highlanders 51 103 .331 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 99 55 .643 --
Giants 98 56 .636 1.0
Pirates 98 56 .636 1.0
Phillies 83 71 .539 16.0
Reds 73 81 .474 26.0
Doves 63 91 .409 36.0
Superbas 53 101 .344 46.0
Cardinals 49 105 .318 50.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Gardner 4
2 Frank Chance 3
3 Birdie Cree 2
3 Mike Donovan 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 2
1 George McBride 2
3 Mike Donlin 1
3 Johnny Kling 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Freeman 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 Ollie Pickering 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.88
2 Jack Pfiester 0.33
3 Burt Keeley 0.25
4 Joe Lake 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Burt Keeley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Burt Keeley 3
2 Joe Lake 3
4 Hooks Wiltse 2
5 2 tied 1

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 100
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 1.84
2 Christy Mathewson 1.96
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 29
4 Addie Joss 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 271
2 Christy Mathewson 261
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 .476
2 Sherry Magee .407
3 Roger Bresnahan .395
4 George Stovall .386
5 Sam Crawford .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Dick Bayless 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Otis Clymer 1
1 16 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 2 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 1.13
5 Ed Walsh 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
2 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 56
2 Red Ames 35
3 Walter Johnson 34
4 Christy Mathewson 28
5 Roy Witherup 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 .408
2 Sherry Magee .383
3 Johnny Kling .366
4 Mike Donlin .353
5 Matty McIntyre .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 26
2 Kitty Bransfield 22
2 Johnny Kling 22
2 Sherry Magee 22
5 John Titus 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 15
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Honus Wagner 12
4 Kitty Bransfield 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.51
2 Harry Coveleski 1.10
3 Ed Walsh 1.17
4 Earl Moore 1.38
5 Cy Young 1.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 89
2 Walter Johnson 58
2 Christy Mathewson 58
4 Rube Waddell 57
5 Red Ames 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 7 others tied 1