On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	49	.588	--
Browns	68	52	.567	2.5
White Sox	68	53	.562	3.0
Naps	67	55	.549	4.5
Athletics	60	59	.504	10.0
Red Sox	57	64	.471	14.0
Senators	50	67	.427	19.0
Highlanders	40	81	.331	31.0

Games

Tigers 2, Naps 1

Highlanders 2, Athletics 1

Browns 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	45	.619	--
Pirates	74	47	.612	0.5
Cubs	74	48	.607	1.0
Phillies	65	52	.556	7.5
Reds	58	64	.475	17.0
Doves	50	71	.413	24.5
Superbas	43	76	.361	30.5
Cardinals	43	77	.358	31.0

Games

Giants 3, Doves 0

Giants 8, Doves 5

Cubs 5, Cardinals 0

Cubs 8, Cardinals 2

Pirates 3, Reds 1

Phillies 7, Superbas 5

Phillies 6, Superbas 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	6
2	Frank Chance	5
3	Whitey Alpermann	4
3	Al Burch	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Billy Maloney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Evers	4
2	Red Dooin	3
2	John Hummel	3
4	Whitey Alpermann	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Schulte	2
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.83
2	Orval Overall	1.50
3	George Mullin	0.75
4	Lew Richie	0.62
5	Red Ames	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Bill Foxen	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	11
2	George Mullin	6
2	Orval Overall	6
4	Jack Pfiester	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Dummy Taylor	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.340
2	Ty Cobb	.331
3	Mike Donlin	.329
4	Claude Rossman	.316
5	Johnny Evers	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Mike Donlin	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	88
2	Honus Wagner	74
3	Mike Donlin	73
4	Cy Seymour	72
5	Danny Murphy	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	39
2	Patsy Dougherty	37
2	Charlie Hemphill	37
2	Red Murray	37
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.73
2	George McQuillan	1.91
3	Christy Mathewson	1.98
4	Cy Young	2.21
5	Addie Joss	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Mordecai Brown	20
3	George McQuillan	20
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	198
2	Rube Waddell	170
2	Ed Walsh	170
4	Nap Rucker	156
5	Rube Vickers	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Sam Leever	3
3	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.463
2	Kitty Bransfield	.458
3	Johnny Evers	.423
4	Charlie Hemphill	.405
5	Honus Wagner	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
2	Doc Gessler	12
3	Danny Murphy	11
4	Freddy Parent	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Red Murray	6
2	Joe Tinker	6
4	Kitty Bransfield	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.45
2	Lew Richie	0.56
3	Burt Keeley	1.00
4	Christy Mathewson	1.01
5	Orval Overall	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Jack Pfiester	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	41
2	Jack Pfiester	25
3	Cecil Ferguson	23
3	Ed Reulbach	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dummy Taylor	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	Johnny Lush	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.404
2	Larry Doyle	.380
3	Kitty Bransfield	.367
4	Joe Tinker	.367
5	Johnny Evers	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
4	John Kane	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	23
2	Bill Bradley	18
2	Mike Donlin	18
2	Doc Gessler	18
5	Cy Seymour	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	11
2	Charlie Hemphill	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
4	Josh Clarke	9
4	Terry Turner	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.91
2	Sam Leever	0.92
3	Charlie Chech	1.33
4	Jack Pfiester	1.45
5	Chief Bender	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Ed Walsh	8
3	Nick Maddox	7
4	Rube Waddell	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	53
2	Rube Waddell	49
3	Christy Mathewson	43
4	Orval Overall	42
5	Walter Johnson	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	2
1	Dummy Taylor	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Cecil Ferguson	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.341
2	Honus Wagner	.339
3	Sam Crawford	.329
4	Mike Donlin	.329
5	Johnny Evers	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	9
1	Tim Jordan	9
3	Honus Wagner	8
4	Red Murray	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	117
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	83
4	Claude Rossman	79
4	Cy Seymour	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	51
2	Ty Cobb	50
3	Patsy Dougherty	44
4	Sherry Magee	43
5	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.76
2	Christy Mathewson	2.00
3	Mordecai Brown	2.07
4	Addie Joss	2.41
5	Eddie Plank	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	George McQuillan	24
4	Addie Joss	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	234
2	Ed Walsh	203
3	Jimmy Dygert	198
4	Rube Waddell	194
5	Nap Rucker	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Orval Overall	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3