On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 52 .587 --
White Sox 72 56 .563 3.0
Browns 71 56 .559 3.5
Naps 70 59 .543 5.5
Athletics 62 64 .492 12.0
Red Sox 62 66 .484 13.0
Senators 55 68 .447 17.5
Highlanders 41 86 .323 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 46 .629 --
Pirates 80 49 .620 0.5
Cubs 79 51 .608 2.0
Phillies 67 56 .545 10.5
Reds 61 68 .473 19.5
Doves 55 73 .430 25.0
Superbas 44 82 .349 35.0
Cardinals 44 83 .346 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank LaPorte 4
2 Jack Barry 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 Frank LaPorte 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Buck Herzog 3
3 Frank LaPorte 2
3 Irish McIlveen 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 2.00
2 Rube Waddell 1.33
3 Glenn Liebhardt 1.00
4 Red Ames 0.57
5 Cecil Ferguson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
3 Jimmy Dygert 5
3 Cecil Ferguson 5
3 Glenn Liebhardt 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .345
2 Ty Cobb .336
3 Mike Donlin .331
4 Doc Gessler .314
5 Johnny Evers .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 9
2 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 93
2 Honus Wagner 81
3 Mike Donlin 75
4 Cy Seymour 74
5 Sam Crawford 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 43
2 Patsy Dougherty 40
3 Charlie Hemphill 38
3 Red Murray 38
5 Josh Clarke 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.77
2 Christy Mathewson 1.89
3 George McQuillan 2.01
4 Cy Young 2.13
5 Hooks Wiltse 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 32
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Mordecai Brown 21
4 George McQuillan 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 210
2 Rube Waddell 184
3 Ed Walsh 182
4 Nap Rucker 172
5 Jimmy Dygert 164

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 Doc Gessler .413
2 Honus Wagner .406
3 Kitty Bransfield .393
4 Freddy Parent .368
5 Jim Delahanty .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lord 2
1 Simon Nicholls 2
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 Walter Blair 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 16
2 Bob Unglaub 14
3 Harry Davis 13
3 Frank Schulte 13
5 Frank Isbell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 9
2 Bob Ganley 6
2 Frank Isbell 6
4 Neal Ball 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Chappelle 0.64
2 Frank Owen 0.69
3 Nick Maddox 0.75
4 Christy Mathewson 0.96
5 Nap Rucker 0.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Orval Overall 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 40
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Frank Smith 27
4 Nap Rucker 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dummy Taylor 2
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .435
2 Doc Gessler .395
3 Kitty Bransfield .376
4 Joe Tinker .374
5 Honus Wagner .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Tim Jordan 2
3 John Kane 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 25
2 Danny Murphy 22
3 Bob Unglaub 21
4 Kitty Bransfield 18
4 Mike Donlin 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Josh Clarke 11
2 Joe Tinker 11
4 Johnny Evers 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.81
2 Nick Maddox 1.46
3 Burt Keeley 1.67
4 Mordecai Brown 1.68
5 Walter Johnson 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 61
2 Orval Overall 60
3 Rube Waddell 52
4 Walter Johnson 49
5 Christy Mathewson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 2
1 Dummy Taylor 2
3 Fred Beebe 1
3 Chick Brandom 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .349
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Mike Donlin .331
4 Sam Crawford .324
5 Johnny Evers .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 10
2 Sam Crawford 8
2 Honus Wagner 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 88
3 Honus Wagner 86
4 Claude Rossman 80
5 Cy Seymour 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Ty Cobb 51
3 Patsy Dougherty 44
4 Red Murray 42
5 Charlie Hemphill 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.86
2 Christy Mathewson 1.96
3 Mordecai Brown 2.04
4 Hooks Wiltse 2.40
5 Eddie Plank 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 34
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Nick Maddox 24
3 George McQuillan 24
5 Addie Joss 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 240
2 Jimmy Dygert 209
2 Ed Walsh 209
4 Rube Waddell 201
5 Nap Rucker 190

Saves

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