On This Day

Sunday, October 4, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 89 62 .589 --
Naps 88 63 .583 1.0
White Sox 87 63 .580 1.5
Browns 82 67 .550 6.0
Red Sox 72 78 .480 16.5
Athletics 67 82 .450 21.0
Senators 62 85 .422 25.0
Highlanders 51 98 .342 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 55 .641 --
Pirates 98 56 .636 0.5
Giants 95 55 .633 1.5
Phillies 80 70 .533 16.5
Reds 73 81 .474 25.5
Doves 63 88 .417 34.0
Superbas 52 98 .347 44.5
Cardinals 49 105 .318 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Josh Clarke 3
1 Johnny Evers 3
1 Al Shaw 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Bob Bescher 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Davy Jones 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Killian 0.80
2 Doc White 0.71
3 Bob Ewing 0.67
4 Charlie Rhodes 0.36
5 Mordecai Brown 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Addie Joss 5
1 Doc White 5
3 Bob Ewing 4
3 Ed Killian 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Mike Donlin .333
3 Ty Cobb .322
4 Kitty Bransfield .307
5 Doc Gessler .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
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 98
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 2.13
5 Addie Joss 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Christy Mathewson 37
3 Mordecai Brown 28
4 Addie Joss 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 261
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
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Sam Leever 3
3 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .415
2 Roger Bresnahan .395
3 Nap Lajoie .385
4 Sherry Magee .370
5 Joe Delahanty .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Tinker 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Dick Bayless 1
2 Tom Catterson 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 14
2 Claude Rossman 13
3 Joe Birmingham 11
3 Hans Lobert 11
5 3 tied 10

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 0.65
3 Howie Camnitz 0.95
4 Frank Smith 0.99
5 Earl Moore 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Ed Reulbach 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 51
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Rube Waddell 32
4 Walter Johnson 29
5 Orval Overall 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .405
2 Mike Donlin .350
3 Matty McIntyre .350
4 Sherry Magee .347
5 Nap Lajoie .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 Red Murray 2
2 Simon Nicholls 2
2 3 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 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.45
2 Harry Coveleski 1.10
3 Ed Walsh 1.16
4 Cy Young 1.33
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Ed Reulbach 8
2 Ed Walsh 8
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 91
2 Rube Waddell 63
3 Walter Johnson 62
4 Orval Overall 58
5 Christy Mathewson 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Chick Brandom 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 10 others tied 1