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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1908
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1908
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Detroit Tigers 88 66 .571 - 593 493
Boston Red Sox 86 68 .558 2 515 443
Philadelphia Athletics 86 68 .558 2 570 507
St. Louis Browns 81 73 .526 7 496 443
Washington Senators 78 76 .506 10 458 468
Chicago White Sox 75 79 .487 13 424 468
Cleveland Naps 66 88 .429 22 449 506
New York Highlanders 56 98 .364 32 451 628
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Detroit Tigers 3.9 593 154 5316 1380 213 78 24 338 685 167 .260 .308 .343 .650
Philadelphia Athletics 3.7 570 154 5113 1267 220 71 15 432 604 159 .248 .308 .327 .636
Boston Red Sox 3.3 515 154 5176 1267 158 86 12 321 665 162 .245 .296 .315 .611
St. Louis Browns 3.2 496 154 5181 1234 160 52 24 346 720 148 .238 .290 .303 .593
Washington Senators 3.0 458 154 5090 1195 133 71 7 373 606 173 .235 .290 .293 .583
New York Highlanders 2.9 451 154 5127 1212 154 62 12 324 682 226 .236 .287 .298 .584
Cleveland Naps 2.9 449 154 5209 1181 155 64 11 396 785 219 .227 .288 .287 .576
Chicago White Sox 2.8 424 154 4974 1143 155 40 5 445 590 181 .230 .299 .280 .579
TOTALS 3.2 3956 1232 41186 9879 1348 524 110 2975 5337 1435 .240 .296 .306 .602
AVERAGE 495 154 5148 1235 169 66 14 372 667 179
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Boston Red Sox 2.9 443 154 118 18 5 1.96 1420.2 1147 14 347 678 1.05 .223 .253
St. Louis Browns 2.9 443 154 126 22 2 2.15 1424.0 1171 9 391 741 1.10 .231 .268
Chicago White Sox 3.0 468 154 126 17 4 2.14 1407.0 1209 11 340 615 1.10 .236 .265
Washington Senators 3.0 468 154 116 17 5 2.25 1422.0 1246 16 350 687 1.12 .243 .276
Detroit Tigers 3.2 493 154 122 17 2 2.43 1426.2 1262 8 371 596 1.14 .241 .269
Cleveland Naps 3.3 506 154 125 14 2 2.29 1436.2 1260 13 357 571 1.13 .241 .266
Philadelphia Athletics 3.3 507 154 124 13 8 2.42 1400.0 1221 8 399 819 1.16 .240 .281
New York Highlanders 4.1 628 154 106 3 3 3.09 1387.1 1363 31 420 630 1.29 .263 .292
TOTALS 3.2 3956 1232 963 121 31 2.34 11324.1 9879 110 2975 5337 1.14 .240 .271
AVERAGE 495 154 120 15 4 1416 1235 14 372 667
Babe Ruth MVP Award Sam Crawford DET .318/.378/.477, 610 AB, 12 HR, 18 SB, 194 wRC+, 7.0 WAR
Cy Young Award Rube Waddell SLA 22-20, 2.07 ERA, 413.1 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, 14.3 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Gavvy Cravath BOS .276/.371/.421, 290 AB, 1 HR, 5 SB, 169 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher George Winter DET .984 PCT., 12 PO, 49 A, 2.33 RANGE
Catcher Billy Sullivan CWS .990 PCT., 584 PO, 224 A, 45.6 CS %
First Base George Stovall CLE .987 PCT., 1372 PO, 131 A, 11.72 RANGE
Second Base Jimmy Williams SLA .966 PCT., 363 PO, 489 A, 5.56 RANGE
Third Base Hobe Ferris SLA .957 PCT., 89 PO, 315 A, 2.75 RANGE
Shortstop Bobby Wallace SLA .936 PCT., 188 PO, 451 A, 4.52 RANGE
Left Field Matty McIntyre DET .960 PCT., 350 PO, 9 A, 2.32 RANGE
Center Field Joe Birmingham CLE .963 PCT., 416 PO, 6 A, 3.35 RANGE
Right Field Ed Hahn CWS .974 PCT., 218 PO, 7 A, 2.44 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Charles Bender PHA .392/.436/.490, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 0.6 WAR
Catcher Boss Schmidt DET .263/.307/.346, 0 HR, 56 RBI, 3.7 WAR
First Base Jake Stahl NYY .250/.349/.369, 4 HR, 62 RBI, 4.4 WAR
Second Base Eddie Collins PHA .333/.389/.486, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 5.6 WAR
Third Base Hobe Ferris SLA .248/.282/.330, 3 HR, 50 RBI, 3.7 WAR
Shortstop Heinie Wagner BOS .279/.321/.343, 2 HR, 55 RBI, 7.3 WAR
Left Field Topsy Hartsel PHA .305/.462/.425, 3 HR, 37 RBI, 7.3 WAR
Center Field Sam Crawford DET .318/.378/.477, 12 HR, 80 RBI, 7.0 WAR
Right Field Ty Cobb DET .322/.375/.436, 4 HR, 74 RBI, 7.7 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
T. Cobb DET .322
S. Crawford DET .318
T. Hartsel PHA .305
G. Stone SLA .287
R. Hartzell SLA .285
On-Base PCT
T. Hartsel PHA .462
S. Crawford DET .378
T. Cobb DET .375
D. Gessler BOS .375
C. Hemphill NYY .361
Slugging PCT
S. Crawford DET .477
T. Cobb DET .436
T. Hartsel PHA .425
G. Stone SLA .370
J. Stahl NYY .369
On-Base + Slugging
T. Hartsel PHA .887
S. Crawford DET .855
T. Cobb DET .811
G. Stone SLA .728
D. Gessler BOS .727
wRC+
T. Hartsel PHA 199
S. Crawford DET 194
T. Cobb DET 170
D. Gessler BOS 147
G. Stone SLA 144
WAR
N. Lajoie CLE 8.5
T. Cobb DET 7.7
H. Wagner BOS 7.3
T. Hartsel PHA 7.3
B. Wallace SLA 7.1
Runs Created / 27 outs
T. Hartsel PHA 7.9
S. Crawford DET 6.1
T. Cobb DET 5.5
D. Gessler BOS 4.9
G. Stone SLA 4.8
Isolated Power
S. Crawford DET .159
T. Hartsel PHA .120
J. Stahl NYY .119
T. Cobb DET .114
D. Murphy PHA .095
Games
T. Jones SLA 154
N. Lajoie CLE 154
G. McBride WS1 154
M. McIntyre DET 153
G. Schaefer DET 153
At-Bats
M. McIntyre DET 632
S. Crawford DET 610
G. Stone SLA 606
G. Schaefer DET 604
T. Cobb DET 599
Runs
T. Hartsel PHA 97
S. Crawford DET 89
M. McIntyre DET 88
T. Cobb DET 87
G. Stone SLA 73
Hits
S. Crawford DET 194
T. Cobb DET 193
G. Stone SLA 174
M. McIntyre DET 169
N. Lajoie CLE 161
Total Bases
S. Crawford DET 291
T. Cobb DET 261
M. McIntyre DET 226
G. Stone SLA 224
T. Hartsel PHA 206
Singles
T. Cobb DET 147
G. Stone SLA 141
S. Crawford DET 133
G. Schaefer DET 129
N. Lajoie CLE 127
Doubles
S. Crawford DET 37
E. Collins PHA 33
M. McIntyre DET 33
T. Cobb DET 28
H. Davis PHA 28
Triples
T. Cobb DET 14
G. Cravath BOS 14
T. Hartsel PHA 14
J. Stahl NYY 14
E. Collins PHA 13
Home Runs
S. Crawford DET 12
T. Cobb DET 4
D. Hoffman SLA 4
J. Stahl NYY 4
G. Stone SLA 4
Runs Batted In
S. Crawford DET 80
T. Cobb DET 74
N. Lajoie CLE 67
H. Davis PHA 66
D. Murphy PHA 62
Stolen Bases
T. Cobb DET 38
G. Moriarty NYY 37
B. Ganley WS1 34
G. Schaefer DET 34
W. Conroy NYY 32
Bases On Balls
T. Hartsel PHA 142
J. Clarke CLE 87
C. Hemphill NYY 70
F. Jones CWS 68
M. McIntyre DET 67
Intentional Walks
G. Stone SLA 18
C. Hemphill NYY 16
J. Stahl NYY 16
C. Rossman DET 15
T. Cobb DET 14
Hit-By-Pitch
J. Stahl NYY 35
D. Gessler BOS 19
B. Bradley CLE 14
N. Lajoie CLE 14
G. Davis CWS 11
Strikeouts
J. Stahl NYY 111
N. Ball NYY 94
B. Hinchman CLE 94
G. Schaefer DET 89
D. Hoffman SLA 86
Sacrifice Hits
G. Schaefer DET 63
B. Bradley CLE 55
S. Nicholls PHA 52
F. Jones CWS 48
H. Lord BOS 41
Sacrifice Flies
B. Coughlin DET 7
G. Cravath BOS 7
J. Williams SLA 6
T. Cobb DET 5
L. Criger BOS 5
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
C. Young BOS 1.55
H. Berger CLE 1.59
A. Joss CLE 1.82
H. Howell SLA 1.82
F. Smith CWS 1.89
Wins
H. Howell SLA 27
E. Walsh CWS 24
F. Smith CWS 23
R. Waddell SLA 22
E. Plank PHA 20
Losses
E. Walsh CWS 26
A. Joss CLE 20
G. Liebhardt CLE 20
R. Waddell SLA 20
J. Chesbro NYY 19
Winning PCT
G. Mullin DET .679
G. Winter BOS .630
E. Plank PHA .625
H. Howell SLA .614
J. Dygert PHA .613
Saves
C. Bender PHA 5
W. Johnson WS1 5
F. Smith CWS 4
H. Krause PHA 3
E. Cicotte BOS 2
Games Pitched
E. Walsh CWS 53
H. Howell SLA 51
R. Waddell SLA 51
F. Smith CWS 49
W. Johnson WS1 48
Games Started
H. Howell SLA 51
E. Walsh CWS 48
R. Waddell SLA 46
A. Joss CLE 42
F. Smith CWS 40
Complete Games
E. Walsh CWS 44
H. Howell SLA 39
R. Waddell SLA 38
F. Smith CWS 37
A. Joss CLE 35
Shutouts
H. Howell SLA 12
F. Smith CWS 7
C. Young BOS 7
W. Johnson WS1 6
B. Donovan DET 5
Innings Pitched
H. Howell SLA 439.1
E. Walsh CWS 434.0
R. Waddell SLA 413.1
A. Joss CLE 390.1
F. Smith CWS 375.2
Hits Allowed
E. Walsh CWS 352
H. Howell SLA 348
R. Waddell SLA 340
A. Joss CLE 315
D. White CWS 305
Home Runs Allowed
J. Lake NYY 7
J. Chesbro NYY 6
B. Hogg NYY 6
R. Manning NYY 6
C. Chech CLE 5
Walks Allowed
H. Howell SLA 111
R. Waddell SLA 106
J. Dygert PHA 105
F. Smith CWS 102
E. Walsh CWS 96
Walks per 9 IP
C. Young BOS 1.0
A. Joss CLE 1.3
B. Burns WS1 1.8
C. Bender PHA 1.9
J. Chesbro NYY 2.0
Strikeouts
R. Waddell SLA 342
E. Walsh CWS 211
J. Dygert PHA 208
T. Hughes NYY 190
E. Plank PHA 185
Strikeouts per 9 IP
R. Waddell SLA 7.4
J. Dygert PHA 6.9
T. Hughes NYY 6.0
H. Berger CLE 5.5
E. Plank PHA 5.3
K/BB
C. Young BOS 3.9
R. Waddell SLA 3.2
C. Bender PHA 2.6
E. Plank PHA 2.4
T. Hughes NYY 2.3
WHIP
C. Young BOS 0.92
A. Joss CLE 0.95
G. Winter BOS 1.00
W. Johnson WS1 1.03
E. Walsh CWS 1.03
Hits per 9 IP
G. Winter BOS 6.8
F. Smith CWS 7.0
W. Johnson WS1 7.1
H. Howell SLA 7.1
C. Young BOS 7.2
Opponents AVG
G. Winter BOS .215
F. Smith CWS .218
C. Young BOS .220
F. Burchell BOS .222
H. Howell SLA .223
Opponents OBP
C. Young BOS .247
A. Joss CLE .259
G. Winter BOS .271
E. Walsh CWS .272
F. Smith CWS .275
Opponents SLG
W. Johnson WS1 .266
G. Winter BOS .266
H. Berger CLE .274
F. Smith CWS .277
H. Howell SLA .277
Opponents OPS
C. Young BOS .525
G. Winter BOS .537
A. Joss CLE .541
W. Johnson WS1 .547
F. Smith CWS .552
BABIP
G. Winter BOS .243
E. Willett DET .246
A. Joss CLE .247
C. Young BOS .248
H. Howell SLA .249
WAR
R. Waddell SLA 14.3
E. Walsh CWS 10.0
C. Young BOS 8.8
A. Joss CLE 8.7
E. Plank PHA 7.9