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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1908
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1908
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
New York Giants 102 52 .662 - 691 415
Pittsburgh Pirates 94 60 .610 8 525 433
Chicago Cubs 87 67 .565 15 560 434
Philadelphia Phillies 87 67 .565 15 504 474
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 .481 28 436 504
Boston Doves 66 88 .429 36 445 542
Brooklyn Superbas 53 101 .344 49 396 565
St. Louis Cardinals 53 101 .344 49 399 589
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
New York Giants 4.5 691 154 4971 1334 195 63 22 565 334 145 .268 .349 .346 .695
Chicago Cubs 3.6 560 154 4956 1238 187 47 18 446 452 209 .250 .315 .317 .632
Pittsburgh Pirates 3.4 525 154 5063 1197 177 92 30 503 500 190 .236 .309 .325 .634
Philadelphia Phillies 3.3 504 154 5090 1231 175 72 9 376 478 183 .242 .298 .310 .608
Boston Doves 2.9 445 154 4978 1131 145 52 22 422 470 129 .227 .291 .290 .582
Cincinnati Reds 2.8 436 154 5047 1076 112 63 11 412 532 188 .213 .278 .267 .545
St. Louis Cardinals 2.6 399 154 5000 1037 126 63 22 344 626 167 .207 .262 .271 .533
Brooklyn Superbas 2.6 396 154 5077 1048 136 50 29 342 614 177 .206 .259 .270 .529
TOTALS 3.2 3956 1232 40182 9292 1253 502 163 3410 4006 1388 .231 .295 .300 .595
AVERAGE 495 154 5023 1162 157 63 20 426 501 174
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
New York Giants 2.7 415 154 125 29 5 2.18 1390.1 1122 31 299 632 1.02 .224 .249
Pittsburgh Pirates 2.8 433 154 117 15 8 2.11 1426.2 1124 13 377 453 1.05 .222 .240
Chicago Cubs 2.8 434 154 135 19 3 2.20 1384.0 1064 11 417 572 1.07 .217 .242
Philadelphia Phillies 3.1 474 154 113 30 5 2.49 1421.2 1161 13 419 501 1.11 .230 .251
Cincinnati Reds 3.3 504 154 101 21 8 2.44 1428.2 1232 15 432 449 1.16 .242 .260
Boston Doves 3.5 542 154 106 11 5 2.71 1389.2 1166 23 454 420 1.17 .235 .251
Brooklyn Superbas 3.7 565 154 112 12 3 2.78 1410.0 1209 32 553 466 1.25 .240 .257
St. Louis Cardinals 3.8 589 154 101 11 5 2.67 1387.0 1214 25 459 513 1.21 .239 .261
TOTALS 3.2 3956 1232 910 148 42 2.45 11238.0 9292 163 3410 4006 1.13 .231 .251
AVERAGE 495 154 114 19 5 1405 1162 20 426 501
Babe Ruth MVP Award Honus Wagner PIT .321/.408/.497, 561 AB, 10 HR, 59 SB, 195 wRC+, 14.6 WAR
Cy Young Award Christy Mathewson NY1 30-11, 1.66 ERA, 406.1 IP, 0.83 WHIP, 4.8 K/9, 12.4 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Doc Crandall NY1 14-7, 2.04 ERA, 193.2 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 3.4 K/9, 1.9 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher Bob Spade CIN .981 PCT., 12 PO, 39 A, 2.03 RANGE
Catcher Admiral Schlei CIN .998 PCT., 285 PO, 128 A, 46.9 CS %
First Base John Ganzel CIN .989 PCT., 1238 PO, 104 A, 11.02 RANGE
Second Base Ed Abbaticchio PIT .975 PCT., 332 PO, 433 A, 5.28 RANGE
Third Base Bobby Byrne STL .939 PCT., 79 PO, 275 A, 2.92 RANGE
Shortstop Joe Tinker CHC .944 PCT., 164 PO, 474 A, 4.18 RANGE
Left Field Fred Clarke PIT .977 PCT., 368 PO, 6 A, 2.41 RANGE
Center Field Billy Maloney BRO .967 PCT., 345 PO, 12 A, 3.63 RANGE
Right Field Mike Mitchell CIN .955 PCT., 330 PO, 8 A, 2.68 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Vive Lindaman BSN .304/.345/.380, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 1.1 WAR
Catcher Roger Bresnahan NY1 .252/.391/.334, 1 HR, 55 RBI, 8.3 WAR
First Base Tim Jordan BRO .260/.348/.363, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 2.6 WAR
Second Base Johnny Evers CHC .301/.396/.375, 0 HR, 43 RBI, 8.9 WAR
Third Base Tommy Leach PIT .258/.311/.390, 7 HR, 47 RBI, 5.6 WAR
Shortstop Honus Wagner PIT .321/.408/.497, 10 HR, 94 RBI, 14.6 WAR
Left Field Sherry Magee PHI .270/.354/.400, 4 HR, 65 RBI, 5.8 WAR
Center Field Red Murray STL .248/.294/.371, 10 HR, 54 RBI, 5.4 WAR
Right Field Mike Donlin NY1 .328/.370/.480, 7 HR, 124 RBI, 9.6 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
M. Donlin NY1 .328
H. Wagner PIT .321
A. Bridwell NY1 .315
J. Kling CHC .303
J. Evers CHC .301
On-Base PCT
H. Wagner PIT .408
A. Bridwell NY1 .401
J. Evers CHC .396
R. Bresnahan NY1 .391
M. Donlin NY1 .370
Slugging PCT
H. Wagner PIT .497
M. Donlin NY1 .480
J. Kling CHC .405
S. Magee PHI .400
T. Leach PIT .390
On-Base + Slugging
H. Wagner PIT .905
M. Donlin NY1 .851
A. Bridwell NY1 .778
J. Evers CHC .771
J. Kling CHC .755
wRC+
H. Wagner PIT 195
M. Donlin NY1 186
J. Evers CHC 164
J. Kling CHC 153
R. Bresnahan NY1 152
WAR
H. Wagner PIT 14.6
M. Donlin NY1 9.6
J. Evers CHC 8.9
J. Tinker CHC 8.8
R. Bresnahan NY1 8.3
Runs Created / 27 outs
H. Wagner PIT 7.5
M. Donlin NY1 6.7
J. Evers CHC 5.7
A. Bridwell NY1 5.6
R. Bresnahan NY1 5.2
Isolated Power
H. Wagner PIT .176
M. Donlin NY1 .153
T. Leach PIT .132
H. Lumley BRO .130
S. Magee PHI .130
Games
A. Devlin NY1 154
M. Donlin NY1 154
J. Hummel BRO 154
E. Konetchy STL 154
H. Lobert CIN 154
At-Bats
M. Donlin NY1 635
R. Murray STL 617
H. Lobert CIN 611
E. Grant PHI 609
J. Hummel BRO 603
Runs
M. Donlin NY1 99
F. Tenney NY1 96
H. Wagner PIT 92
R. Bresnahan NY1 83
F. Clarke PIT 79
Hits
M. Donlin NY1 208
H. Wagner PIT 180
E. Grant PHI 158
R. Murray STL 153
A. Bridwell NY1 152
Total Bases
M. Donlin NY1 305
H. Wagner PIT 279
T. Leach PIT 230
R. Murray STL 229
S. Magee PHI 219
Singles
M. Donlin NY1 149
E. Grant PHI 136
A. Bridwell NY1 129
H. Lobert CIN 121
F. Tenney NY1 120
Doubles
H. Wagner PIT 35
T. Leach PIT 31
S. Magee PHI 31
J. Kling CHC 29
M. Donlin NY1 28
Triples
M. Donlin NY1 24
F. Clarke PIT 17
H. Wagner PIT 17
R. Murray STL 16
E. Konetchy STL 15
Home Runs
R. Murray STL 10
H. Wagner PIT 10
T. Jordan BRO 9
H. Lumley BRO 8
M. Donlin NY1 7
Runs Batted In
M. Donlin NY1 124
H. Wagner PIT 94
E. Konetchy STL 84
J. Kling CHC 72
A. Bridwell NY1 70
Stolen Bases
H. Wagner PIT 59
H. Lobert CIN 48
R. Murray STL 40
J. Evers CHC 38
K. Bransfield PHI 31
Bases On Balls
R. Bresnahan NY1 107
F. Clarke PIT 84
M. Huggins CIN 81
F. Tenney NY1 81
H. Wagner PIT 76
Intentional Walks
H. Wagner PIT 20
A. Bridwell NY1 19
G. Gibson PIT 17
S. Magee PHI 17
F. Chance CHC 12
Hit-By-Pitch
A. Devlin NY1 14
J. Kane CIN 12
D. McGann BSN 12
O. Knabe PHI 11
H. Steinfeldt CHC 11
Strikeouts
T. Jordan BRO 82
A. Shaw STL 75
B. Maloney BRO 73
C. Wilson PIT 72
M. Mitchell CIN 66
Sacrifice Hits
C. Seymour NY1 76
O. Knabe PHI 66
T. Leach PIT 47
J. Sheckard CHC 41
J. Kane CIN 39
Sacrifice Flies
E. Abbaticchio PIT 9
J. Delahanty STL 8
D. Howard CHC 8
K. Bransfield PHI 7
R. Bresnahan NY1 7
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
C. Mathewson NY1 1.66
L. Leifield PIT 1.70
J. Pfiester CHC 1.78
E. Reulbach CHC 1.82
V. Willis PIT 1.82
Wins
C. Mathewson NY1 30
G. McQuillan PHI 30
V. Willis PIT 23
H. Wiltse NY1 23
M. Brown CHC 22
Losses
H. McIntire BRO 26
K. Wilhelm BRO 26
B. Raymond STL 25
G. McQuillan PHI 22
G. Ferguson BSN 20
Winning PCT
C. Mathewson NY1 .732
M. Brown CHC .667
D. Crandall NY1 .667
L. Leifield PIT .650
S. Leever PIT .636
Saves
B. Ewing CIN 5
C. Mathewson NY1 3
C. Brandom PIT 2
H. Camnitz PIT 2
B. Campbell CIN 2
Games Pitched
G. McQuillan PHI 54
C. Mathewson NY1 51
N. Rucker BRO 49
B. Ewing CIN 47
H. McIntire BRO 46
Games Started
G. McQuillan PHI 53
C. Mathewson NY1 45
V. Willis PIT 42
H. Wiltse NY1 38
A. Coakley CIN 37
Complete Games
G. McQuillan PHI 40
C. Mathewson NY1 36
N. Rucker BRO 34
V. Willis PIT 34
H. Wiltse NY1 31
Shutouts
C. Mathewson NY1 13
G. McQuillan PHI 9
A. Coakley CIN 8
N. Rucker BRO 6
B. Ewing CIN 5
Innings Pitched
G. McQuillan PHI 465.1
C. Mathewson NY1 406.1
V. Willis PIT 384.2
H. McIntire BRO 346.0
N. Rucker BRO 342.0
Hits Allowed
G. McQuillan PHI 355
H. McIntire BRO 306
V. Willis PIT 294
C. Mathewson NY1 293
K. Wilhelm BRO 279
Home Runs Allowed
J. Lush STL 10
J. McGinnity NY1 9
K. Wilhelm BRO 8
B. Campbell CIN 7
H. McIntire BRO 7
Walks Allowed
H. McIntire BRO 144
N. Rucker BRO 142
G. McQuillan PHI 125
B. Raymond STL 109
G. Ferguson BSN 103
Walks per 9 IP
C. Mathewson NY1 1.0
T. Sparks PHI 1.5
V. Willis PIT 1.7
M. Brown CHC 1.8
S. Leever PIT 2.0
Strikeouts
C. Mathewson NY1 217
N. Rucker BRO 184
G. McQuillan PHI 151
O. Overall CHC 136
B. Raymond STL 136
Strikeouts per 9 IP
N. Rucker BRO 4.8
O. Overall CHC 4.8
C. Mathewson NY1 4.8
C. Fraser CHC 4.1
B. Raymond STL 3.9
K/BB
C. Mathewson NY1 4.9
T. Sparks PHI 2.0
O. Overall CHC 1.9
M. Brown CHC 1.8
V. Willis PIT 1.7
WHIP
C. Mathewson NY1 0.83
V. Willis PIT 0.95
S. Leever PIT 0.97
E. Reulbach CHC 1.01
H. Wiltse NY1 1.01
Hits per 9 IP
E. Reulbach CHC 6.4
C. Mathewson NY1 6.5
G. Dorner BSN 6.6
A. Coakley CIN 6.6
S. Leever PIT 6.7
Opponents AVG
C. Mathewson NY1 .204
E. Reulbach CHC .208
H. Camnitz PIT .210
H. Wiltse NY1 .210
A. Coakley CIN .210
Opponents OBP
C. Mathewson NY1 .230
V. Willis PIT .257
H. Wiltse NY1 .268
M. Brown CHC .269
S. Leever PIT .270
Opponents SLG
C. Mathewson NY1 .262
J. Pfiester CHC .263
A. Coakley CIN .263
S. Leever PIT .266
E. Reulbach CHC .270
Opponents OPS
C. Mathewson NY1 .492
V. Willis PIT .532
S. Leever PIT .536
A. Coakley CIN .539
H. Wiltse NY1 .539
BABIP
S. Leever PIT .223
G. Dorner BSN .226
E. Reulbach CHC .229
A. Coakley CIN .230
H. Wiltse NY1 .231
WAR
C. Mathewson NY1 12.4
V. Willis PIT 7.1
G. McQuillan PHI 6.1
O. Overall CHC 4.9
T. Sparks PHI 4.9