A.L.

Detroit
90-63
.5
436,199

1908 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Chicago
99-55
1
665,325

CHRISTY MATHEWSON
Matty

* Clean-cut college grad & role model
* 1908: 11 shutouts in 37-9 season
* Wins 20+ games 12 consecutive seasons
* Four-time 30 game winner
* NL ERA leader, 5 times-- 1.14 in 1909
* Leads league in strikeouts 5 times
* Finishes with 373 career victories
* Pitches no-hitters in 1901 and 1905
* 3 shutout victories in 1905 World Series
* Charter member, Baseball Hall of Fame

In the year of Merkle's boner, NL race goes
down to final day and Giant loss to Cubs
AL race also settled on final day-- Tigers
not fooled by White Sox starter, and win 7-0
Honus tops Ty, and everyone else, in batting,
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