Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh tops the Detroit Tigers, 6 – 1, for his 40th victory and forces the American League pennant race to the final day. Detroit’s 24-game winner Ed Summers takes the loss. Walsh leads the league in games pitched (66), innings (464), strikeouts (269), complete games (42), saves (six), shutouts (11) and winning percentage (.727). His ERA is 1.42.

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On October 5, 1908 — Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh tops the Detroit Tigers, 6 – 1, for his 40th victory and forces the American League pennant race to the final day.

Detroit’s 24-game winner Ed Summers takes the loss. Walsh leads the league in games pitched (66), innings (464), strikeouts (269), complete games (42), saves (six), shutouts (11) and winning percentage (.727). His ERA is 1.42.

‘Big Ed,’ a right-hander from Meriden, Connecticut, finishes his 14-year Hall of Fame tenure with a 195-126 record and sets the all-time career ERA mark with an earned run average of 1.82.