On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 9 6 .600 --
Highlanders 9 6 .600 0.0
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.0
Browns 9 7 .563 0.5
White Sox 8 8 .500 1.5
Red Sox 7 9 .438 2.5
Senators 6 10 .375 3.5
Tigers 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 3 .786 --
Pirates 8 4 .667 2.0
Giants 8 7 .533 3.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 3.5
Doves 8 8 .500 4.0
Superbas 7 9 .438 5.0
Reds 5 7 .417 5.0
Cardinals 3 13 .188 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Evers 3
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Josh Clarke 2
2 George Gibson 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 John Anderson 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Johnny Evers 2
3 Bobby Byrne 1
3 George Davis 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 1.50
2 Mordecai Brown 0.67
3 Fred Beebe 0.57
4 Vic Willis 0.25
5 Bob Rhoads 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Fred Beebe 4
2 Mordecai Brown 4
4 Bob Rhoads 2
4 Vic Willis 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Dooin .395
2 Tommy Leach .370
3 Germany Schaefer .353
4 George Stovall .350
5 Tim Jordan .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 2
2 Whitey Alpermann 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Jake Stahl 15
3 Wid Conroy 13
4 John Anderson 10
4 Jimmy Collins 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 7
1 Johnny Evers 7
1 Miller Huggins 7
1 Jake Stahl 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.75
2 Lefty Leifield 0.77
3 Christy Mathewson 1.06
4 Chick Fraser 1.35
5 Cy Falkenberg 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 George McQuillan 4
2 Orval Overall 4
2 Cy Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 36
2 Jimmy Dygert 31
3 Ed Walsh 24
4 Cy Morgan 23
5 Cy Young 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Honus Wagner .341
3 George Stone .340
4 Sam Crawford .318
5 Ginger Beaumont .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Red Murray 8
4 Harry Davis 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 134
2 Claude Rossman 86
3 Sherry Magee 82
4 Sam Crawford 81
4 Harry Davis 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 55
3 Johnny Evers 48
3 Sherry Magee 48
5 Tommy Leach 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 2.06
2 Orval Overall 2.12
3 Carl Lundgren 2.13
4 Ed Reulbach 2.21
5 Christy Mathewson 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 28
1 Doc White 28
3 Bill Donovan 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 244
2 Ed Walsh 218
3 Christy Mathewson 194
4 Eddie Plank 186
5 Jimmy Dygert 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Harry Howell 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
5 5 tied 3