On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 16 8 .667 --
Athletics 16 10 .615 1.0
Naps 13 10 .565 2.5
White Sox 12 12 .500 4.0
Browns 13 13 .500 4.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 4.5
Senators 9 15 .375 7.0
Red Sox 8 18 .308 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 7 .667 --
Phillies 13 9 .591 1.5
Pirates 12 9 .571 2.0
Giants 13 10 .565 2.0
Doves 13 12 .520 3.0
Reds 10 12 .455 4.5
Superbas 9 17 .346 7.5
Cardinals 9 17 .346 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Doolin 3
1 Eddie Grant 3
1 Charley O'Leary 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Doolin 3
2 Nig Clarke 2
2 Patsy Dougherty 2
2 Joe Lake 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Grant 3
2 Harry Niles 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Neal Ball 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Dygert 1.50
2 Doc White 1.17
3 Addie Joss 1.00
4 Lew Moren 0.88
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Jimmy Dygert 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Dygert 9
2 Lew Moren 7
2 Doc White 7
4 Red Ames 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Amby McConnell .356
3 Red Dooin .353
4 Claude Rossman .352
5 Tommy Leach .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
4 Whitey Alpermann 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 27
2 Jake Stahl 16
3 John Anderson 15
3 Wid Conroy 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 12
2 Miller Huggins 11
3 Johnny Evers 9
3 Charlie Hemphill 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Camnitz 1.56
2 Addie Joss 1.58
3 Gus Dorner 1.64
4 Tom Hughes 1.71
5 Chick Fraser 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 8
2 George McQuillan 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 45
2 Jimmy Dygert 42
3 Ed Walsh 35
4 Addie Joss 32
5 Rube Waddell 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Roy Beecher 1
2 7 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Claude Rossman .405
3 George Stone .395
4 Ollie Pickering .389
5 Miller Huggins .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Willie Keeler 1
1 Phil Lewis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Sam Crawford 8
2 Ollie Pickering 8
4 Kitty Bransfield 7
4 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 7
2 Miller Huggins 5
2 Mike Mitchell 5
2 Harry Niles 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Moren 0.00
2 Bob Ewing 0.44
3 Jimmy Dygert 0.67
4 Rube Manning 0.72
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 George McQuillan 4
3 Gus Dorner 3
3 Bob Ewing 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 20
2 Jimmy Dygert 19
3 Fred Burchell 17
4 Fred Beebe 14
4 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Beecher 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 George Stone .344
4 Sam Crawford .324
5 Elmer Flick .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 139
2 Claude Rossman 90
3 Sam Crawford 88
4 Honus Wagner 84
5 Harry Davis 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sherry Magee 48
4 Johnny Evers 47
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.98
2 Ed Reulbach 2.21
3 Orval Overall 2.34
4 Carl Lundgren 2.39
5 Chief Bender 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 28
2 Doc White 27
3 Bill Donovan 26
4 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 251
2 Ed Walsh 217
3 Christy Mathewson 195
4 Jimmy Dygert 184
4 Eddie Plank 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3