On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	17	10	.630	--
Athletics	18	12	.600	0.5
Naps	15	12	.556	2.0
White Sox	14	13	.519	3.0
Browns	15	14	.517	3.0
Tigers	12	14	.462	4.5
Senators	11	16	.407	6.0
Red Sox	9	20	.310	9.0

Games

White Sox 9, Highlanders 2

Athletics 1, Naps 0

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	16	8	.667	--
Pirates	13	10	.565	2.5
Phillies	14	11	.560	2.5
Giants	14	13	.519	3.5
Doves	15	14	.517	3.5
Reds	13	13	.500	4.0
Cardinals	11	19	.367	8.0
Superbas	10	18	.357	8.0

Games

Doves 11, Cubs 3

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Claude Ritchey	3
1	Fred Tenney	3
4	Ginger Beaumont	2
4	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fielder Jones	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Red Dooin	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	1
1	Art Devlin	1
1	Willie Keeler	1
1	Dan McGann	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Burns	1.33
2	Rube Vickers	1.29
3	Lew Moren	0.67
4	Patsy Flaherty	0.60
5	Ed Siever	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	9
2	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	Bill Burns	4
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	Lew Moren	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Dooin	.346
1	Claude Rossman	.346
3	Amby McConnell	.338
4	Ty Cobb	.333
4	Tommy Leach	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Harry Niles	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Wid Conroy	19
3	John Anderson	18
3	Jake Stahl	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	12
2	Miller Huggins	11
3	Hal Chase	10
3	Johnny Evers	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.29
2	Howie Camnitz	1.33
3	Tom Hughes	1.59
4	Rube Manning	1.69
5	Addie Joss	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	9
2	George McQuillan	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Rube Vickers	6
3	Ed Walsh	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	47
2	Rube Vickers	43
3	Jimmy Dygert	42
4	Ed Walsh	39
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	9 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Lord	.436
2	Ty Cobb	.375
3	Harry Niles	.372
4	Neal Ball	.368
5	George Stone	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	Joe Delahanty	1
2	Mike Donlin	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	John Anderson	8
3	Kitty Bransfield	8
3	John Ganzel	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	6
2	Mike Mitchell	5
2	Harry Niles	5
2	Germany Schaefer	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.44
2	Howie Camnitz	0.69
3	Jimmy Dygert	0.95
4	Harry Howell	0.96
5	4 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Rube Manning	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	21
2	Bugs Raymond	20
3	Addie Joss	17
4	Lew Moren	16
5	Ed Walsh	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	George McQuillan	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	George Stone	.346
4	Sam Crawford	.322
5	Ginger Beaumont	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	134
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Claude Rossman	90
4	Harry Davis	85
5	Honus Wagner	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Sherry Magee	47
4	Johnny Evers	46
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.90
2	Orval Overall	2.39
3	Carl Lundgren	2.45
4	Ed Reulbach	2.47
5	Chief Bender	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc White	28
2	Addie Joss	27
3	Bill Donovan	26
3	Ed Walsh	26
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	245
2	Ed Walsh	214
3	Jimmy Dygert	182
3	Christy Mathewson	182
5	Eddie Plank	180

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