On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 17 10 .630 --
Athletics 18 13 .581 1.0
Naps 16 12 .571 1.5
White Sox 14 13 .519 3.0
Browns 15 15 .500 3.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 4.0
Senators 11 17 .393 6.5
Red Sox 10 20 .333 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 8 .680 --
Pirates 13 11 .542 3.5
Phillies 14 12 .538 3.5
Giants 14 13 .519 4.0
Reds 14 13 .519 4.0
Doves 15 15 .500 4.5
Superbas 11 18 .379 8.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 John Hummel 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Joe Tinker 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Tinker 3
2 John Hummel 2
2 Matty McIntyre 2
2 Mike Mitchell 2
2 Frank Schulte 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 2
2 George Browne 1
2 Nig Clarke 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Summers 0.67
2 Jimmy Dygert 0.60
3 Billy Campbell 0.50
3 Charlie Chech 0.50
3 Bill Grahame 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Ralph Glaze 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Campbell 4
1 Casey Patten 4
1 Lew Richie 4
4 Howie Camnitz 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Harry McIntire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .349
2 Claude Rossman .343
3 Red Dooin .333
4 Hal Chase .330
5 Tommy Leach .329

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 Miller Huggins 12
1 Red Murray 12
3 Germany Schaefer 11
4 Hal Chase 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.22
2 Tom Hughes 1.59
3 Rube Manning 1.69
4 Addie Joss 1.73
5 Chick Fraser 1.78

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 Jimmy Dygert 45
3 Rube Vickers 43
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 11 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Lord .429
2 Ty Cobb .409
3 Harry Niles .372
4 Neal Ball .368
5 Ed Konetchy .362

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 Mike Mitchell 9
4 John Anderson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 6
1 Germany Schaefer 6
3 Miller Huggins 5
3 Mike Mitchell 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.44
2 Harry Howell 0.96
3 Mordecai Brown 1.00
3 Tom Hughes 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 5 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 Ed Killian 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 George McQuillan 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .360
2 Honus Wagner .352
3 George Stone .343
4 Sam Crawford .320
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 132
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Claude Rossman 90
4 Harry Davis 85
5 Honus Wagner 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Johnny Evers 46
4 Sherry Magee 45
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.87
2 Orval Overall 2.23
3 Chief Bender 2.39
4 Carl Lundgren 2.45
5 Ed Reulbach 2.46

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 185
4 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