On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 18 10 .643 --
Naps 17 12 .586 1.5
Athletics 18 14 .563 2.0
White Sox 14 14 .500 4.0
Tigers 14 14 .500 4.0
Browns 15 16 .484 4.5
Senators 11 18 .379 7.5
Red Sox 11 20 .355 8.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 9 .667 --
Phillies 15 13 .536 3.5
Pirates 13 12 .520 4.0
Reds 15 14 .517 4.0
Giants 15 15 .500 4.5
Doves 15 16 .484 5.0
Superbas 13 18 .419 7.0
Cardinals 13 20 .394 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Shad Barry 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Frank Chance 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Otto Knabe 1
1 Billy Maloney 1
1 Spike Shannon 1
1 Jimmy Slagle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bugs Raymond 1.25
2 George McQuillan 0.75
3 Harry McIntire 0.57
4 Chick Fraser 0.39
5 Andy Coakley 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Dummy Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chick Fraser 7
2 George McQuillan 6
3 Bugs Raymond 5
4 Harry McIntire 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .345
2 Claude Rossman .339
3 Hal Chase .333
4 Red Dooin .329
5 John Titus .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Harry Niles 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 28
2 Wid Conroy 19
2 Jake Stahl 19
4 John Anderson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 13
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Miller Huggins 12
4 Charlie Hemphill 11
4 Germany Schaefer 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.22
2 Rube Manning 1.69
3 Addie Joss 1.73
4 Howie Camnitz 1.80
4 Tom Hughes 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 9
2 George McQuillan 8
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Rube Vickers 6
3 Ed Walsh 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 47
2 Jimmy Dygert 46
3 Rube Vickers 43
4 Bugs Raymond 42
5 Ed Walsh 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 12 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .415
2 Harry Lord .410
3 Ed Konetchy .392
4 Claude Rossman .391
5 Bob Unglaub .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Joe Delahanty 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 9
1 Sam Crawford 9
3 John Ganzel 8
3 Rudy Hulswitt 8
3 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 7
2 Terry Turner 6
3 Hal Chase 5
3 Germany Schaefer 5
3 John Titus 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.92
2 Mordecai Brown 1.00
2 Doc White 1.00
2 Cy Morgan 1.00
5 Charlie Chech 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Addie Joss 3
2 Ed Killian 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Vickers 20
2 Bugs Raymond 18
3 Jimmy Dygert 15
3 Chick Fraser 15
5 Billy Campbell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Jimmy Dygert 1
2 Ed Killian 1
2 Harry McIntire 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .358
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 George Stone .342
4 Sam Crawford .319
5 Ginger Beaumont .318

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 131
2 Claude Rossman 89
3 Sam Crawford 88
4 Harry Davis 85
5 Honus Wagner 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Johnny Evers 46
4 Sherry Magee 43
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.87
2 Orval Overall 2.23
3 Chief Bender 2.39
4 Ed Reulbach 2.46
5 Carl Lundgren 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc White 28
2 Addie Joss 27
3 Ed Walsh 26
4 Bill Donovan 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 245
2 Ed Walsh 214
3 Jimmy Dygert 186
4 Christy Mathewson 182
5 Eddie Plank 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3