On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	18	11	.621	--
Naps	18	12	.600	0.5
Athletics	18	15	.545	2.0
White Sox	15	14	.517	3.0
Tigers	15	14	.517	3.0
Browns	15	17	.469	4.5
Red Sox	12	20	.375	7.5
Senators	11	19	.367	7.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

White Sox 9, Highlanders 3

Naps 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	9	.679	--
Phillies	16	13	.552	3.5
Pirates	14	12	.538	4.0
Reds	15	14	.517	4.5
Giants	15	16	.484	5.5
Doves	15	17	.469	6.0
Superbas	13	18	.419	7.5
Cardinals	13	21	.382	9.0

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 7

Pirates 3, Doves 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
3	Frank Bowerman	2
3	Bill Bradley	2
3	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
1	Lee Tannehill	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Neal Ball	1
1	Harry Bemis	1
1	Walter Blair	1
1	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Burns	2.33
2	Lew Moren	1.29
3	Cy Young	0.78
4	Fred Beebe	0.71
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	Ed Siever	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Moren	9
2	Bill Burns	7
2	Cy Young	7
4	Mordecai Brown	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.336
2	Claude Rossman	.330
3	Hal Chase	.330
4	Tommy Leach	.312
5	2 tied	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Harry Niles	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Wid Conroy	20
2	Jake Stahl	20
4	Cy Seymour	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
2	Addie Joss	1.73
3	Tom Hughes	1.80
4	Howie Camnitz	1.82
5	Charlie Chech	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	9
2	George McQuillan	8
3	Ed Walsh	7
4	Howie Camnitz	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	49
2	Christy Mathewson	47
3	Jimmy Dygert	46
4	Bugs Raymond	42
4	Ed Walsh	42

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	Harry Lord	.405
2	Ed Konetchy	.391
3	Claude Rossman	.390
4	Harry Niles	.366
5	Miller Huggins	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Harry Davis	1
2	Joe Delahanty	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bates	8
1	Mike Donlin	8
1	Rudy Hulswitt	8
1	Sherry Magee	8
1	Simon Nicholls	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	6
1	Terry Turner	6
3	Hal Chase	5
3	Eddie Grant	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.00
2	Cy Morgan	1.00
3	Bob Ewing	1.33
4	Tom Hughes	1.33
4	Addie Joss	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Bob Ewing	3
1	Addie Joss	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	26
2	Lew Moren	20
3	Bugs Raymond	18
4	Bill Burns	16
4	Rube Manning	16

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.351
2	George Stone	.329
3	Mike Donlin	.322
4	Claude Rossman	.321
5	John Titus	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Harry Niles	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	John Anderson	14
2	Sam Crawford	14
2	Jake Stahl	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	11
2	Hal Chase	9
2	Germany Schaefer	9
4	Johnny Evers	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Moren	1.43
2	Heinie Berger	1.44
3	Doc White	1.50
4	Tom Hughes	1.59
5	Andy Coakley	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	6
1	George McQuillan	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	Rube Vickers	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	38
2	Jimmy Dygert	34
3	Ed Walsh	32
4	Lew Moren	31
4	Bugs Raymond	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	Ed Killian	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	George Stone	.340
4	Ginger Beaumont	.317
5	Sam Crawford	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
1	Harry Lumley	10
3	Harry Davis	8
4	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	86
5	Honus Wagner	83

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	1.95
2	Orval Overall	2.23
3	Chief Bender	2.39
4	Ed Reulbach	2.52
5	Carl Lundgren	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	240
2	Ed Walsh	217
3	Jimmy Dygert	186
4	Christy Mathewson	182
5	Eddie Plank	178

Saves

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