On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	18	12	.600	--
Naps	18	13	.581	0.5
Tigers	16	14	.533	2.0
Athletics	18	16	.529	2.0
White Sox	15	15	.500	3.0
Browns	16	17	.485	3.5
Red Sox	13	20	.394	6.5
Senators	12	19	.387	6.5

Games

Red Sox 16, White Sox 5

Browns 5, Highlanders 3

Tigers 1, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	10	.655	--
Pirates	15	12	.556	3.0
Reds	16	14	.533	3.5
Phillies	16	14	.533	3.5
Giants	16	16	.500	4.5
Doves	15	18	.455	6.0
Superbas	13	19	.406	7.5
Cardinals	14	21	.400	8.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Reds 4, Superbas 2

Pirates 8, Doves 1

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neal Ball	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Amby McConnell	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Hummel	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Fred Tenney	1
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Denny Sullivan	4
2	Bob Unglaub	3
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	John Ganzel	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	2
1	Neal Ball	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.67
2	Nap Rucker	1.00
3	Art Fromme	0.86
4	Charlie Smith	0.62
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	12
2	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Art Fromme	6
3	Bill Hogg	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Campbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.328
2	Amby McConnell	.326
3	Hal Chase	.325
4	Claude Rossman	.322
5	John Ganzel	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Cy Seymour	21
2	Jake Stahl	21
4	Wid Conroy	20
4	John Ganzel	20

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	Tom Hughes	1.80
3	Addie Joss	1.82
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	13 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Lord	.439
2	Neal Ball	.417
3	Bob Unglaub	.390
4	Joe Delahanty	.383
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Harry Davis	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Ganzel	9
1	Cy Seymour	9
3	Johnny Bates	8
3	Mike Donlin	8
3	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Turner	6
2	Hal Chase	5
2	Eddie Grant	5
2	Harry Niles	5
2	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	Bugs Raymond	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Bob Ewing	3
1	Addie Joss	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	26
2	Lew Moren	20
3	Bill Burns	16
3	Rube Manning	16
3	Nap Rucker	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	Ed Killian	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.347
3	John Ganzel	.324
4	Mike Donlin	.322
5	Johnny Bates	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Doc Crandall	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Cy Seymour	15
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	John Ganzel	13
3	Sherry Magee	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	11
2	Germany Schaefer	9
3	Hal Chase	8
4	Johnny Evers	7
4	Miller Huggins	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	Jimmy Dygert	1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	38
2	Jimmy Dygert	33
3	Lew Moren	31
3	Bugs Raymond	31
5	Ed Walsh	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.354
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	George Stone	.343
4	Ginger Beaumont	.317
5	Sam Crawford	.315

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	84

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	2.00
3	Chief Bender	2.39
4	Carl Lundgren	2.55
5	Ed Walsh	2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	240
2	Ed Walsh	216
3	Jimmy Dygert	186
4	Eddie Plank	183
5	Christy Mathewson	182

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