On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	18	13	.581	--
Naps	18	14	.563	0.5
Athletics	19	16	.543	1.0
Tigers	16	15	.516	2.0
Browns	17	17	.500	2.5
White Sox	15	16	.484	3.0
Red Sox	14	20	.412	5.5
Senators	13	19	.406	5.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Browns 7, Highlanders 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

Senators 3, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	11	.633	--
Reds	17	14	.548	2.5
Pirates	15	13	.536	3.0
Phillies	16	14	.533	3.0
Giants	17	16	.515	3.5
Doves	16	18	.471	5.0
Cardinals	14	21	.400	7.5
Superbas	13	20	.394	7.5

Games

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Reds 8, Superbas 2

Doves 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Leach	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	George Mullin	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
5	15 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	George Stovall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Williams	2
1	George Winter	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Neal Ball	1
3	31 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
3	Frank Chance	1
3	Jack Coombs	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	2.00
2	Jack Chesbro	0.71
3	Jack Pfiester	0.62
4	Hooks Wiltse	0.50
5	George Winter	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	12
2	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Jack Pfiester	5
4	George Winter	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amby McConnell	.333
2	Claude Rossman	.331
3	Tommy Leach	.320
4	Ty Cobb	.317
5	Hal Chase	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Jake Stahl	22
3	Cy Seymour	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	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
2	Addie Joss	1.82
3	Howie Camnitz	1.82
4	Tom Hughes	1.83
5	Heinie Berger	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	9
2	George McQuillan	8
3	Ed Walsh	7
4	Howie Camnitz	6
4	4 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	Neal Ball	.472
2	Harry Lord	.410
3	Claude Rossman	.395
4	Bob Unglaub	.375
5	Joe Delahanty	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Harry Davis	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Ganzel	9
1	Rudy Hulswitt	9
1	Jimmy Williams	9
4	Miller Huggins	8
5	10 tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	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	Andy Coakley	1.00
2	Cy Morgan	1.00
4	Cecil Ferguson	1.16
5	Harry McIntire	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Bob Ewing	3
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	26
2	Tom Hughes	23
3	Lew Moren	20
4	Bill Burns	16
4	3 others tied	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	.348
2	Ty Cobb	.329
3	John Ganzel	.324
4	John Titus	.318
5	Cy Seymour	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Doc Crandall	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	10
2	Germany Schaefer	9
3	Neal Ball	8
3	Hal Chase	8
3	Johnny Evers	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Moren	1.43
2	Doc White	1.50
3	Jimmy Dygert	1.60
4	Mordecai Brown	1.65
5	Tom Hughes	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	6
1	George McQuillan	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Bob Ewing	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	38
2	Jimmy Dygert	33
3	Lew Moren	31
4	Tom Hughes	30
5	Bugs Raymond	28

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	.352
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	George Stone	.343
4	Ginger Beaumont	.318
5	Sam Crawford	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
1	Harry Lumley	10
3	Harry Davis	8
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	131
2	Claude Rossman	90
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Harry Davis	87
5	Honus Wagner	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Johnny Evers	47
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	2.51
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