On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	19	15	.559	--
Highlanders	19	15	.559	0.0
Naps	19	17	.528	1.0
Athletics	20	18	.526	1.0
Browns	20	18	.526	1.0
White Sox	16	18	.471	3.0
Senators	17	20	.459	3.5
Red Sox	15	24	.385	6.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 0

Senators 7, Red Sox 4

Browns 5, Naps 3

Naps 6, Browns 4

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

Tigers 9, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	12	.647	--
Phillies	17	14	.548	3.5
Giants	19	16	.543	3.5
Pirates	17	15	.531	4.0
Reds	18	16	.529	4.0
Doves	17	19	.472	6.0
Cardinals	15	24	.385	9.5
Superbas	13	22	.371	9.5

Games

Giants 5, Superbas 0

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Reds 1

Cubs 10, Cardinals 2

Cubs 11, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Hartzell	6
1	Frank Schulte	6
3	Danny Hoffman	5
3	Claude Rossman	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Ganley	1
1	Bob Unglaub	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Joe Tinker	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Matty McIntyre	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	2
1	Roy Hartzell	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	7.00
2	Orval Overall	1.00
3	Ed Killian	0.62
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.44
5	Addie Joss	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Glenn Liebhardt	8
2	Cy Young	7
3	Addie Joss	6
4	Ed Killian	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Claude Rossman	.343
2	Amby McConnell	.322
3	John Titus	.318
4	Ty Cobb	.311
5	Johnny Kling	.305

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	31
2	Cy Seymour	22
2	Jake Stahl	22
4	Wid Conroy	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	15
2	Hal Chase	13
3	Charlie Hemphill	12
3	Miller Huggins	12
3	Germany Schaefer	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Charlie Chech	1.82
3	Howie Camnitz	1.87
4	Tom Hughes	1.88
5	George McQuillan	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	10
2	George McQuillan	9
3	Ed Walsh	8
4	Christy Mathewson	7
5	9 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	55
2	Rube Vickers	50
3	Jimmy Dygert	49
4	Cy Young	47
5	Ed Walsh	45

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	.425
2	Johnny Kling	.400
3	Jake Stahl	.390
4	Hans Lobert	.370
4	Honus Wagner	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Gavvy Cravath	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	11
2	John Ganzel	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
2	Jimmy Williams	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	6
1	Harry Niles	6
1	Terry Turner	6
4	Hal Chase	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bugs Raymond	0.39
2	Harry McIntire	0.45
3	Charlie Chech	0.60
4	Andy Coakley	1.03
5	Cecil Ferguson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Addie Joss	3
2	Lew Moren	3
2	Ed Walsh	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	22
2	Lew Moren	20
2	Nap Rucker	20
4	Mordecai Brown	19
4	Howie Camnitz	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Neal Ball	.355
2	Claude Rossman	.349
3	Johnny Kling	.338
4	Honus Wagner	.333
5	Cy Seymour	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Doc Crandall	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Sam Crawford	16
3	Frank Schulte	14
3	Cy Seymour	14
5	Joe Tinker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	10
2	Hal Chase	9
2	Harry Niles	9
4	Neal Ball	8
4	Germany Schaefer	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	1.17
2	George McQuillan	1.41
3	Lew Moren	1.43
4	Tom Hughes	1.61
5	Mordecai Brown	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Tom Hughes	6
1	Addie Joss	6
1	George McQuillan	6
1	Ed Walsh	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Vickers	34
2	Lew Moren	31
3	Tom Hughes	30
3	Bugs Raymond	30
3	Ed Walsh	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Ty Cobb	.353
3	George Stone	.343
4	Sam Crawford	.316
5	Ginger Beaumont	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	9
1	Harry Lumley	9
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Harry Davis	6
3	Red Murray	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	132
2	Sam Crawford	92
2	Claude Rossman	92
4	Honus Wagner	87
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Johnny Evers	47
4	Sherry Magee	43
5	Hal Chase	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.98
2	Orval Overall	1.98
3	Chief Bender	2.23
4	Carl Lundgren	2.55
5	Ed Karger	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	225
2	Ed Walsh	216
3	Jimmy Dygert	185
4	Christy Mathewson	183
5	Eddie Plank	174

Saves

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