On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 19 15 .559 --
Tigers 20 16 .556 0.0
Browns 21 18 .538 0.5
Athletics 20 18 .526 1.0
Naps 19 18 .514 1.5
White Sox 17 19 .472 3.0
Senators 17 20 .459 3.5
Red Sox 15 24 .385 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 13 .639 --
Phillies 17 14 .548 3.5
Giants 19 16 .543 3.5
Reds 19 16 .543 3.5
Pirates 18 16 .529 4.0
Doves 17 19 .472 6.0
Cardinals 15 25 .375 10.0
Superbas 13 22 .371 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jiggs Donahue 5
1 Jim Kane 5
3 Charlie Hickman 4
3 Danny Moeller 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 3
2 Solly Hofman 2
2 Del Howard 2
2 Bill Ludwig 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 John Anderson 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Pfiester 0.88
2 Rube Waddell 0.78
3 Bob Ewing 0.75
4 Heinie Berger 0.45
5 Ed Willett 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Jack Pfiester 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 7
1 Jack Pfiester 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
4 Bob Ewing 6
5 Heinie Berger 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Rossman .343
2 Amby McConnell .322
3 Honus Wagner .306
4 Ty Cobb .304
5 George Stone .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Cy Seymour 22
2 Jake Stahl 22
4 John Anderson 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 15
2 Miller Huggins 14
3 Hal Chase 13
4 Charlie Hemphill 12
4 Germany Schaefer 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Charlie Chech 1.82
3 Tom Hughes 1.88
4 Ed Walsh 1.96
5 George McQuillan 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 10
2 George McQuillan 9
2 Ed Walsh 9
4 Howie Camnitz 7
4 Christy Mathewson 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 55
2 Rube Vickers 50
3 Jimmy Dygert 49
4 Bugs Raymond 48
5 Cy Young 47

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 .417
2 Hans Lobert .396
3 Jake Stahl .395
4 Johnny Kling .383
5 Danny Hoffman .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Roger Bresnahan 1
4 14 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 Terry Turner 6
1 Honus Wagner 6
3 Ed Abbaticchio 5
3 Neal Ball 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry McIntire 0.45
2 Charlie Chech 0.60
3 Ed Willett 0.69
4 Andy Coakley 1.04
5 Cecil Ferguson 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Billy Campbell 3
3 Tom Hughes 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 26
2 Rube Vickers 22
3 Nap Rucker 20
4 Mordecai Brown 19
5 2 tied 18

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 .348
3 Honus Wagner .333
4 Cy Seymour .329
5 Miller Huggins .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Roger Bresnahan 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Frank Schulte 14
3 Cy Seymour 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 10
2 Hal Chase 9
2 Harry Niles 9
4 Neal Ball 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Moren 1.10
2 Charlie Chech 1.40
3 George McQuillan 1.41
4 Bob Ewing 1.68
5 Tom Hughes 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Addie Joss 6
2 George McQuillan 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Vickers 34
2 Bugs Raymond 31
2 Ed Walsh 31
4 Howie Camnitz 30
5 Nap Rucker 27

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 .354
2 Ty Cobb .354
3 George Stone .344
4 Sam Crawford .312
5 Ginger Beaumont .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 9
1 Harry Lumley 9
3 Harry Davis 6
3 Red Murray 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 133
2 Claude Rossman 92
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Harry Davis 85
4 Honus Wagner 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Johnny Evers 47
4 Sherry Magee 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.88
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 25
4 Ed Killian 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 232
2 Ed Walsh 214
3 Jimmy Dygert 185
4 Christy Mathewson 183
5 Eddie Plank 173

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