On This Day

Monday, June 1, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	20	15	.571	--
Tigers	20	17	.541	1.0
Athletics	21	18	.538	1.0
Naps	20	18	.526	1.5
Browns	21	19	.525	1.5
White Sox	18	19	.486	3.0
Senators	17	21	.447	4.5
Red Sox	15	25	.375	7.5

Games

Naps 9, Tigers 1

Highlanders 2, Red Sox 0

Athletics 6, Senators 1

White Sox 9, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	23	14	.622	--
Phillies	18	14	.563	2.5
Pirates	19	16	.543	3.0
Reds	20	17	.541	3.0
Giants	19	17	.528	3.5
Doves	18	19	.486	5.0
Cardinals	16	26	.381	9.5
Superbas	13	23	.361	9.5

Games

Phillies 2, Superbas 1

Doves 4, Giants 0

Pirates 8, Cubs 6

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Leach	4
2	Joe Birmingham	3
2	Jack Coombs	3
2	Lee Tannehill	3
5	28 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Tommy Leach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Tannehill	4
2	John Anderson	2
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	Roy Hartzell	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Al Shaw	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Moren	1.33
2	Eddie Plank	1.20
3	Irv Higginbotham	0.50
4	Fred Beebe	0.44
5	Nick Maddox	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Gus Dorner	1
1	Irv Higginbotham	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	6
2	Fred Beebe	4
2	Nick Maddox	4
2	Lew Moren	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Claude Rossman	.340
2	Tommy Leach	.318
3	Amby McConnell	.311
4	Ty Cobb	.310
5	Honus Wagner	.310

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	John Anderson	23
3	Cy Seymour	22
3	Jake Stahl	22
5	4 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	1.75
2	Charlie Chech	1.82
3	Tom Hughes	1.88
4	Ed Walsh	1.89
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	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	14 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Stahl	.405
2	Hans Lobert	.380
3	Neal Ball	.375
4	Del Howard	.371
5	Johnny Kling	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	11
1	Joe Tinker	11
3	Jimmy Williams	10
4	Frank Chance	9
4	4 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	6
1	Terry Turner	6
1	Honus Wagner	6
4	Ed Abbaticchio	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eli Cates	0.60
1	Charlie Chech	0.60
3	Ed Willett	0.69
4	Harry McIntire	0.93
5	Andy Coakley	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	26
2	Rube Vickers	22
3	Chick Fraser	18
3	Tom Hughes	18
3	Bugs Raymond	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Claude Rossman	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.337
3	John Titus	.333
4	Cy Seymour	.325
5	Neal Ball	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Frank Schulte	15
3	John Anderson	14
3	Ty Cobb	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	11
2	Red Murray	10
3	Hal Chase	9
4	Neal Ball	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Moren	1.08
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	Ed Walsh	32
2	Bugs Raymond	31
2	Rube Vickers	31
4	Howie Camnitz	30
5	Lew Moren	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.355
2	Ty Cobb	.354
3	George Stone	.343
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	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	133
2	Claude Rossman	93
3	Sam Crawford	91
4	Honus Wagner	86
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Johnny Evers	47
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Tommy Leach	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.87
2	Orval Overall	1.98
3	Chief Bender	2.23
4	Carl Lundgren	2.55
5	Ed Walsh	2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	232
2	Ed Walsh	215
3	Jimmy Dygert	185
4	Christy Mathewson	183
5	Eddie Plank	179

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