On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	22	18	.550	--
Highlanders	20	17	.541	0.5
Athletics	21	19	.525	1.0
Browns	21	19	.525	1.0
Tigers	20	19	.513	1.5
White Sox	18	19	.486	2.5
Senators	18	21	.462	3.5
Red Sox	17	25	.405	6.0

Games

Naps 6, Tigers 5

Naps 6, Tigers 1

Red Sox 7, Highlanders 0

Red Sox 6, Highlanders 5

Senators 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	23	15	.605	--
Pirates	20	16	.556	2.0
Phillies	18	15	.545	2.5
Reds	20	17	.541	2.5
Giants	19	18	.514	3.5
Doves	19	19	.500	4.0
Cardinals	16	26	.381	9.0
Superbas	14	23	.378	8.5

Games

Superbas 3, Phillies 0

Doves 4, Giants 3

Pirates 12, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Josh Clarke	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Johnny Evers	4
4	Bill Bradley	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Germany Schaefer	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	6
2	Otis Clymer	3
3	Ed Abbaticchio	2
3	Frank Bowerman	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gessler	2
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Glenn Liebhardt	0.67
2	Tom Hughes	0.64
3	Charlie Chech	0.45
4	Cy Morgan	0.40
5	Bill Hogg	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	7
2	Glenn Liebhardt	6
3	Charlie Chech	5
3	Bill Hogg	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Tex Pruiett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.325
2	Claude Rossman	.325
3	Tommy Leach	.321
4	Hal Chase	.319
5	John Titus	.316

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	Honus Wagner	25
3	John Anderson	23
4	Claude Rossman	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	15
2	Hal Chase	14
2	Miller Huggins	14
4	Johnny Evers	12
4	4 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	1.89
2	Ed Walsh	1.89
3	Andy Coakley	2.01
4	Addie Joss	2.02
5	Howie Camnitz	2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	55
2	Rube Vickers	52
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	16 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Del Howard	.385
3	Hans Lobert	.378
4	Jake Stahl	.370
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	2
2	Joe Birmingham	1
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Joe Tinker	11
4	Johnny Kling	10
4	Harry Steinfeldt	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	7
2	Neal Ball	6
2	Hal Chase	6
2	Harry Lord	6
2	Honus Wagner	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eli Cates	0.60
2	Ed Willett	0.69
3	Harry McIntire	0.93
4	Andy Coakley	1.04
5	Ed Walsh	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Patsy Flaherty	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	24
2	Tom Hughes	22
2	Rube Vickers	22
4	Chick Fraser	18
4	Bugs Raymond	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Mike Donlin	.333
2	John Titus	.333
4	Claude Rossman	.330
5	Hans Lobert	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	20
2	Sam Crawford	16
3	Frank Schulte	15
4	John Anderson	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	12
2	Hal Chase	10
2	Red Murray	10
4	Neal Ball	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Moren	1.08
2	Bob Ewing	1.68
3	George McQuillan	1.71
4	Ed Walsh	1.72
5	Tom Hughes	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
4	Bob Ewing	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	33
1	Rube Vickers	33
3	Ed Walsh	32
4	Bugs Raymond	31
5	Howie Camnitz	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	Ty Cobb	.355
3	George Stone	.343
4	Sam Crawford	.312
5	Hal Chase	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	133
2	Claude Rossman	93
3	Honus Wagner	92
4	Sam Crawford	90
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Johnny Evers	48
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.98
2	Mordecai Brown	1.99
3	Chief Bender	2.23
4	Ed Walsh	2.61
5	Ed Karger	2.62

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
2	Tex Pruiett	4
5	3 tied	3