On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 19 .537 --
Naps 22 19 .537 0.0
Highlanders 20 18 .526 0.5
Tigers 21 19 .525 0.5
Browns 21 19 .525 0.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 2.0
Senators 18 22 .450 3.5
Red Sox 18 25 .419 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Reds 20 17 .541 2.5
Pirates 20 17 .541 2.5
Phillies 18 16 .529 3.0
Giants 20 18 .526 3.0
Doves 19 20 .487 4.5
Cardinals 17 26 .395 8.5
Superbas 15 23 .395 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Pattee 3
1 Denny Sullivan 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Gessler 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 Harry Lumley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Joe Delahanty 2
2 Art Devlin 2
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Harry Pattee 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 2.75
2 Nap Rucker 1.60
3 Ed Willett 0.86
4 Ralph Glaze 0.44
5 Chief Bender 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Ralph Glaze 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 Nap Rucker 8
3 Ed Willett 6
4 Art Fromme 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Rossman .329
2 John Titus .327
3 Honus Wagner .322
4 Tommy Leach .319
5 Hal Chase .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 6 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 16
2 Hal Chase 15
3 Miller Huggins 14
4 Harry Niles 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 1.89
2 Ed Walsh 1.89
3 Andy Coakley 2.01
4 Addie Joss 2.03
5 Howie Camnitz 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 66
2 Rube Vickers 52
3 Jimmy Dygert 49
3 Nap Rucker 49
5 Bugs Raymond 48

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 Del Howard .385
2 Hans Lobert .378
3 Honus Wagner .377
4 John Titus .368
5 Harry Steinfeldt .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 19 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 8
2 Ed Abbaticchio 6
2 Neal Ball 6
2 Harry Lord 6
2 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry McIntire 0.93
2 Ralph Glaze 0.98
3 Cy Young 1.00
4 Andy Coakley 1.04
5 2 tied 1.06

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
1 Nap Rucker 24
3 Tom Hughes 22
4 Christy Mathewson 19
5 3 tied 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 .352
2 John Titus .349
3 Claude Rossman .337
4 Joe Delahanty .323
5 Mike Donlin .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Harry Niles 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 13
2 Hal Chase 11
3 Red Murray 10
4 Neal Ball 9
5 Honus Wagner 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Moren 1.08
2 Bob Ewing 1.68
3 George McQuillan 1.71
4 Tom Hughes 1.74
5 Andy Coakley 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Bob Ewing 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 35
2 Tom Hughes 33
2 Rube Vickers 33
4 Bugs Raymond 31
5 2 tied 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 .363
2 Ty Cobb .355
3 George Stone .343
4 Ginger Beaumont .314
5 Sam Crawford .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 10
2 Dave Brain 9
3 Harry Davis 6
3 Tommy Leach 6
3 Red Murray 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 133
2 Claude Rossman 93
3 Honus Wagner 91
4 Sam Crawford 90
5 Harry Davis 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 54
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Johnny Evers 48
4 Sherry Magee 42
5 Hal Chase 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.98
2 Mordecai Brown 1.99
3 Chief Bender 2.35
4 Ed Karger 2.62
5 Ed Walsh 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 224
2 Ed Walsh 207
3 Christy Mathewson 194
4 Jimmy Dygert 185
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