On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 23 19 .548 --
Athletics 22 19 .537 0.5
Browns 22 20 .524 1.0
Highlanders 20 19 .513 1.5
Tigers 21 20 .512 1.5
White Sox 19 20 .487 2.5
Senators 18 22 .450 4.0
Red Sox 19 25 .432 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Reds 21 17 .553 2.0
Pirates 21 17 .553 2.0
Phillies 18 17 .514 3.5
Giants 20 19 .513 3.5
Doves 19 20 .487 4.5
Cardinals 18 26 .409 8.0
Superbas 15 24 .385 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fielder Jones 4
2 Fred Clarke 3
2 George Davis 3
2 Jiggs Donahue 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Del Howard 1
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 3
2 John Anderson 2
2 Mike Mitchell 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 21 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Mitchell 3
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Bobby Byrne 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 0.92
2 Cy Young 0.83
3 Dummy Taylor 0.75
4 Heinie Berger 0.67
4 Vive Lindaman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Jack Pfiester 7
3 Harry McIntire 6
3 Dummy Taylor 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Rossman .327
2 John Titus .327
3 Honus Wagner .317
4 Tommy Leach .317
5 Amby McConnell .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Bill Dahlen 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 John Anderson 25
2 Honus Wagner 25
4 John Ganzel 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 17
2 Hal Chase 15
3 Miller Huggins 14
4 Harry Niles 13
4 Germany Schaefer 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 1.89
2 Andy Coakley 1.90
3 Ed Walsh 1.91
4 Heinie Berger 1.95
5 Addie Joss 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 10
1 Ed Walsh 10
3 George McQuillan 9
4 Howie Camnitz 8
4 Christy Mathewson 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 66
2 Rube Waddell 53
3 Rube Vickers 52
3 Cy Young 52
5 Ed Walsh 50

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 .356
2 Honus Wagner .355
3 John Titus .351
4 Harry Steinfeldt .350
5 Mike Donlin .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Tommy Leach 2
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Joe Tinker 11
4 John Anderson 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 8
2 Ed Abbaticchio 7
3 Neal Ball 6
3 Amby McConnell 6
3 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Glaze 0.98
2 Cy Young 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 1.00
4 Eli Cates 1.06
4 Ed Willett 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Billy Campbell 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 26
2 Nap Rucker 24
3 Tom Hughes 22
3 Lew Moren 22
5 Jack Pfiester 21

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 .344
2 John Titus .339
3 Mike Donlin .330
4 Claude Rossman .324
5 Bob Unglaub .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Harry Niles 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 20
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 John Anderson 15
3 John Ganzel 15
3 Frank Schulte 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 1.68
2 George McQuillan 1.71
3 Andy Coakley 1.72
4 Tom Hughes 1.74
5 Cecil Ferguson 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Tom Hughes 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Howie Camnitz 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 35
2 Lew Moren 34
3 Tom Hughes 33
4 Howie Camnitz 32
5 Bugs Raymond 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Jimmy Dygert 1
2 Ed Killian 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .361
2 Ty Cobb .353
3 George Stone .344
4 Ginger Beaumont .312
5 Sam Crawford .312

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 131
2 Claude Rossman 93
3 Honus Wagner 91
4 Sam Crawford 90
5 Harry Davis 84

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 Eddie Plank 2.52
5 Ed Karger 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 235
2 Ed Walsh 210
3 Christy Mathewson 194
4 Jimmy Dygert 185
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