On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	24	19	.558	--
Athletics	22	19	.537	1.0
Tigers	22	20	.524	1.5
Browns	22	20	.524	1.5
White Sox	20	20	.500	2.5
Highlanders	20	20	.500	2.5
Senators	18	23	.439	5.0
Red Sox	19	26	.422	6.0

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Naps 6, Highlanders 4

Tigers 8, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	24	15	.615	--
Reds	22	17	.564	2.0
Pirates	21	18	.538	3.0
Phillies	19	17	.528	3.5
Giants	20	20	.500	4.5
Doves	19	21	.475	5.5
Cardinals	19	26	.422	8.0
Superbas	15	25	.375	9.5

Games

Reds 4, Superbas 1

Cubs 4, Doves 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Birmingham	3
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Amby McConnell	3
1	Jack Thoney	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Downs	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Bill Bradley	2
2	Red Dooin	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Howard	2
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.80
2	Doc White	0.67
2	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.67
4	Mordecai Brown	0.43
4	George McQuillan	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Wiltse	8
2	Glenn Liebhardt	6
2	Doc White	6
2	Kaiser Wilhelm	6
5	George Winter	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Titus	.337
2	Amby McConnell	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.323
4	Claude Rossman	.319
5	Tommy Leach	.315

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	27
3	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
3	Germany Schaefer	14
5	2 tied	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	George McQuillan	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	10
1	George McQuillan	10
1	Ed Walsh	10
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	Boss Schmidt	.412
2	John Titus	.368
3	Del Howard	.367
4	Honus Wagner	.364
5	Red Murray	.350

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	14
3	Joe Tinker	11
4	Frank Chance	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Glaze	0.98
2	Cy Young	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
4	George McQuillan	1.03
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	26
2	Nap Rucker	24
3	Tom Hughes	22
4	Glenn Liebhardt	21
5	Jack Pfiester	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	John Titus	.344
3	Mike Donlin	.330
4	Bob Unglaub	.327
5	Neal Ball	.321

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	John Anderson	17
2	Sam Crawford	17
2	Frank Schulte	17
5	John Ganzel	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	1.57
2	George McQuillan	1.63
3	Andy Coakley	1.72
4	Tom Hughes	1.74
5	Jack Powell	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Bob Ewing	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	George McQuillan	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Moren	34
2	Tom Hughes	33
3	Howie Camnitz	32
3	Nap Rucker	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	.362
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	George Stone	.346
4	Hal Chase	.311
5	Ginger Beaumont	.311

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	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	91
5	Harry Davis	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Hal Chase	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.66
2	Orval Overall	1.98
3	Mordecai Brown	1.99
4	Chief Bender	2.35
5	Eddie Plank	2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	235
2	Ed Walsh	210
3	Christy Mathewson	191
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