On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 24 20 .545 --
Athletics 23 20 .535 0.5
White Sox 22 20 .524 1.0
Browns 23 21 .523 1.0
Highlanders 21 20 .512 1.5
Tigers 22 22 .500 2.0
Red Sox 21 26 .447 4.5
Senators 18 25 .419 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 15 .625 --
Reds 23 17 .575 2.0
Pirates 22 18 .550 3.0
Phillies 19 18 .514 4.5
Giants 21 20 .512 4.5
Doves 19 22 .463 6.5
Cardinals 19 27 .413 9.0
Superbas 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Anderson 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Harry Lord 3
1 Jack Thoney 3
5 4 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Amby McConnell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amby McConnell 4
2 John Anderson 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Powell 0.67
2 Nick Altrock 0.50
3 Burt Keeley 0.42
4 Fred Burchell 0.38
5 Biff Schlitzer 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Fred Burchell 1
1 Jack Powell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Keeley 5
2 Jack Powell 4
2 Ed Siever 4
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Pruiett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amby McConnell .344
2 John Titus .324
3 Claude Rossman .323
4 Honus Wagner .321
5 Mike Donlin .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 4
2 Jimmy Williams 3
3 Bill Dahlen 2
3 Mike Donlin 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 John Anderson 30
3 Sam Crawford 25
3 Honus Wagner 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 17
2 Hal Chase 15
3 Miller Huggins 14
3 Germany Schaefer 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Coakley 1.90
2 Ed Walsh 1.91
3 Heinie Berger 1.95
4 George McQuillan 2.00
4 Jack Powell 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 74
2 Rube Waddell 53
2 Cy Young 53
4 Bugs Raymond 52
4 Rube Vickers 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Tex Pruiett 2
4 Nick Altrock 1
4 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Sullivan .405
2 Amby McConnell .380
3 Honus Wagner .377
4 Del Howard .367
5 Jim Delahanty .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
4 Joe Birmingham 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Frank Schulte 14
3 Amby McConnell 13
4 John Anderson 12
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 8
1 Harry Niles 8
3 Amby McConnell 7
4 Neal Ball 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Biff Schlitzer 0.53
2 Eddie Plank 0.67
3 Cy Young 0.90
4 George McQuillan 1.03
5 Eli Cates 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Campbell 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Fred Burchell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Nap Rucker 25
3 Howie Camnitz 23
4 Glenn Liebhardt 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Pruiett 2
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Neal Ball .346
2 Mike Donlin .340
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Denny Sullivan .338
5 Harry Lord .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Jimmy Williams 3
3 Tommy Leach 2
3 Harry Niles 2
3 Cy Seymour 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 20
1 Sam Crawford 20
1 Honus Wagner 20
4 Frank Schulte 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 13
2 Red Murray 11
3 Amby McConnell 10
4 Neal Ball 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Powell 1.53
2 Bob Ewing 1.57
3 Eddie Plank 1.60
4 George McQuillan 1.63
5 Biff Schlitzer 1.67

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 Christy Mathewson 37
2 Bugs Raymond 35
3 Tom Hughes 34
3 Lew Moren 34
5 Nap Rucker 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Tex Pruiett 2
3 Billy Campbell 1
3 Jimmy Dygert 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .364
2 Ty Cobb .350
3 George Stone .344
4 Ginger Beaumont .316
5 Hal Chase .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 10
2 Dave Brain 9
3 Sam Crawford 7
4 Harry Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 128
2 Sam Crawford 92
3 Claude Rossman 91
4 Honus Wagner 90
5 Harry Davis 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Johnny Evers 49
4 Sherry Magee 42
5 2 tied 39

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 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 224
2 Ed Walsh 202
3 Christy Mathewson 199
4 Jimmy Dygert 185
5 Eddie Plank 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Tex Pruiett 4
5 3 tied 3