On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	20	.545	--
Browns	25	21	.543	0.0
Naps	25	21	.543	0.0
Highlanders	23	20	.535	0.5
Athletics	23	22	.511	1.5
Tigers	22	23	.489	2.5
Red Sox	21	27	.438	5.0
Senators	18	27	.400	6.5

Games

White Sox 10, Athletics 0

Naps 15, Red Sox 6

Highlanders 5, Tigers 3

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	27	15	.643	--
Reds	25	17	.595	2.0
Pirates	23	19	.548	4.0
Giants	23	20	.535	4.5
Phillies	20	19	.513	5.5
Doves	19	24	.442	8.5
Cardinals	19	29	.396	11.0
Superbas	15	28	.349	12.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 3

Reds 5, Doves 2

Giants 8, Pirates 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neal Ball	3
1	Joe Birmingham	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Hinchman	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Lee Tannehill	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Bill Coughlin	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	3
2	Johnny Evers	2
2	Spike Shannon	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George McQuillan	0.71
2	Jack Pfiester	0.70
3	Tom Hughes	0.56
4	Howie Camnitz	0.44
5	Bob Ewing	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Pfiester	7
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	George McQuillan	5
4	Heinie Berger	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Moxie Manuel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amby McConnell	.340
2	Jim Delahanty	.331
3	John Titus	.327
4	Mike Donlin	.324
5	Claude Rossman	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jimmy Williams	3
3	Doc Crandall	2
3	Bill Dahlen	2
3	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	John Anderson	32
3	Sam Crawford	25
3	John Ganzel	25
3	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	17
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Johnny Evers	15
4	Miller Huggins	14
4	2 others tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.76
2	George McQuillan	1.86
3	Andy Coakley	1.91
4	Jack Powell	2.00
5	Cy Young	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	12
2	George McQuillan	11
3	Addie Joss	10
4	Christy Mathewson	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	74
2	Bugs Raymond	56
3	Rube Waddell	55
4	Cy Young	53
5	Rube Vickers	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
4	Nick Altrock	1
4	20 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Delahanty	.429
2	Denny Sullivan	.419
3	Neal Ball	.395
4	John Titus	.382
5	Jake Stahl	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	14
2	Amby McConnell	12
2	Harry Steinfeldt	12
2	Honus Wagner	12
5	Frank Schulte	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	9
2	Ed Abbaticchio	7
2	Amby McConnell	7
4	Neal Ball	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.00
2	Jack Powell	0.33
3	Cy Young	0.43
4	Biff Schlitzer	0.53
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Billy Campbell	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Fred Burchell	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Jack Pfiester	26
3	Tom Hughes	25
3	Nap Rucker	25
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Pruiett	2
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Addie Joss	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Denny Sullivan	.369
2	Neal Ball	.363
3	Mike Donlin	.350
4	John Titus	.348
5	Harry Lord	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	21
2	Harry Steinfeldt	20
2	Honus Wagner	20
4	Frank Schulte	18
5	Sam Crawford	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	13
2	Red Murray	11
3	Hal Chase	9
3	Amby McConnell	9
5	6 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.25
2	Andy Coakley	1.51
3	Jack Powell	1.53
4	Ed Walsh	1.60
5	Eddie Plank	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Bob Ewing	7
4	George McQuillan	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	36
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Howie Camnitz	34
4	Lew Moren	33
4	2 others tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
3	Billy Campbell	1
3	Jimmy Dygert	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Ty Cobb	.354
3	George Stone	.345
4	Hal Chase	.316
5	Ginger Beaumont	.311

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	Claude Rossman	91
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Sam Crawford	89
5	Harry Davis	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Johnny Evers	50
4	Hal Chase	40
4	Sherry Magee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.57
2	Mordecai Brown	1.95
3	Orval Overall	1.98
4	Eddie Plank	2.41
5	Ed Walsh	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Addie Joss	26
2	Doc White	26
4	Bill Donovan	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	226
2	Ed Walsh	203
3	Christy Mathewson	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	181
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