On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	20	.565	--
Browns	27	21	.563	0.0
Naps	26	22	.542	1.0
Highlanders	23	22	.511	2.5
Tigers	24	23	.511	2.5
Athletics	23	24	.489	3.5
Red Sox	22	28	.440	6.0
Senators	18	29	.383	8.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 0

Naps 2, Red Sox 0

Tigers 3, Highlanders 1

Browns 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	28	16	.636	--
Reds	26	18	.591	2.0
Pirates	25	19	.568	3.0
Phillies	21	20	.512	5.5
Giants	23	22	.511	5.5
Doves	20	25	.444	8.5
Cardinals	20	30	.400	11.0
Superbas	16	29	.356	12.5

Games

Cubs 2, Superbas 1

Doves 5, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	4
1	Fred Tenney	4
3	Jim Delahanty	3
3	Tom Jones	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fielder Jones	4
2	Claude Ritchey	3
3	Eddie Grant	2
3	Charlie Hickman	2
5	19 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	1
1	Josh Clarke	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Smith	1.20
2	Jake Boultes	0.80
2	Charlie Chech	0.80
4	Christy Mathewson	0.75
5	Ed Willett	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jake Boultes	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Rube Waddell	6
3	Cy Morgan	5
3	Ed Willett	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Delahanty	.342
2	Amby McConnell	.329
3	Ty Cobb	.328
4	Claude Rossman	.323
5	Mike Donlin	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jimmy Williams	3
3	Doc Crandall	2
3	Bill Dahlen	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	34
2	John Anderson	33
3	Sam Crawford	26
3	John Ganzel	26
3	Honus Wagner	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	18
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Johnny Evers	15
3	Harry Niles	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.76
2	George McQuillan	1.86
3	Andy Coakley	1.96
4	Charlie Chech	2.10
5	Mordecai Brown	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	77
2	Cy Young	62
3	Rube Waddell	61
4	Bugs Raymond	56
5	Nap Rucker	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
4	Nick Altrock	1
4	21 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Delahanty	.436
2	Denny Sullivan	.422
3	Mike Donlin	.378
4	Danny Hoffman	.373
5	2 tied	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
5	21 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	14
2	Amby McConnell	11
2	Frank Schulte	11
2	Harry Steinfeldt	11
2	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	9
2	Josh Clarke	6
2	Amby McConnell	6
4	Ed Abbaticchio	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.70
3	George McQuillan	1.03
4	Biff Schlitzer	1.04
5	Vive Lindaman	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Rube Waddell	26
3	Glenn Liebhardt	25
4	Cy Young	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Pruiett	2
2	Andy Coakley	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	.378
2	Neal Ball	.372
3	Jim Delahanty	.358
4	Claude Rossman	.344
5	Danny Hoffman	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Harry Niles	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	21
2	Frank Schulte	18
2	Honus Wagner	18
4	Harry Steinfeldt	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	14
2	Neal Ball	9
2	Hal Chase	9
2	Amby McConnell	9
2	Red Murray	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.25
2	Ed Walsh	1.60
3	Andy Coakley	1.61
4	Doc White	1.61
5	Charlie Chech	1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	38
2	Rube Waddell	37
3	Tom Hughes	36
3	Cy Young	36
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
3	Billy Campbell	1
3	Andy Coakley	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	George Stone	.348
4	Ginger Beaumont	.313
5	Sam Crawford	.309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	127
2	Claude Rossman	91
3	Sam Crawford	90
4	Honus Wagner	87
5	Harry Davis	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Honus Wagner	54
3	Johnny Evers	48
4	Hal Chase	40
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.57
2	Mordecai Brown	1.95
3	Orval Overall	1.95
4	Eddie Plank	2.42
5	Ed Karger	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	28
2	Addie Joss	26
2	Doc White	26
4	Ed Killian	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	221
2	Christy Mathewson	202
3	Ed Walsh	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