On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	27	20	.574	--
Browns	28	21	.571	0.0
Naps	27	22	.551	1.0
Tigers	25	23	.521	2.5
Highlanders	23	23	.500	3.5
Athletics	23	25	.479	4.5
Red Sox	22	29	.431	7.0
Senators	18	30	.375	9.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Naps 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 5, Highlanders 2

Browns 7, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	29	16	.644	--
Reds	26	19	.578	3.0
Pirates	26	19	.578	3.0
Phillies	21	21	.500	6.5
Giants	23	23	.500	6.5
Doves	21	25	.457	8.5
Cardinals	21	30	.412	11.0
Superbas	16	30	.348	13.5

Games

Cubs 7, Superbas 1

Doves 1, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Giants 0

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Delahanty	3
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Doc Gessler	3
1	Art Hoelskoetter	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Jimmy Slagle	2
1	Harry Steinfeldt	2
5	28 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	John Anderson	1
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bugs Raymond	1.00
2	Cecil Ferguson	0.71
2	George Winter	0.71
4	Rube Manning	0.64
5	Bill Donovan	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Bill Grahame	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Manning	7
1	Bugs Raymond	7
3	Addie Joss	6
4	Bill Donovan	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Delahanty	.338
2	Ty Cobb	.324
3	Claude Rossman	.323
4	Amby McConnell	.321
5	Mike Donlin	.319

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	John Anderson	34
1	Ty Cobb	34
3	Harry Steinfeldt	27
4	Sam Crawford	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	19
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	1.90
4	Charlie Chech	2.10
5	Mordecai Brown	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	77
2	Bugs Raymond	63
3	Rube Waddell	62
3	Cy Young	62
5	Addie Joss	56

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	Denny Sullivan	.444
2	Jim Delahanty	.421
3	Doc Gessler	.382
4	Mike Donlin	.367
5	Danny Hoffman	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	15
2	Frank Schulte	12
2	Harry Steinfeldt	12
4	Amby McConnell	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	7
2	Ed Abbaticchio	6
2	Josh Clarke	6
2	Red Murray	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.41
2	Ed Walsh	0.61
3	George McQuillan	1.03
4	Biff Schlitzer	1.04
5	Vive Lindaman	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Sam Leever	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Glenn Liebhardt	24
4	Cy Young	22
5	3 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	.390
2	Neal Ball	.372
3	Jim Delahanty	.354
4	Claude Rossman	.349
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	20
2	Frank Schulte	19
2	Harry Steinfeldt	19
4	Honus Wagner	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	14
2	Red Murray	10
3	Ed Abbaticchio	9
3	Neal Ball	9
3	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.14
2	Andy Coakley	1.29
3	Ed Walsh	1.60
4	Cecil Ferguson	1.60
5	Doc White	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Howie Camnitz	5
3	Billy Campbell	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	38
1	Rube Waddell	38
3	Lew Moren	37
4	Tom Hughes	36
4	Cy Young	36

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	.357
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	George Stone	.350
4	Ginger Beaumont	.311
5	Hal Chase	.311

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	126
2	Claude Rossman	89
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Honus Wagner	86
5	Harry Davis	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Johnny Evers	48
4	Hal Chase	40
4	Red Murray	40

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	27
3	Doc White	26
4	Bill Donovan	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	222
2	Christy Mathewson	202
3	Ed Walsh	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	173
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