On This Day

Sunday, June 14, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 20 .592 --
Naps 28 22 .560 1.5
Browns 28 23 .549 2.0
Tigers 26 24 .520 3.5
Athletics 24 26 .480 5.5
Highlanders 23 25 .479 5.5
Red Sox 24 29 .453 7.0
Senators 18 31 .367 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 16 .652 --
Reds 26 20 .565 4.0
Pirates 26 20 .565 4.0
Giants 24 23 .511 6.5
Phillies 21 22 .488 7.5
Doves 22 25 .468 8.5
Cardinals 22 30 .423 11.0
Superbas 16 31 .340 14.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Gessler 3
2 John Anderson 2
2 Jack Fox 2
2 Tom Jones 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Syd Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 3
1 Syd Smith 3
3 Neal Ball 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Jones 2
1 Amby McConnell 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Neal Ball 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Lake 0.78
2 Barney Pelty 0.33
2 Biff Schlitzer 0.33
4 Frank Smith 0.14
5 Cy Young 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moxie Manuel 1
1 Rube Vickers 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 7
2 Rube Vickers 4
3 Barney Pelty 3
4 Bill Bailey 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Delahanty .329
2 Claude Rossman .323
3 Ty Cobb .321
4 Amby McConnell .318
5 Mike Donlin .317

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 37
2 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 17
3 Johnny Evers 16
3 Harry Niles 16
5 Germany Schaefer 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.69
2 George McQuillan 1.80
3 Mordecai Brown 1.89
4 Andy Coakley 1.90
5 Charlie Chech 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 13
2 Addie Joss 11
2 George McQuillan 11
4 Mordecai Brown 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 77
2 Bugs Raymond 63
2 Cy Young 63
4 Rube Waddell 62
5 Tom Hughes 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Tex Pruiett 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Sullivan .467
2 Jim Delahanty .413
3 George Stovall .388
4 John Anderson .379
5 Jim Kane .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 17
2 Amby McConnell 11
3 Tommy Leach 10
3 Harry Steinfeldt 10
3 Heinie Wagner 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 7
2 Josh Clarke 6
2 Amby McConnell 6
4 Ed Abbaticchio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.69
2 Joe McGinnity 0.69
3 Vive Lindaman 1.08
4 Sam Leever 1.23
5 Burt Keeley 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Billy Campbell 3
2 Glenn Liebhardt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 27
2 Tom Hughes 22
2 Glenn Liebhardt 22
2 Christy Mathewson 22
5 Jack Pfiester 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Pruiett 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
3 Andy Coakley 1
3 Addie Joss 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Sullivan .386
2 Neal Ball .357
3 Jim Delahanty .354
4 Doc Gessler .343
5 Danny Hoffman .337

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 23
2 Frank Schulte 19
2 Harry Steinfeldt 19
4 Mike Mitchell 16
4 Honus Wagner 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 13
2 Neal Ball 11
2 Amby McConnell 11
4 Ed Abbaticchio 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.13
2 Andy Coakley 1.29
3 Cecil Ferguson 1.42
4 Ed Walsh 1.58
5 Doc White 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Billy Campbell 5
3 George McQuillan 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 40
2 Lew Moren 37
2 Cy Young 37
4 Howie Camnitz 36
5 Bugs Raymond 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Tex Pruiett 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Billy Campbell 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .356
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 George Stone .349
4 Ginger Beaumont .318
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 126
2 Claude Rossman 89
3 Sam Crawford 88
4 Honus Wagner 86
5 Harry Davis 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Johnny Evers 45
4 Hal Chase 41
5 Red Murray 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.54
2 Mordecai Brown 1.88
3 Orval Overall 1.95
4 Eddie Plank 2.42
5 Elmer Stricklett 2.50

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 213
2 Ed Walsh 200
3 Christy Mathewson 195
4 Jimmy Dygert 177
5 Eddie Plank 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Tex Pruiett 4
2 Ed Walsh 4