On This Day

Monday, June 15, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 20 .600 --
Naps 29 22 .569 1.5
Browns 29 23 .558 2.0
Tigers 26 24 .520 4.0
Athletics 24 26 .480 6.0
Highlanders 23 26 .469 6.5
Red Sox 24 30 .444 8.0
Senators 18 32 .360 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 16 .652 --
Pirates 27 20 .574 3.5
Reds 26 20 .565 4.0
Giants 24 23 .511 6.5
Phillies 21 22 .488 7.5
Doves 22 26 .458 9.0
Cardinals 22 30 .423 11.0
Superbas 16 31 .340 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
1 Bobby Wallace 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan McGann 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Charlie Jones 2
2 Honus Wagner 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Bill Bradley 1
2 Roy Hartzell 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.00
2 Jack Powell 0.43
3 Heinie Berger 0.38
4 Charlie Smith 0.29
5 Jack Chesbro 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Smith 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Heinie Berger 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Jack Powell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Rossman .323
2 Honus Wagner .323
3 Jim Delahanty .321
4 Ty Cobb .321
5 Mike Donlin .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 37
2 Ty Cobb 34
3 Honus Wagner 28
4 Harry Steinfeldt 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 19
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Johnny Evers 16
3 Harry Niles 16
5 2 tied 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 Jack Powell 2.03

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 .458
2 John Anderson .400
2 Doc Gessler .400
4 George Stovall .386
5 Jim Delahanty .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
4 Joe Birmingham 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 16
2 Amby McConnell 11
3 Tommy Leach 10
3 Honus Wagner 10
3 Heinie Wagner 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 7
2 Josh Clarke 6
2 Amby McConnell 6
4 Neal Ball 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 0.69
2 Ed Walsh 0.89
3 Doc White 1.01
4 Jack Powell 1.19
5 Burt Keeley 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Heinie Berger 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Sam Leever 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 22
1 Glenn Liebhardt 22
1 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Rube Waddell 20
5 Lew Moren 17

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 .384
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Neal Ball .345
4 Jim Delahanty .340
5 Doc Gessler .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 23
2 Harry Steinfeldt 19
3 Honus Wagner 18
4 Frank Schulte 17
5 Mike Mitchell 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 Andy Coakley 1.29
1 George McQuillan 1.29
3 Cecil Ferguson 1.42
4 Jack Powell 1.44
5 Doc White 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 40
2 Lew Moren 37
3 Howie Camnitz 36
4 Christy Mathewson 34
4 Nap Rucker 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Pruiett 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
3 Billy Campbell 1
3 Andy Coakley 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Ty Cobb .356
3 George Stone .348
4 Ginger Beaumont .315
5 Tommy Leach .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 10
2 Dave Brain 9
3 Sam Crawford 7
3 Honus Wagner 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Claude Rossman 89
3 Sam Crawford 88
4 Honus Wagner 87
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 1.93
4 Eddie Plank 2.38
5 Cy Young 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 28
2 Addie Joss 27
2 Doc White 27
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 169

Saves

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