On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 31 20 .608 --
Naps 29 23 .558 2.5
Browns 29 24 .547 3.0
Tigers 27 24 .529 4.0
Athletics 24 27 .471 7.0
Highlanders 23 27 .460 7.5
Red Sox 25 30 .455 8.0
Senators 19 32 .373 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 17 .638 --
Pirates 28 20 .583 2.5
Reds 26 20 .565 3.5
Giants 24 23 .511 6.0
Phillies 22 22 .500 6.5
Doves 22 27 .449 9.0
Cardinals 22 31 .415 11.0
Superbas 17 31 .354 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
3 Ed Abbaticchio 2
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Jerry Freeman 2
1 Red Killefer 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nap Rucker 1.17
2 Ed Walsh 1.00
3 Ed Willett 0.86
4 Rube Waddell 0.75
5 Tully Sparks 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 7
2 Rube Waddell 6
2 Ed Willett 6
4 Fred Glade 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Rossman .323
2 Ty Cobb .318
3 Jim Delahanty .318
4 Mike Donlin .317
5 Honus Wagner .315

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 38
2 Ty Cobb 34
3 Honus Wagner 29
4 Sam Crawford 28
5 Harry Steinfeldt 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 19
2 Hal Chase 17
2 Patsy Dougherty 17
4 Johnny Evers 16
4 Harry Niles 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.71
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 14
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 Rube Waddell 68
3 Bugs Raymond 63
3 Cy Young 63
5 Nap Rucker 62

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 .440
2 George Stovall .386
3 Patsy Dougherty .375
4 Mike Donlin .372
5 John Anderson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 Doc Crandall 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 15
2 Amby McConnell 11
3 Honus Wagner 10
3 Heinie Wagner 10
5 Harry Steinfeldt 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 0.69
2 Doc White 1.01
3 Jack Powell 1.19
4 Chick Fraser 1.20
5 Ed Walsh 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Vic Willis 4
3 Heinie Berger 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 Tom Hughes 24
3 Glenn Liebhardt 22
3 Christy Mathewson 22
5 Nap Rucker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Pruiett 2
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Addie Joss 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Sullivan .368
2 Danny Hoffman .349
3 Honus Wagner .343
4 Mike Donlin .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 Honus Wagner 19
3 Harry Steinfeldt 18
4 Frank Schulte 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amby McConnell 11
1 Harry Niles 11
3 Neal Ball 10
3 Patsy Dougherty 10
3 Honus Wagner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.29
2 Andy Coakley 1.33
3 Cecil Ferguson 1.42
4 Jack Powell 1.44
5 Ed Walsh 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Heinie Berger 5
3 Billy Campbell 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 42
2 Nap Rucker 41
3 Rube Waddell 37
4 Howie Camnitz 36
5 2 tied 33

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 .355
2 Ty Cobb .355
3 George Stone .346
4 Ginger Beaumont .317
5 Sam Crawford .310

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 Sam Crawford 90
3 Claude Rossman 89
4 Honus Wagner 88
5 Harry Davis 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 Honus Wagner 54
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 2.45
5 Cy Young 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Addie Joss 27
2 Doc White 27
4 Bill Donovan 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 219
2 Ed Walsh 204
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