On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	31	21	.596	--
Naps	30	23	.566	1.5
Browns	29	24	.547	2.5
Tigers	28	24	.538	3.0
Highlanders	24	27	.471	6.5
Athletics	24	28	.462	7.0
Red Sox	25	30	.455	7.5
Senators	19	33	.365	12.0

Games

Highlanders 5, White Sox 2

Naps 2, Senators 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	31	17	.646	--
Pirates	30	20	.600	2.0
Reds	26	22	.542	5.0
Giants	26	23	.531	5.5
Phillies	22	23	.489	7.5
Doves	22	29	.431	10.5
Cardinals	22	32	.407	12.0
Superbas	18	31	.367	13.5

Games

Superbas 5, Cardinals 0

Pirates 14, Doves 4

Pirates 4, Doves 2

Giants 2, Reds 1

Giants 4, Reds 2

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Donlin	5
2	Bill Dahlen	4
2	John Kane	4
2	Jim Kane	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Dan McGann	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Fred Clarke	3
4	Bill Bergen	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Kane	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.00
2	Jimmy Dygert	0.83
3	Addie Joss	0.57
4	Eli Cates	0.50
4	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Jimmy Dygert	5
3	Addie Joss	4
4	Jake Boultes	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.333
2	Claude Rossman	.323
3	Jim Delahanty	.322
4	Ty Cobb	.316
5	Honus Wagner	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Bill Dahlen	3
3	Jimmy Williams	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	38
2	Ty Cobb	36
3	Honus Wagner	33
4	Sam Crawford	28
4	Harry Steinfeldt	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	20
2	Patsy Dougherty	19
3	Hal Chase	17
4	Johnny Evers	16
4	Harry Niles	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.71
2	George McQuillan	1.77
3	Mordecai Brown	1.89
4	Andy Coakley	1.92
5	Jack Powell	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	14
2	Addie Joss	12
3	George McQuillan	11
4	Christy Mathewson	10
5	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	84
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	.447
2	Mike Donlin	.400
3	George Stovall	.395
4	Ed Abbaticchio	.391
5	Patsy Dougherty	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Dan McGann	2
4	Doc Crandall	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	15
2	Amby McConnell	10
3	Jiggs Donahue	9
3	Jim Kane	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	9
2	John Kane	6
3	Neal Ball	5
3	Topsy Hartsel	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.62
2	Doc White	1.01
3	Jack Powell	1.19
4	Joe McGinnity	1.23
5	Ed Walsh	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Heinie Berger	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Rube Waddell	26
3	Nap Rucker	21
4	Ed Willett	18
5	Tom Hughes	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Moxie Manuel	1
1	Stoney McGlynn	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Denny Sullivan	.368
2	Mike Donlin	.365
3	Danny Hoffman	.349
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.347
5	Doc Gessler	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Jimmy Williams	3
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	23
1	Honus Wagner	23
3	Harry Steinfeldt	19
4	Frank Schulte	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	12
2	Neal Ball	11
2	Amby McConnell	11
2	Harry Niles	11
2	Honus Wagner	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.25
2	Jack Powell	1.44
3	Andy Coakley	1.45
4	Ed Walsh	1.63
5	Bill Donovan	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Heinie Berger	5
3	Billy Campbell	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	42
2	Christy Mathewson	39
3	Nap Rucker	37
3	Rube Waddell	37
5	Howie Camnitz	36

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	Ty Cobb	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	George Stone	.343
4	Ginger Beaumont	.312
5	Sam Crawford	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Dave Brain	9
3	Honus Wagner	8
4	Sam Crawford	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	127
2	Honus Wagner	91
3	Sam Crawford	90
4	Claude Rossman	89
5	Harry Davis	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	55
3	Johnny Evers	45
4	Hal Chase	40
4	2 others tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.53
2	Mordecai Brown	1.91
3	Orval Overall	1.93
4	Eddie Plank	2.45
5	Ed Walsh	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Addie Joss	28
3	Doc White	27
4	Bill Donovan	26
5	Christy Mathewson	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	219
2	Ed Walsh	204
3	Christy Mathewson	202
4	Jimmy Dygert	182
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