On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	21	.604	--
Naps	31	23	.574	1.5
Browns	30	24	.556	2.5
Tigers	28	25	.528	4.0
Highlanders	24	28	.462	7.5
Athletics	24	29	.453	8.0
Red Sox	25	31	.446	8.5
Senators	20	33	.377	12.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

Naps 3, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Tigers 0

Browns 12, Highlanders 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	32	17	.653	--
Pirates	31	20	.608	2.0
Reds	27	22	.551	5.0
Giants	26	24	.520	6.5
Phillies	22	24	.478	8.5
Doves	23	29	.442	10.5
Cardinals	22	33	.400	13.0
Superbas	18	32	.360	14.5

Games

Pirates 8, Superbas 6

Doves 11, Cardinals 2

Cubs 7, Giants 5

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kelley	4
1	Roy Thomas	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	Josh Clarke	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Howell	1
1	John Hummel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	George McBride	3
1	Billy Sullivan	3
4	Frank Chance	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Thomas	2
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Joe Birmingham	1
2	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Ewing	1.20
2	Patsy Flaherty	0.80
3	George McQuillan	0.71
4	Bob Rhoads	0.67
5	Bill Burns	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	7
1	Rube Vickers	7
3	Bob Ewing	6
4	Joe Lake	5
4	George McQuillan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.338
2	Claude Rossman	.323
3	Jim Delahanty	.318
4	Ty Cobb	.315
5	John Titus	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Bill Dahlen	3
3	Jimmy Williams	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	39
2	Ty Cobb	36
3	Honus Wagner	34
4	Sam Crawford	28
4	Harry Steinfeldt	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.70
2	George McQuillan	1.73
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	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	84
2	Rube Waddell	68
3	Bugs Raymond	63
3	Rube Vickers	63
3	Cy Young	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Tex Pruiett	2
5	22 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.455
2	Ed Abbaticchio	.405
3	Denny Sullivan	.391
4	Bill Dahlen	.382
5	George Stovall	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Dan McGann	2
4	Doc Crandall	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	16
2	Jim Kane	11
3	Jiggs Donahue	9
3	Harry Steinfeldt	9
3	Honus Wagner	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	10
2	John Kane	6
2	Honus Wagner	6
4	Neal Ball	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.71
2	Vic Willis	1.00
3	Jack Powell	1.19
4	Ed Walsh	1.21
5	Joe McGinnity	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Heinie Berger	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	26
2	Christy Mathewson	18
2	George McQuillan	18
4	Howie Camnitz	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Addie Joss	1
2	Moxie Manuel	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.379
2	Doc Gessler	.347
3	Denny Sullivan	.341
4	Danny Hoffman	.337
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Jimmy Williams	3
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	John Hummel	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	24
1	Honus Wagner	24
3	Harry Steinfeldt	19
4	Frank Schulte	18
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	13
2	Honus Wagner	12
3	Neal Ball	11
3	Harry Niles	11
5	Amby McConnell	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.22
2	Ed Walsh	1.30
3	Jack Powell	1.44
4	Andy Coakley	1.45
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	Howie Camnitz	41
2	Tom Hughes	39
3	Christy Mathewson	37
3	Nap Rucker	37
3	Rube Waddell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	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	.354
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	George Stone	.338
4	Ginger Beaumont	.315
5	Sam Crawford	.308

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	126
2	Sam Crawford	90
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Patsy Dougherty	41
5	Red Murray	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.50
2	Mordecai Brown	1.91
3	Orval Overall	1.93
4	Eddie Plank	2.45
5	Ed Walsh	2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	216
2	Ed Walsh	204
3	Christy Mathewson	202
4	Jimmy Dygert	182
5	Eddie Plank	171

Saves

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