On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	34	21	.618	--
Naps	32	23	.582	2.0
Browns	32	24	.571	2.5
Tigers	29	25	.537	4.5
Athletics	24	30	.444	9.5
Highlanders	24	30	.444	9.5
Red Sox	25	33	.431	10.5
Senators	20	34	.370	13.5

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Naps 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Senators 2

Browns 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	32	19	.627	--
Pirates	32	22	.593	1.5
Reds	29	23	.558	3.5
Giants	28	24	.538	4.5
Phillies	23	26	.469	8.0
Doves	24	30	.444	9.5
Cardinals	23	34	.404	12.0
Superbas	20	33	.377	13.0

Games

Pirates 2, Superbas 1

Superbas 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Doves 3

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Phillies 7, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
1	Hans Lobert	4
3	Charlie Hemphill	3
3	John Hummel	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Chappy Charles	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
2	John Titus	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	2
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.50
2	Cy Young	1.20
3	Ed Walsh	1.00
4	Tully Sparks	0.67
5	Glenn Liebhardt	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Manning	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
1	Cy Young	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Waddell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.333
2	Claude Rossman	.323
3	Jim Delahanty	.318
4	John Titus	.318
5	Ty Cobb	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Bill Dahlen	3
3	Red Murray	3
3	Jimmy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	41
2	Ty Cobb	37
3	Honus Wagner	34
4	Cy Seymour	30
5	Harry Steinfeldt	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	21
2	Patsy Dougherty	20
3	Hal Chase	17
3	Johnny Evers	17
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.59
2	George McQuillan	1.71
3	Andy Coakley	1.77
4	Mordecai Brown	1.89
5	Addie Joss	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	15
2	Addie Joss	12
3	Christy Mathewson	11
3	George McQuillan	11
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	90
2	Rube Waddell	71
3	Cy Young	69
4	Nap Rucker	67
5	2 tied	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Tex Pruiett	2
5	23 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Wallace	.441
2	Mike Donlin	.415
3	Ed Abbaticchio	.368
4	Claude Ritchey	.365
5	Bill Dahlen	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Dan McGann	2
2	Red Murray	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	14
2	Harry Steinfeldt	10
3	Jiggs Donahue	9
3	Jim Kane	9
3	Honus Wagner	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	10
2	Neal Ball	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	John Kane	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.60
2	Ed Walsh	0.71
3	Vic Willis	1.00
3	Mordecai Brown	1.00
5	Joe McGinnity	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	24
2	Tom Hughes	20
3	Nap Rucker	18
3	Rube Waddell	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Addie Joss	1
2	Moxie Manuel	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.381
2	Doc Gessler	.355
3	Denny Sullivan	.337
4	Jim Delahanty	.333
5	Bob Ganley	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	25
2	Honus Wagner	24
3	Harry Steinfeldt	19
4	Frank Schulte	18
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.94
2	Ed Walsh	1.16
3	Frank Corridon	1.33
4	Andy Coakley	1.45
5	Bill Donovan	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Billy Campbell	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	43
2	Tom Hughes	42
2	Nap Rucker	42
4	Howie Camnitz	41
5	3 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Tex Pruiett	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	.345
3	George Stone	.338
4	Ginger Beaumont	.320
5	Sam Crawford	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Dave Brain	9
3	Red Murray	8
3	Honus Wagner	8
5	Sam Crawford	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	127
2	Sam Crawford	90
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Patsy Dougherty	41
4	Red Murray	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.49
2	Mordecai Brown	1.91
3	Orval Overall	2.00
4	Ed Walsh	2.49
5	Eddie Plank	2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	219
2	Ed Walsh	206
3	Christy Mathewson	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	183
5	Eddie Plank	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	6
2	Joe McGinnity	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Tex Pruiett	4