On This Day

Sunday, June 21, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 35 21 .625 --
Naps 32 23 .582 2.5
Browns 33 24 .579 2.5
Tigers 30 25 .545 4.5
Athletics 24 30 .444 10.0
Highlanders 24 31 .436 10.5
Red Sox 25 34 .424 11.5
Senators 20 35 .364 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 19 .627 --
Pirates 33 22 .600 1.0
Reds 29 24 .547 4.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Davis 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Germany Schaefer 3
4 Dave Altizer 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 3
1 Jim Kane 3
3 Ed Abbaticchio 2
3 Jiggs Donahue 2
3 Bob Unglaub 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 John Anderson 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 0.75
2 Bob Ewing 0.60
3 Barney Pelty 0.44
4 Fred Glade 0.17
4 Ed Summers 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 6
2 Fred Burchell 5
3 Joe Lake 4
3 Barney Pelty 4
5 Vic Willis 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .314

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 Patsy Dougherty 21
1 Red Murray 21
3 Honus Wagner 18
4 Hal Chase 17
4 Johnny Evers 17

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 .432
2 Mike Donlin .395
3 Bill Dahlen .392
4 Ed Abbaticchio .378
5 Ty Cobb .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Dan McGann 2
2 Red Murray 2
4 Doc Crandall 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 13
2 Jim Kane 11
3 Jiggs Donahue 10
4 Honus Wagner 9
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 11
2 Honus Wagner 8
3 Neal Ball 7
4 John Kane 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 0.60
2 Ed Walsh 0.71
3 Addie Joss 0.87
4 Vic Willis 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Vic Willis 4
3 Doc Crandall 3
3 Jack Powell 3
3 Nap Rucker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 21
2 Tom Hughes 19
3 Joe Lake 18
3 Rube Waddell 18
5 Nap Rucker 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .376
2 Doc Gessler .350
3 Jim Delahanty .333
3 Danny Hoffman .333
5 Roy Thomas .329

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 Honus Wagner 24
2 John Anderson 23
3 Frank Schulte 18
3 Harry Steinfeldt 18
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Patsy Dougherty 14
3 Neal Ball 13
4 Harry Niles 11
5 Amby McConnell 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 0.83
2 Ed Walsh 1.06
3 Frank Corridon 1.33
4 Andy Coakley 1.45
5 Bill Donovan 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Billy Campbell 6
2 Vic Willis 6
5 4 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 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .358
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 George Stone .339
4 Ginger Beaumont .320
5 Claude Rossman .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 88
4 Claude Rossman 85
5 Harry Davis 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Honus Wagner 57
3 Johnny Evers 45
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
5 Red Murray 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.49
2 Mordecai Brown 1.99
3 Orval Overall 2.00
4 Eddie Plank 2.52
5 Ed Walsh 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Addie Joss 28
3 Doc White 27
4 Christy Mathewson 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 218
2 Ed Walsh 203
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