On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	35	23	.603	--
Browns	34	24	.586	1.0
Tigers	32	25	.561	2.5
Naps	32	25	.561	2.5
Athletics	26	30	.464	8.0
Red Sox	26	34	.433	10.0
Highlanders	24	32	.429	10.0
Senators	20	36	.357	14.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

Browns 5, Naps 3

Tigers 6, White Sox 1

Athletics 9, Highlanders 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	32	20	.615	--
Pirates	34	24	.586	1.0
Reds	31	25	.554	3.0
Giants	30	25	.545	3.5
Phillies	24	27	.471	7.5
Doves	25	32	.439	9.5
Cardinals	24	34	.414	11.0
Superbas	21	34	.382	12.5

Games

Phillies 3, Superbas 2

Giants 6, Doves 3

Doves 9, Giants 7

Pirates 3, Reds 0

Reds 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Abbaticchio	4
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Larry Doyle	4
1	John Kane	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Eddie Grant	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	Bob Spade	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	John Kane	1
2	Willie Keeler	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.71
3	Heinie Berger	0.33
3	Bill Donovan	0.33
5	Lew Moren	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	9
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
4	Heinie Berger	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Tully Sparks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.343
2	Claude Rossman	.323
3	Jim Delahanty	.318
4	Ty Cobb	.318
5	John Titus	.312

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	42
2	Ty Cobb	39
3	Honus Wagner	34
4	Sam Crawford	30
4	Cy Seymour	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	21
1	Red Murray	21
3	Honus Wagner	19
4	Hal Chase	17
4	Johnny Evers	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.67
2	Andy Coakley	1.77
3	Ed Walsh	1.84
4	Mordecai Brown	1.89
5	Jack Powell	2.06

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	93
2	Nap Rucker	78
3	Rube Waddell	71
4	Jimmy Dygert	69
4	Cy Young	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Tex Pruiett	2
5	28 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Wallace	.415
2	Mike Donlin	.395
3	Doc Gessler	.389
4	Bill Dahlen	.383
5	Roger Bresnahan	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Dan McGann	2
2	Red Murray	2
4	Doc Crandall	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	12
2	Jim Kane	11
3	Jiggs Donahue	10
4	Jack Hannifin	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	John Kane	8
4	Neal Ball	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.68
2	Nap Rucker	0.97
3	Kaiser Wilhelm	1.24
4	Andy Coakley	1.33
4	Vic Willis	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nap Rucker	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	28
2	George McQuillan	23
3	Bob Ewing	21
4	Jimmy Dygert	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Andy Coakley	1
2	Addie Joss	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.394
2	Roy Thomas	.361
3	Jim Delahanty	.351
4	Doc Gessler	.346
5	Denny Sullivan	.337

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	24
1	Honus Wagner	24
3	Harry Steinfeldt	17
4	Frank Schulte	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	14
1	Honus Wagner	14
3	Neal Ball	13
4	Harry Niles	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	0.84
2	Frank Corridon	1.33
3	Andy Coakley	1.45
4	Bill Donovan	1.50
5	Ed Walsh	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Vic Willis	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Billy Campbell	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	53
2	Christy Mathewson	46
3	Tom Hughes	39
4	Howie Camnitz	38
5	3 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Tex Pruiett	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Billy Campbell	1
3	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.357
2	Honus Wagner	.340
3	George Stone	.339
4	Ginger Beaumont	.320
5	Claude Rossman	.310

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	126
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Honus Wagner	88
4	Claude Rossman	85
5	Harry Davis	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	58
3	Johnny Evers	45
4	Patsy Dougherty	42
5	Red Murray	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.46
2	Mordecai Brown	1.99
3	Orval Overall	2.00
4	Christy Mathewson	2.46
5	Eddie Plank	2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	218
2	Christy Mathewson	199
3	Ed Walsh	198
4	Jimmy Dygert	189
5	Eddie Plank	168

Saves

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