On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	15	8	.652	--
Athletics	15	10	.600	1.0
Naps	12	10	.545	2.5
Browns	13	12	.520	3.0
White Sox	11	12	.478	4.0
Tigers	10	11	.476	4.0
Senators	9	14	.391	6.0
Red Sox	8	16	.333	7.5

Games

Highlanders 3, Naps 1

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Senators 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	13	6	.684	--
Pirates	12	7	.632	1.0
Giants	12	9	.571	2.0
Phillies	11	9	.550	2.5
Doves	11	12	.478	4.0
Reds	9	11	.450	4.5
Cardinals	9	15	.375	6.5
Superbas	8	16	.333	7.5

Games

Reds 2, Doves 0

Cardinals 5, Superbas 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Josh Clarke	3
1	Joe Delahanty	3
1	Ollie Pickering	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	6 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Gabby Street	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	7 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mitchell	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Harry Niles	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Vickers	1.00
2	Fred Beebe	0.83
2	Tom Hughes	0.83
4	Rube Waddell	0.70
5	Frank Smith	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Rube Vickers	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	7
2	Fred Beebe	5
2	Heinie Berger	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	Rube Vickers	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Leach	.373
2	Ty Cobb	.365
3	Hal Chase	.341
3	George Stone	.341
5	Claude Rossman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Jake Stahl	16
3	Wid Conroy	15
3	Claude Rossman	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	11
1	Red Murray	11
3	Johnny Evers	9
4	Hal Chase	8
4	Charlie Hemphill	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chick Fraser	1.01
2	Cy Young	1.36
3	Jack Pfiester	1.52
4	Howie Camnitz	1.56
5	Addie Joss	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	George McQuillan	6
4	Jack Chesbro	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	43
2	Ed Walsh	35
3	Jimmy Dygert	33
4	Rube Waddell	31
5	Jack Chesbro	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Roy Beecher	1
2	6 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.425
2	Ollie Pickering	.394
3	Fred Tenney	.344
4	Miller Huggins	.333
5	Charlie Hemphill	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Sam Crawford	8
2	Red Murray	8
2	Ollie Pickering	8
5	Claude Rossman	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	6
2	Johnny Evers	5
2	Miller Huggins	5
4	Hal Chase	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Willis	0.00
2	Bob Ewing	0.44
3	Chick Fraser	0.50
4	Rube Manning	0.72
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	3
1	Bob Ewing	3
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Addie Joss	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	20
2	Fred Burchell	17
3	Doc Newton	15
4	Fred Beebe	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Beecher	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	George Stone	.342
4	Sam Crawford	.328
5	Tommy Leach	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
1	Harry Lumley	10
3	Red Murray	8
4	Harry Davis	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Claude Rossman	90
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Honus Wagner	84
5	Harry Davis	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Sherry Magee	48
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.99
2	Ed Reulbach	2.21
3	Orval Overall	2.34
4	Carl Lundgren	2.39
5	Cy Young	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	251
2	Ed Walsh	217
3	Christy Mathewson	193
4	Eddie Plank	187
5	Jimmy Dygert	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	5 others tied	3