On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 16 8 .667 --
Athletics 16 10 .615 1.0
Naps 13 10 .565 2.5
White Sox 12 12 .500 4.0
Browns 13 13 .500 4.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 4.5
Senators 9 15 .375 7.0
Red Sox 8 18 .308 9.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 7 .682 --
Phillies 13 9 .591 2.0
Pirates 12 9 .571 2.5
Giants 13 11 .542 3.0
Doves 13 13 .500 4.0
Reds 11 12 .478 4.5
Cardinals 10 17 .370 7.5
Superbas 9 18 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Kane 3
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Johnny Evers 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Ganzel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 4
2 Mike Mitchell 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Mike Donlin 1
3 Jake Weimer 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cy Seymour 1
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Joe Tinker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 4.00
2 Vive Lindaman 0.50
3 Hooks Wiltse 0.27
4 Nap Rucker 0.27
5 Jake Weimer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ed Karger 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Nap Rucker 4
3 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Vive Lindaman 2
5 Jake Weimer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Red Dooin .353
3 Claude Rossman .352
4 Tommy Leach .351
5 2 tied .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
4 Whitey Alpermann 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 27
2 Jake Stahl 16
3 John Anderson 15
3 Wid Conroy 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 12
2 Miller Huggins 11
3 Johnny Evers 9
3 Charlie Hemphill 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.29
2 Howie Camnitz 1.56
3 Addie Joss 1.58
4 Gus Dorner 1.64
5 Tom Hughes 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 8
2 George McQuillan 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 45
2 Jimmy Dygert 42
3 Ed Walsh 35
4 Addie Joss 32
5 Rube Waddell 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Roy Beecher 1
2 7 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Claude Rossman .405
3 Ollie Pickering .375
4 George Stone .359
5 John Anderson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 John Ganzel 1
1 Willie Keeler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Sam Crawford 8
3 Kitty Bransfield 7
3 Ollie Pickering 7
3 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 7
2 Miller Huggins 5
2 Mike Mitchell 5
2 Harry Niles 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Moren 0.00
2 Bob Ewing 0.44
3 Rube Manning 0.72
4 Harry Howell 0.96
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Gus Dorner 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 20
2 Fred Burchell 17
3 Fred Beebe 14
3 Doc Newton 14
3 Rube Waddell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Beecher 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .367
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 George Stone .342
4 Sam Crawford .323
5 Elmer Flick .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 Sherry Magee 48
4 Johnny Evers 46
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.91
2 Ed Reulbach 2.21
3 Orval Overall 2.34
4 Carl Lundgren 2.39
5 Chief Bender 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 27
1 Doc White 27
3 Bill Donovan 26
4 Ed Walsh 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 248
2 Ed Walsh 210
3 Jimmy Dygert 184
3 Christy Mathewson 184
3 Eddie Plank 184

Saves

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