On This Day
Tuesday, May 19, 1908
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highlanders | 17 | 9 | .654 | -- |
Athletics | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1.0 |
Naps | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.5 |
White Sox | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.0 |
Browns | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.0 |
Tigers | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.5 |
Senators | 10 | 16 | .385 | 7.0 |
Red Sox | 9 | 19 | .321 | 9.0 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cubs | 15 | 7 | .682 | -- |
Pirates | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.0 |
Phillies | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2.5 |
Giants | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.5 |
Doves | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.5 |
Reds | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.0 |
Cardinals | 10 | 18 | .357 | 8.0 |
Superbas | 9 | 18 | .333 | 8.5 |
Games
No GamesDaily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Harry Bemis | 3 |
1 | Danny Hoffman | 3 |
1 | Nap Lajoie | 3 |
4 | Neal Ball | 2 |
4 | 8 others tied | 2 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Harry Niles | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Wid Conroy | 3 |
1 | Bobby Wallace | 3 |
3 | Harry Bemis | 2 |
3 | Heinie Berger | 2 |
3 | Harry Lord | 2 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Chase | 2 |
1 | Terry Turner | 2 |
3 | Harry Bemis | 1 |
3 | Charlie Hemphill | 1 |
3 | George Stone | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Doc White | 1.00 |
2 | Chief Bender | 0.73 |
3 | Rube Manning | 0.55 |
4 | Rube Waddell | 0.50 |
5 | 2 tied | 0.33 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Heinie Berger | 1 |
1 | Rube Manning | 1 |
1 | Rube Waddell | 1 |
1 | Doc White | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Chief Bender | 8 |
2 | Rube Manning | 6 |
3 | Rube Vickers | 4 |
3 | Rube Waddell | 4 |
3 | Ed Willett | 4 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
None |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Claude Rossman | .356 |
2 | Tommy Leach | .351 |
3 | Amby McConnell | .348 |
4 | Ty Cobb | .343 |
5 | Hal Chase | .333 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Crawford | 2 |
1 | Bill Dahlen | 2 |
1 | Mike Donlin | 2 |
1 | Harry Niles | 2 |
5 | 26 tied | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | 28 |
2 | Wid Conroy | 19 |
3 | Sam Crawford | 17 |
3 | Jake Stahl | 17 |
5 | 3 tied | 16 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Red Murray | 12 |
2 | Miller Huggins | 11 |
3 | Hal Chase | 10 |
3 | Charlie Hemphill | 10 |
3 | Germany Schaefer | 10 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Mordecai Brown | 1.29 |
2 | Howie Camnitz | 1.33 |
3 | Addie Joss | 1.58 |
4 | Tom Hughes | 1.59 |
5 | Gus Dorner | 1.64 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Addie Joss | 8 |
2 | George McQuillan | 7 |
3 | Christy Mathewson | 6 |
4 | Howie Camnitz | 5 |
4 | 5 others tied | 5 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Christy Mathewson | 47 |
2 | Jimmy Dygert | 42 |
3 | Ed Walsh | 36 |
4 | Rube Waddell | 35 |
5 | Rube Vickers | 34 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Lefty Leifield | 2 |
2 | Nick Altrock | 1 |
2 | Red Ames | 1 |
2 | Roy Beecher | 1 |
2 | 8 others tied | 1 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Claude Rossman | .386 |
2 | Harry Lord | .372 |
3 | Ollie Pickering | .371 |
4 | Ty Cobb | .366 |
5 | George Stone | .356 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Harry Niles | 2 |
2 | Sam Crawford | 1 |
2 | Joe Delahanty | 1 |
2 | Mike Donlin | 1 |
2 | 4 others tied | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Crawford | 12 |
2 | Ty Cobb | 10 |
3 | Kitty Bransfield | 7 |
3 | Rudy Hulswitt | 7 |
3 | 2 others tied | 7 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Red Murray | 6 |
2 | Mike Mitchell | 5 |
2 | Harry Niles | 5 |
2 | Germany Schaefer | 5 |
5 | 7 tied | 4 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Lew Moren | 0.00 |
2 | Bob Ewing | 0.44 |
3 | Gus Dorner | 0.50 |
4 | Howie Camnitz | 0.69 |
5 | Jimmy Dygert | 0.95 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Ewing | 3 |
1 | Tom Hughes | 3 |
1 | Addie Joss | 3 |
1 | Rube Manning | 3 |
1 | 2 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Fred Burchell | 17 |
2 | Rube Manning | 14 |
2 | Doc Newton | 14 |
4 | Chief Bender | 13 |
4 | 2 others tied | 13 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Dygert | 1 |
1 | Joe McGinnity | 1 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | .361 |
2 | Honus Wagner | .349 |
3 | George Stone | .343 |
4 | Sam Crawford | .322 |
5 | Ginger Beaumont | .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 | 134 |
2 | Sam Crawford | 91 |
3 | Claude Rossman | 90 |
4 | Harry Davis | 85 |
5 | Honus Wagner | 84 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | 56 |
2 | Honus Wagner | 50 |
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 | 2.45 |
5 | Chief Bender | 2.53 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Doc White | 28 |
2 | Addie Joss | 27 |
3 | Bill Donovan | 26 |
4 | Ed Walsh | 25 |
5 | 2 tied | 24 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Waddell | 252 |
2 | Ed Walsh | 211 |
3 | Christy Mathewson | 186 |
4 | Eddie Plank | 184 |
5 | Jimmy Dygert | 182 |
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 |