On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 18 14 .563 --
Naps 18 15 .545 0.5
Tigers 17 15 .531 1.0
Athletics 19 17 .528 1.0
Browns 18 17 .514 1.5
White Sox 16 16 .500 2.0
Senators 14 19 .424 4.5
Red Sox 14 21 .400 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 11 .645 --
Reds 17 14 .548 3.0
Phillies 16 14 .533 3.5
Pirates 15 14 .517 4.0
Giants 17 16 .515 4.0
Doves 17 18 .486 5.0
Superbas 13 20 .394 8.0
Cardinals 14 22 .389 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Hahn 3
1 Johnny Kling 3
1 Matty McIntyre 3
1 Boss Schmidt 3
1 Jimmy Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Roy Hartzell 3
3 Neal Ball 2
3 Jack Coombs 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amby McConnell 2
1 Harry Niles 2
3 Hal Chase 1
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Summers 0.89
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.57
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.57
4 Chick Fraser 0.50
4 Lefty Leifield 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Vive Lindaman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Summers 8
2 Chick Fraser 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Cy Falkenberg 4
3 Lefty Leifield 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amby McConnell .327
2 Claude Rossman .325
3 Tommy Leach .317
4 Ty Cobb .315
5 John Ganzel .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 28
2 Jake Stahl 22
3 Cy Seymour 21
4 Wid Conroy 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 13
1 Red Murray 13
3 Charlie Hemphill 12
3 Miller Huggins 12
3 Germany Schaefer 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.61
2 Addie Joss 1.82
3 Howie Camnitz 1.82
4 Tom Hughes 1.83
5 Heinie Berger 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 9
2 George McQuillan 8
2 Ed Walsh 8
4 Howie Camnitz 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Vickers 49
2 Jimmy Dygert 48
3 Christy Mathewson 47
4 Ed Walsh 45
5 Bugs Raymond 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 13 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Neal Ball .457
2 Johnny Kling .412
3 Ed Konetchy .381
4 Jake Stahl .378
5 Jimmy Williams .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Harry Davis 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Williams 10
2 John Ganzel 9
3 Ed Konetchy 8
4 Neal Ball 7
4 10 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Niles 7
2 Neal Ball 6
2 Hal Chase 6
2 Terry Turner 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.00
2 Andy Coakley 1.00
2 Cy Morgan 1.00
4 Cecil Ferguson 1.16
5 Harry McIntire 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Harry McIntire 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Vickers 26
2 Tom Hughes 23
3 Chick Fraser 21
4 Lew Moren 20
5 Nap Rucker 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Jimmy Dygert 1
2 Ed Killian 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .333
1 George Stone .333
3 Jimmy Williams .330
4 Ty Cobb .329
5 Hans Lobert .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Doc Crandall 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Cy Seymour 15
4 John Anderson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 9
1 Germany Schaefer 9
3 Neal Ball 8
3 Johnny Evers 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 1.17
2 Lew Moren 1.43
3 Doc White 1.50
4 Tom Hughes 1.53
5 George McQuillan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Bob Ewing 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Dygert 35
2 Rube Vickers 33
3 Lew Moren 31
4 Tom Hughes 30
4 Ed Walsh 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Roy Beecher 1
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Jimmy Dygert 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Ty Cobb .351
3 George Stone .341
4 Sam Crawford .317
5 Ginger Beaumont .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 10
1 Harry Lumley 10
3 Harry Davis 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 131
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Claude Rossman 90
4 Harry Davis 87
5 Honus Wagner 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Johnny Evers 47
4 Sherry Magee 43
5 Hal Chase 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.95
2 Orval Overall 2.00
3 Chief Bender 2.39
4 Carl Lundgren 2.51
5 Ed Walsh 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc White 28
2 Ed Walsh 27
3 Bill Donovan 26
3 Addie Joss 26
5 Ed Killian 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 240
2 Ed Walsh 219
3 Jimmy Dygert 188
4 Christy Mathewson 182
5 Eddie Plank 174

Saves

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