On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	23	19	.548	--
Naps	24	20	.545	0.0
White Sox	21	20	.512	1.5
Highlanders	21	20	.512	1.5
Tigers	22	21	.512	1.5
Browns	22	21	.512	1.5
Red Sox	20	26	.435	5.0
Senators	18	24	.429	5.0

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Highlanders 6, Naps 2

Red Sox 10, Tigers 5

Athletics 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	15	.625	--
Reds	23	17	.575	2.0
Pirates	22	18	.550	3.0
Phillies	19	18	.514	4.5
Giants	21	20	.512	4.5
Doves	19	22	.463	6.5
Cardinals	19	27	.413	9.0
Superbas	15	26	.366	10.5

Games

Reds 8, Superbas 2

Cubs 14, Doves 0

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Denny Sullivan	5
2	Amby McConnell	4
2	Frank Schulte	4
4	Frank Chance	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Solly Hofman	1
1	Johnny Kling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	4
2	Hans Lobert	3
2	Mike Mitchell	3
2	Harry Steinfeldt	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spike Shannon	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.33
1	Eddie Plank	1.33
3	Jack Chesbro	0.83
4	Billy Campbell	0.57
5	Addie Joss	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	5
3	George Bell	4
3	Billy Campbell	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	Cy Young	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amby McConnell	.340
2	John Titus	.324
3	Claude Rossman	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.321
5	Mike Donlin	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Jimmy Williams	3
3	Bill Dahlen	2
3	Mike Donlin	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	32
2	John Anderson	28
3	Honus Wagner	25
4	John Ganzel	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	17
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Miller Huggins	14
3	Germany Schaefer	14
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Coakley	1.90
2	Ed Walsh	1.91
3	Heinie Berger	1.95
4	George McQuillan	2.00
5	Cy Young	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	10
1	George McQuillan	10
1	Ed Walsh	10
4	Christy Mathewson	9
5	Howie Camnitz	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	74
2	Rube Waddell	53
2	Cy Young	53
4	Bugs Raymond	52
4	Rube Vickers	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	18 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Denny Sullivan	.415
2	Boss Schmidt	.368
3	Del Howard	.367
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.367
5	Mike Donlin	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Tommy Leach	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Frank Schulte	14
3	Harry Steinfeldt	11
4	John Anderson	10
4	Johnny Kling	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	8
1	Amby McConnell	8
1	Harry Niles	8
4	Neal Ball	6
4	Harry Lord	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.67
2	Cy Young	0.90
3	George McQuillan	1.03
4	Eli Cates	1.06
5	Andy Coakley	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Campbell	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Nap Rucker	25
3	Howie Camnitz	23
3	Tom Hughes	23
5	Glenn Liebhardt	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Tex Pruiett	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Neal Ball	.346
2	Mike Donlin	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Denny Sullivan	.338
5	Amby McConnell	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Harry Niles	2
2	Cy Seymour	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	20
2	John Anderson	18
2	Sam Crawford	18
2	Frank Schulte	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	13
2	Red Murray	11
3	Amby McConnell	10
4	Neal Ball	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	1.57
2	Eddie Plank	1.60
3	George McQuillan	1.63
4	Andy Coakley	1.72
5	Jack Powell	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Bob Ewing	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	George McQuillan	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	37
2	Bugs Raymond	35
3	Tom Hughes	34
3	Lew Moren	34
5	Nap Rucker	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Jimmy Dygert	1
2	Ed Killian	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.363
2	Ty Cobb	.349
3	George Stone	.343
4	Ginger Beaumont	.314
5	Tommy Leach	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Dave Brain	9
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Harry Davis	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	130
2	Sam Crawford	91
2	Claude Rossman	91
2	Honus Wagner	91
5	Harry Davis	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.66
2	Orval Overall	1.98
3	Mordecai Brown	1.99
4	Chief Bender	2.35
5	Eddie Plank	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	224
2	Ed Walsh	202
3	Christy Mathewson	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	185
5	Eddie Plank	178

Saves

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