On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	20	.535	--
Browns	24	21	.533	0.0
Naps	24	21	.533	0.0
Highlanders	22	20	.524	0.5
Athletics	23	21	.523	0.5
Tigers	22	22	.500	1.5
Red Sox	21	26	.447	4.0
Senators	18	26	.409	5.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Highlanders 6, Naps 1

Browns 10, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	26	15	.634	--
Reds	24	17	.585	2.0
Pirates	23	18	.561	3.0
Giants	22	20	.524	4.5
Phillies	19	19	.500	5.5
Doves	19	23	.452	7.5
Cardinals	19	28	.404	10.0
Superbas	15	27	.357	11.5

Games

Reds 3, Superbas 2

Cubs 5, Doves 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 5, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Danny Hoffman	3
1	Shag Shaughnessy	3
1	George Stovall	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Kane	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Hartzell	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	John Kane	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	1
1	George Browne	1
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe McGinnity	1.17
2	Bill Burns	0.60
3	Mordecai Brown	0.50
3	Doc White	0.50
5	Lew Moren	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Harry Krause	4
2	Lew Moren	4
2	Jim Pastorius	4
2	Bugs Raymond	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amby McConnell	.344
2	Mike Donlin	.329
3	Claude Rossman	.323
4	Tommy Leach	.320
5	Jim Delahanty	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	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	30
3	Sam Crawford	25
3	Honus Wagner	25
5	5 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	17
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Miller Huggins	14
3	Harry Niles	14
3	Germany Schaefer	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.89
2	Andy Coakley	1.91
3	Heinie Berger	1.95
4	George McQuillan	2.00
4	Jack Powell	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	11
2	Addie Joss	10
2	George McQuillan	10
4	Christy Mathewson	9
5	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	74
2	Bugs Raymond	56
3	Rube Waddell	55
4	Cy Young	53
5	Rube Vickers	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
4	Nick Altrock	1
4	18 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Denny Sullivan	.405
2	Mike Donlin	.391
3	Amby McConnell	.380
4	Jim Delahanty	.375
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Williams	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Frank Schulte	14
3	Amby McConnell	13
4	John Anderson	12
4	Harry Steinfeldt	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	9
2	Ed Abbaticchio	8
3	Neal Ball	7
3	Amby McConnell	7
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	0.00
2	Biff Schlitzer	0.53
3	Eddie Plank	0.67
4	Cy Young	0.90
5	Eli Cates	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Billy Campbell	4
4	Fred Burchell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Nap Rucker	25
3	Howie Camnitz	23
4	Lew Moren	22
5	Glenn Liebhardt	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Pruiett	2
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	Ed Reulbach	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.356
2	Neal Ball	.350
3	Harry Lord	.349
4	Denny Sullivan	.344
5	Honus Wagner	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	20
1	Sam Crawford	20
1	Honus Wagner	20
4	Harry Steinfeldt	19
5	Frank Schulte	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	13
2	Red Murray	11
3	Neal Ball	10
3	Amby McConnell	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.43
2	Andy Coakley	1.51
3	Jack Powell	1.53
4	Bob Ewing	1.57
5	Eddie Plank	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Bob Ewing	6
4	Howie Camnitz	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Moren	38
2	Christy Mathewson	37
3	Nap Rucker	33
4	Howie Camnitz	32
4	2 others tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
3	Billy Campbell	1
3	Jimmy Dygert	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.366
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	George Stone	.346
4	Hal Chase	.319
5	Ginger Beaumont	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Dave Brain	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Harry Davis	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	127
2	Claude Rossman	91
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Sam Crawford	89
5	Harry Davis	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Hal Chase	40
4	Sherry Magee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.66
2	Mordecai Brown	1.95
3	Orval Overall	1.98
4	Chief Bender	2.35
5	Eddie Plank	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	28
2	Addie Joss	26
2	Doc White	26
4	Bill Donovan	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	226
2	Ed Walsh	202
3	Christy Mathewson	199
4	Jimmy Dygert	181
5	Eddie Plank	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Bill Dinneen	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Tex Pruiett	4
5	3 tied	3