On This Day

Monday, June 29, 1908

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 38 25 .603 --
Naps 36 26 .581 1.5
White Sox 35 28 .556 3.0
Tigers 34 28 .548 3.5
Athletics 30 31 .492 7.0
Red Sox 28 37 .431 11.0
Highlanders 26 35 .426 11.0
Senators 22 39 .361 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 22 .627 --
Pirates 40 24 .625 -0.5
Giants 36 27 .571 3.0
Reds 33 30 .524 6.0
Phillies 27 28 .491 8.0
Doves 27 37 .422 12.5
Cardinals 24 40 .375 15.5
Superbas 22 38 .367 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Art Devlin 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 John Hummel 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Doolin 1
1 Harry Lumley 1
1 Harry Niles 1
1 Fred Osborn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bergen 3
1 Art Devlin 3
3 Mike Donlin 2
3 Tim Jordan 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
2 Larry Doyle 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 Mike Donlin 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Winter 0.71
2 Doc Crandall 0.67
3 Orval Overall 0.50
3 Tully Sparks 0.50
5 Walter Johnson 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Doscher 1
1 Jim Holmes 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Rube Vickers 1
1 George Winter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 6
1 Tully Sparks 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 George Winter 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .349
2 Jim Delahanty .318
3 Ty Cobb .316
4 Claude Rossman .314
5 Honus Wagner .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Red Murray 4
4 Bill Dahlen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 44
2 Ty Cobb 43
3 Cy Seymour 37
3 Honus Wagner 37
5 Mike Donlin 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 24
2 Red Murray 22
3 Patsy Dougherty 21
4 Charlie Hemphill 19
5 Johnny Evers 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.71
2 Andy Coakley 1.72
3 George McQuillan 1.80
4 Bill Donovan 1.81
5 Jack Powell 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 15
2 Addie Joss 13
2 Christy Mathewson 13
4 Howie Camnitz 11
4 George McQuillan 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 108
2 Nap Rucker 88
3 Cy Young 75
4 Howie Camnitz 74
4 Rube Vickers 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Lefty Leifield 2
2 Nick Maddox 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .462
2 Harry Davis .429
3 Roger Bresnahan .396
4 Al Bridwell .372
5 Chief Wilson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
3 Dan McGann 2
3 Danny Murphy 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 17
2 Cy Seymour 12
3 Honus Wagner 11
4 Ed Abbaticchio 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Patsy Dougherty 8
3 John Kane 6
3 Harry Pattee 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.86
2 Andy Coakley 1.04
3 Jack Powell 1.07
4 Bill Dinneen 1.14
5 Christy Mathewson 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Vic Willis 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 33
2 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Jimmy Dygert 20
4 Howie Camnitz 19
4 Eddie Cicotte 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Maddox 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .412
2 Jim Delahanty .352
3 Danny Hoffman .346
4 Roy Thomas .346
5 Honus Wagner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Red Murray 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Bill Hinchman 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 25
2 Mike Donlin 22
2 Honus Wagner 22
4 Hans Lobert 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 18
2 Patsy Dougherty 12
3 John Kane 9
3 Red Murray 9
3 Harry Pattee 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.99
2 Frank Corridon 1.25
3 Andy Coakley 1.31
4 Jack Powell 1.35
5 Sam Leever 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 7
1 Vic Willis 7
3 Sam Leever 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 53
2 Nap Rucker 47
3 Glenn Liebhardt 43
4 Rube Waddell 38
5 Howie Camnitz 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Nick Maddox 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Tex Pruiett 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .352
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 George Stone .330
4 Ginger Beaumont .315
5 Claude Rossman .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 10
2 Dave Brain 9
2 Red Murray 9
2 Honus Wagner 9
5 Sam Crawford 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 125
2 Honus Wagner 90
3 Sam Crawford 89
4 Claude Rossman 82
5 Harry Davis 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Ty Cobb 59
3 Johnny Evers 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 41
4 Red Murray 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.58
2 Mordecai Brown 1.87
3 Orval Overall 2.17
4 Eddie Plank 2.41
5 Christy Mathewson 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 28
1 Ed Walsh 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Bill Donovan 26
5 Doc White 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 208
2 Rube Waddell 203
3 Ed Walsh 200
4 Jimmy Dygert 183
5 Nap Rucker 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Bill Dinneen 4
3 Tom Hughes 4
5 4 tied 3