Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 9, 1909

On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	14	5	.737	--
Highlanders	11	7	.611	2.5
Red Sox	10	8	.556	3.5
Athletics	8	8	.500	4.5
White Sox	9	10	.474	5.0
Naps	9	10	.474	5.0
Senators	5	11	.313	7.5
Browns	5	12	.294	8.0

Games

White Sox 4, Naps 2

Naps 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	13	7	.650	--
Phillies	10	6	.625	1.0
Doves	10	7	.588	1.5
Cubs	12	10	.545	2.0
Reds	10	13	.435	4.5
Superbas	7	10	.412	4.5
Cardinals	9	14	.391	5.5
Giants	6	10	.375	5.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Perring	4
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	George Stovall	3
4	Jake Atz	2
4	7 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	3
2	Yip Owens	2
3	Jake Atz	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	3 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Ed Hahn	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Rhodes	0.62
1	Ed Walsh	0.62
3	Jim Scott	0.55
4	Ed Reulbach	0.33
4	Cy Young	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Charlie Rhodes	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	6
2	Ed Reulbach	5
2	Charlie Rhodes	5
2	Ed Walsh	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.426
2	Honus Wagner	.395
3	Ginger Beaumont	.377
4	Danny Hoffman	.373
5	George Stone	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Joe Birmingham	1
2	Bill Chappelle	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Tris Speaker	15
3	Clyde Engle	12
4	Bill Abstein	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Ty Cobb	9
3	Bobby Byrne	8
3	Frank Chance	8
3	Amby McConnell	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Brockett	0.00
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	Jack Warhop	1.02
4	Howie Camnitz	1.24
5	Mordecai Brown	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	6
2	Howie Camnitz	5
3	Charlie Chech	4
3	Al Mattern	4
3	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	34
2	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Frank Smith	32
4	Rube Marquard	25
4	Rube Waddell	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Al Mattern	2
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Mike Donlin	.338
3	Sam Crawford	.319
4	Ty Cobb	.311
4	Matty McIntyre	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Red Murray	8
4	Sam Crawford	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	100
2	Mike Donlin	94
3	Ty Cobb	91
3	Sam Crawford	91
5	Cy Seymour	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	63
2	Hans Lobert	51
3	Red Murray	47
4	Ty Cobb	45
5	Patsy Dougherty	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.77
2	George McQuillan	2.12
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Ed Walsh	2.18
5	Addie Joss	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	38
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Mordecai Brown	31
4	Ed Reulbach	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	252
2	Rube Waddell	235
3	Christy Mathewson	228
4	Nap Rucker	202
5	Orval Overall	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Joe McGinnity	4
3	Orval Overall	4
5	5 tied	3