On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 11 .645 --
Athletics 17 11 .607 1.5
Red Sox 17 12 .586 2.0
Highlanders 17 13 .567 2.5
White Sox 15 17 .469 5.5
Browns 13 16 .448 6.0
Naps 12 18 .400 7.5
Senators 8 21 .276 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 20 13 .606 0.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 3.5
Reds 16 17 .485 4.5
Superbas 13 15 .464 5.0
Cardinals 15 18 .455 5.5
Giants 12 15 .444 5.5
Doves 11 18 .379 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 4
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Bill Abstein 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Solly Hofman 1
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Abstein 4
2 Tim Jordan 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Dick Egan 2
3 George Moriarty 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Jap Barbeau 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.71
2 Nap Rucker 0.70
3 Christy Mathewson 0.60
4 Lew Brockett 0.50
4 Jim Scott 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Johnny Lush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 7
2 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Lew Brockett 5
3 Mordecai Brown 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .369
2 Danny Hoffman .363
3 Tim Jordan .359
4 Mike Mitchell .351
5 Nap Lajoie .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Jim Stephens 2
1 Fred Tenney 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Tris Speaker 22
3 Bill Abstein 18
4 Ginger Beaumont 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Honus Wagner 14
3 Donie Bush 11
4 Bobby Byrne 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.00
2 Barney Pelty 1.46
3 Mordecai Brown 1.62
4 Jack Coombs 1.74
5 2 tied 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 7
1 George Mullin 7
1 Frank Smith 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Orval Overall 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 51
2 Frank Smith 46
3 Nap Rucker 42
4 Rube Waddell 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Billy Campbell 2
3 Al Mattern 2
5 20 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .400
1 Joe Tinker .400
3 Nap Lajoie .395
4 Harry Niles .389
5 Solly Hofman .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Fred Tenney 2
3 Al Burch 1
3 Sam Crawford 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 10
1 Ty Cobb 10
1 Tim Jordan 10
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Donie Bush 7
3 Jack Barry 6
4 Kid Elberfeld 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.00
2 Fred Beebe 0.50
2 Barney Pelty 0.50
4 Chief Bender 1.00
4 Jack Pfiester 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Eddie Plank 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 Rube Waddell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 25
2 Nap Rucker 24
3 Walter Johnson 21
4 Tom Hughes 17
4 Orval Overall 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Bill Donovan 1
2 Bull Durham 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .388
2 Honus Wagner .386
3 Mike Mitchell .360
4 Sam Crawford .355
5 Solly Hofman .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Fred Tenney 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 20
2 Tris Speaker 19
3 Joe Tinker 15
4 Bill Abstein 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Honus Wagner 11
3 Donie Bush 9
4 Kid Elberfeld 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.69
2 Chief Bender 1.00
2 Rip Hagerman 1.00
4 Doc White 1.61
5 Jack Coombs 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Howie Camnitz 5
2 Frank Smith 5
4 Fred Beebe 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 37
1 Orval Overall 37
1 Nap Rucker 37
4 Frank Smith 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Harry Coveleski 1
2 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .367
2 Mike Donlin .340
3 Sam Crawford .318
4 Matty McIntyre .316
5 Doc Gessler .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 12
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 103
2 Ty Cobb 91
3 Mike Donlin 89
4 Sam Crawford 86
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 62
2 Ty Cobb 51
2 Hans Lobert 51
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
5 Red Murray 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.71
2 Mordecai Brown 1.86
3 Ed Walsh 2.11
4 George McQuillan 2.27
5 Cy Young 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 36
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Mordecai Brown 31
4 Ed Summers 25
5 Vic Willis 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 250
2 Rube Waddell 239
3 Christy Mathewson 232
4 Nap Rucker 218
5 Orval Overall 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Tom Hughes 4
3 Sam Leever 4
3 Orval Overall 4