On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	25	12	.676	--
Athletics	21	14	.600	3.0
Highlanders	18	14	.563	4.5
Red Sox	19	16	.543	5.0
Browns	17	19	.472	7.5
Naps	16	21	.432	9.0
White Sox	15	21	.417	9.5
Senators	10	24	.294	13.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, White Sox 7

Browns 6, Naps 3

Naps 5, Browns 1

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Senators 8, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	26	12	.684	--
Cubs	24	16	.600	3.0
Giants	17	17	.500	7.0
Phillies	17	17	.500	7.0
Reds	19	21	.475	8.0
Superbas	16	18	.471	8.0
Cardinals	17	23	.425	10.0
Doves	12	24	.333	13.0

Games

Doves 1, Superbas 0

Superbas 3, Doves 0

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	5
1	Dots Miller	5
3	Donie Bush	4
3	Rube Ellis	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill O'Hara	3
1	Heinie Wagner	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Donie Bush	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Ward Miller	2
1	George Moriarty	2
4	Jap Barbeau	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
2	George Mullin	0.88
2	Nap Rucker	0.88
4	Christy Mathewson	0.75
5	Kirby White	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dode Criss	1
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	7
1	Nap Rucker	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.390
2	Danny Hoffman	.375
3	Nap Lajoie	.366
4	Solly Hofman	.342
5	Eddie Collins	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Tenney	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	28
2	Sam Crawford	25
3	Tris Speaker	22
4	Bill Abstein	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Honus Wagner	16
3	Donie Bush	14
4	Bobby Byrne	10
4	Rebel Oakes	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.03
2	Chief Bender	1.55
3	Bugs Raymond	1.69
4	Mordecai Brown	1.73
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	9
2	Howie Camnitz	8
2	Orval Overall	8
4	Mordecai Brown	7
4	Frank Smith	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	75
2	Frank Smith	56
2	Rube Waddell	56
4	Nap Rucker	49
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	22 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.481
2	Eddie Collins	.421
3	Patsy Dougherty	.400
4	Danny Murphy	.392
5	Joe Tinker	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Tenney	3
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Jim Delahanty	1
2	Steve Evans	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	Home Run Baker	13
3	Bill Abstein	9
3	Solly Hofman	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Jimmy Austin	5
2	Jap Barbeau	5
2	Jack Barry	5
2	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.25
2	Harry Krause	0.86
3	George Bell	1.00
4	Slim Sallee	1.04
5	Vic Willis	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Earl Moore	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	32
2	Heinie Berger	23
3	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Nap Rucker	22
3	Rube Waddell	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Bill Chappelle	1
1	Bull Durham	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.414
2	Nap Lajoie	.409
3	Solly Hofman	.383
4	Eddie Collins	.350
5	Patsy Dougherty	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Tenney	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Sam Crawford	16
2	Dots Miller	16
4	Bill Abstein	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Honus Wagner	12
3	Donie Bush	11
4	Jack Barry	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Hagerman	1.00
2	Harry Krause	1.03
3	Chief Bender	1.66
4	Rube Waddell	1.74
5	Babe Adams	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Howie Camnitz	5
2	George Mullin	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	51
2	Heinie Berger	45
3	Frank Smith	41
4	Nap Rucker	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
2	Lew Brockett	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Bill Chappelle	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.371
2	Mike Donlin	.342
3	Ty Cobb	.319
4	Sam Crawford	.318
5	Kitty Bransfield	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Red Murray	8
4	Sam Crawford	7
4	Tommy Leach	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	108
2	Ty Cobb	92
3	Mike Donlin	86
4	Sam Crawford	84
5	Danny Murphy	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	61
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Hans Lobert	50
4	Patsy Dougherty	43
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.67
2	Mordecai Brown	1.82
3	Ed Walsh	2.16
4	Addie Joss	2.30
5	Cy Young	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
1	Ed Walsh	34
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	Ed Summers	25
4	Vic Willis	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	254
2	Ed Walsh	246
3	Christy Mathewson	235
4	Orval Overall	220
5	Nap Rucker	209

Saves

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