On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	13	.675	--
Athletics	23	16	.590	3.5
Highlanders	21	15	.583	4.0
Red Sox	21	19	.525	6.0
Browns	17	21	.447	9.0
Naps	17	22	.436	9.5
White Sox	16	22	.421	10.0
Senators	12	26	.316	14.0

Games

Naps 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	29	12	.707	--
Cubs	27	16	.628	3.0
Giants	19	17	.528	7.5
Reds	21	22	.488	9.0
Phillies	17	19	.472	9.5
Superbas	16	21	.432	11.0
Cardinals	17	24	.415	12.0
Doves	12	27	.308	16.0

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Reds 5, Superbas 4

Pirates 3, Doves 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Frank Bowerman	3
2	Al Burch	3
2	Rube Ellis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Bemis	2
1	George Hunter	2
1	Ed Lennox	2
1	Bris Lord	2
1	Rebel Oakes	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jul Kustus	3
2	Hans Lobert	2
3	Bobby Byrne	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.70
2	Jack Pfiester	0.50
3	Tully Sparks	0.22
3	Vic Willis	0.22
5	Slim Sallee	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jack Pfiester	1
1	Jack Rowan	1
1	Carl Sitton	1
1	Vic Willis	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Rowan	9
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Jack Pfiester	3
3	Slim Sallee	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.400
2	Danny Hoffman	.370
3	Nap Lajoie	.344
4	Eddie Collins	.342
5	Solly Hofman	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Red Murray	3
1	Fred Tenney	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	33
2	Sam Crawford	27
3	Tris Speaker	23
4	Bill Abstein	22
4	Joe Tinker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	17
3	Donie Bush	14
4	Bobby Byrne	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.95
2	Chief Bender	1.53
3	Mordecai Brown	1.82
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.86
5	George Mullin	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	10
2	Orval Overall	9
3	Mordecai Brown	8
3	Howie Camnitz	8
3	Frank Smith	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	83
2	Frank Smith	64
3	Rube Waddell	59
4	Mordecai Brown	49
4	Nap Rucker	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	27 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.500
2	Honus Wagner	.465
3	Joe Tinker	.436
4	Nap Lajoie	.413
5	Patsy Dougherty	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	George Browne	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Home Run Baker	10
3	Bill Abstein	8
3	Danny Murphy	8
5	3 tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	George Moriarty	7
3	Jap Barbeau	6
3	Eddie Collins	6
5	Beals Becker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Manning	0.50
2	Vic Willis	0.84
3	Ed Summers	1.00
4	Rube Waddell	1.06
5	Tom Hughes	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	George Mullin	3
1	Orval Overall	3
1	Rube Waddell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	32
2	Tom Hughes	25
3	Frank Smith	22
3	Rube Waddell	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Bill Chappelle	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.409
2	Nap Lajoie	.382
3	Joe Tinker	.381
4	Ty Cobb	.356
5	Solly Hofman	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Tenney	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Danny Murphy	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	25
2	Home Run Baker	16
2	Ginger Beaumont	16
4	Ty Cobb	14
4	Joe Tinker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Donie Bush	10
3	Jack Barry	8
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Harry Hooper	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.64
2	Chief Bender	1.64
3	Orval Overall	1.67
4	Johnny Lush	1.76
5	Christy Mathewson	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
2	George Mullin	5
2	Orval Overall	5
2	Rube Waddell	5
2	Vic Willis	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	49
2	Heinie Berger	45
3	Walter Johnson	42
4	Nap Rucker	37
4	Frank Smith	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Lew Brockett	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.374
2	Mike Donlin	.342
3	Sam Crawford	.327
4	Ty Cobb	.320
5	Kitty Bransfield	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Red Murray	9
4	Sam Crawford	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	105
2	Ty Cobb	91
3	Sam Crawford	86
4	Mike Donlin	84
4	Danny Murphy	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	61
2	Ty Cobb	59
3	Hans Lobert	51
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
5	Sherry Magee	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.72
2	Mordecai Brown	1.79
3	Ed Walsh	2.23
4	Ed Reulbach	2.30
5	Addie Joss	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Ed Walsh	32
3	Mordecai Brown	31
4	Ed Summers	25
4	Vic Willis	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	241
2	Rube Waddell	239
3	Orval Overall	228
4	Christy Mathewson	226
5	Walter Johnson	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Orval Overall	4