On This Day

Monday, June 7, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	14	.659	--
Highlanders	22	15	.595	3.0
Athletics	23	17	.575	3.5
Red Sox	22	19	.537	5.0
Naps	18	22	.450	8.5
White Sox	17	22	.436	9.0
Browns	17	22	.436	9.0
Senators	12	27	.308	14.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 4

Highlanders 5, Tigers 1

Naps 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	12	.714	--
Cubs	28	16	.636	3.0
Giants	20	17	.541	7.5
Reds	24	22	.522	8.0
Phillies	17	21	.447	11.0
Superbas	17	23	.425	12.0
Cardinals	17	26	.395	13.5
Doves	12	28	.300	17.0

Games

Reds 6, Doves 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Superbas 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
1	Jake Stahl	3
4	Whitey Alpermann	2
4	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Berger	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Fred Clarke	2
1	Tom Downey	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	2
2	Jake Atz	1
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Heinie Berger	0.88
2	Rube Manning	0.83
3	George Bell	0.75
4	Fred Beebe	0.71
5	Ed Walsh	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Billy Campbell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	7
2	George Bell	6
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
2	Dolly Gray	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.396
2	Danny Hoffman	.352
3	Nap Lajoie	.346
4	Solly Hofman	.342
5	Ed Lennox	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Red Murray	3
1	Fred Tenney	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	34
2	Sam Crawford	27
3	Tris Speaker	25
4	Bill Abstein	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	17
3	Donie Bush	14
4	Hans Lobert	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.95
2	Chief Bender	1.53
3	Rube Manning	1.66
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.73
5	Mordecai Brown	1.82

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	Heinie Berger	54
5	Nap Rucker	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	28 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.447
2	Eddie Collins	.444
3	Joe Tinker	.405
4	Ty Cobb	.386
4	Nap Lajoie	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	George Browne	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Mike Mitchell	10
4	Bill Abstein	8
4	Danny Murphy	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	George Moriarty	7
3	Jap Barbeau	6
4	Beals Becker	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Manning	0.50
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Vic Willis	0.84
4	Harry Krause	1.27
5	Jack Ryan	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Lefty Leifield	3
1	George Mullin	3
1	Orval Overall	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	32
2	Jimmy Dygert	21
3	Art Fromme	19
3	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Frank Smith	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Bill Chappelle	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.402
2	Nap Lajoie	.391
3	Ty Cobb	.371
4	Joe Tinker	.370
5	Solly Hofman	.366

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	26
2	Home Run Baker	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	16
4	Ty Cobb	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.64
2	Rube Manning	1.66
3	Orval Overall	1.67
4	Christy Mathewson	1.80
4	Chief Bender	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Orval Overall	5
2	Rube Waddell	5
4	George Bell	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	49
2	Heinie Berger	43
3	Frank Smith	37
4	Nap Rucker	35
5	Rube Waddell	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Lew Brockett	1
2	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.373
2	Mike Donlin	.338
3	Sam Crawford	.329
4	Ty Cobb	.322
5	Kitty Bransfield	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Red Murray	9
4	Sam Crawford	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	106
2	Ty Cobb	91
3	Sam Crawford	84
3	Danny Murphy	84
5	Mike Donlin	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	60
2	Ty Cobb	57
3	Hans Lobert	51
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
5	Sherry Magee	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.71
2	Mordecai Brown	1.78
3	Ed Walsh	2.18
4	Addie Joss	2.21
5	Ed Reulbach	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	Ed Reulbach	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	245
2	Rube Waddell	239
3	Orval Overall	228
4	Christy Mathewson	218
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