On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 14 .667 --
Highlanders 22 16 .579 4.0
Athletics 23 18 .561 4.5
Red Sox 23 19 .548 5.0
Naps 19 22 .463 8.5
White Sox 17 22 .436 9.5
Browns 17 23 .425 10.0
Senators 12 27 .308 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 12 .721 --
Cubs 28 17 .622 4.0
Giants 21 17 .553 7.5
Reds 24 22 .522 8.5
Phillies 17 22 .436 12.0
Superbas 17 24 .415 13.0
Cardinals 18 26 .409 13.5
Doves 12 28 .300 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 George Moriarty 3
2 Al Shaw 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Byrne 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
3 Sherry Magee 2
3 Al Shaw 2
3 Harry Steinfeldt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Al Burch 1
1 Birdie Cree 1
1 Steve Evans 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Dode Criss 0.79
3 Addie Joss 0.75
4 Charlie Chech 0.62
5 Chief Bender 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Arellanes 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dode Criss 11
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Charlie Chech 5
4 Christy Mathewson 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .386
2 Nap Lajoie .350
3 Solly Hofman .337
4 Ed Lennox .336
5 Danny Hoffman .333

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 26
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 1.60
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.73
4 Ed Walsh 1.88
5 George Mullin 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 10
2 Howie Camnitz 9
2 Orval Overall 9
4 Mordecai Brown 8
4 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 .426
2 Eddie Collins .409
3 Rebel Oakes .400
4 Nap Lajoie .386
5 Joe Tinker .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 George Browne 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 18
2 Mike Mitchell 10
3 Home Run Baker 8
3 Danny Murphy 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 George Moriarty 7
3 Jap Barbeau 5
3 Beals Becker 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Manning 0.50
2 Ed Reulbach 0.78
3 Addie Joss 1.00
3 Vic Willis 1.00
5 Harry Krause 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 George Mullin 3
1 Orval Overall 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 32
2 Jimmy Dygert 18
2 Harry Krause 18
2 George Mullin 18
2 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Lew Brockett 1
1 Bill Chappelle 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .378
2 Nap Lajoie .368
3 Joe Tinker .363
4 Ty Cobb .362
5 Solly Hofman .355

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 15
4 Ty Cobb 14
5 Mike Mitchell 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.81
2 Rube Manning 1.66
3 Orval Overall 1.67
4 Vic Willis 1.83
5 Christy Mathewson 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Orval Overall 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
1 Ed Willett 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 49
2 Heinie Berger 43
3 Nap Rucker 35
4 Rube Waddell 34
5 Walter Johnson 33

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 .371
2 Mike Donlin .338
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Kitty Bransfield .320
5 Ty Cobb .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 106
2 Ty Cobb 91
3 Danny Murphy 84
4 Sam Crawford 82
4 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 1.72
2 Mordecai Brown 1.81
3 Addie Joss 2.13
4 Ed Walsh 2.18
5 Ed Reulbach 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
1 Ed Walsh 33
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 222
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