On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 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 24 19 .558 4.5
Naps 19 22 .463 8.5
White Sox 17 22 .436 9.5
Browns 17 24 .415 10.5
Senators 12 27 .308 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 32 12 .727 --
Cubs 28 17 .622 4.5
Giants 21 17 .553 8.0
Reds 25 22 .532 8.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 13.0
Cardinals 19 26 .422 13.5
Superbas 17 25 .405 14.0
Doves 12 29 .293 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Egan 4
2 Bobby Byrne 3
2 Bill Carrigan 3
2 Peaches Graham 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Carrigan 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
1 Honus Wagner 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Dode Paskert 1
1 Ed Phelps 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Ryan 0.60
2 Vic Willis 0.40
3 Roy Castleton 0.33
4 Bill Bailey 0.23
5 Slim Sallee 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Roy Castleton 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Castleton 4
1 Vic Willis 4
3 Bill Bailey 3
3 Nap Rucker 3
3 Jack Ryan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .388
2 Nap Lajoie .350
3 Mike Mitchell .339
4 Solly Hofman .337
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 36
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 Nap Rucker 56
5 Heinie Berger 54

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 .435
2 Danny Murphy .386
3 Eddie Collins .381
4 Joe Tinker .378
5 Nap Lajoie .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 George Browne 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 20
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 7
2 George Moriarty 6
3 Beals Becker 5
3 Eddie Collins 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Manning 0.50
1 George Mullin 0.50
3 Vic Willis 0.75
4 Ed Reulbach 0.78
5 Addie Joss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 4
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Addie Joss 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 28
2 Jimmy Dygert 18
2 Harry Krause 18
2 Frank Smith 18
2 Rube Waddell 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 Nap Lajoie .390
2 Joe Tinker .382
3 Honus Wagner .381
4 Solly Hofman .371
5 Ty Cobb .362

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 28
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 Vic Willis 1.52
3 Jack Ryan 1.63
4 Rube Manning 1.66
5 Orval Overall 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Orval Overall 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 49
2 Heinie Berger 40
3 Nap Rucker 38
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 .372
2 Mike Donlin .334
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Ty Cobb .319
5 Kitty Bransfield .316

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 108
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 2.19
5 Ed Reulbach 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Mordecai Brown 29
4 Ed Reulbach 25
4 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 245
2 Rube Waddell 237
3 Orval Overall 228
4 Christy Mathewson 222
5 2 tied 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