On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	32	19	.627	--
Athletics	28	21	.571	3.0
Naps	26	23	.531	5.0
Red Sox	27	24	.529	5.0
Highlanders	24	24	.500	6.5
White Sox	22	25	.468	8.0
Browns	19	30	.388	12.0
Senators	18	30	.375	12.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 6

Naps 3, Browns 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Senators 7, Highlanders 4

Highlanders 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	38	13	.745	--
Cubs	34	18	.654	4.5
Giants	24	22	.522	11.5
Reds	28	26	.519	11.5
Phillies	23	24	.489	13.0
Cardinals	22	30	.423	16.5
Superbas	17	32	.347	20.0
Doves	13	34	.277	23.0

Games

Cubs 10, Superbas 5

Phillies 2, Reds 0

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Doves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Browne	5
2	Topsy Hartsel	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
4	Jap Barbeau	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Topsy Hartsel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
1	George McBride	3
1	Jack Pfiester	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Abstein	1
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Coveleski	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.00
3	Slim Sallee	0.75
4	Bugs Raymond	0.46
5	Joe Lake	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Bugs Raymond	6
4	Joe Lake	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.383
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Nap Lajoie	.337
4	Mike Mitchell	.321
5	Solly Hofman	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Fred Tenney	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	41
2	Sam Crawford	32
3	Dots Miller	28
3	Tris Speaker	28
5	7 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	31
2	Honus Wagner	20
3	Donie Bush	16
4	Eddie Collins	15
5	6 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.10
2	Ed Walsh	1.74
3	Chief Bender	1.80
4	Christy Mathewson	1.85
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	11
1	George Mullin	11
3	Mordecai Brown	10
3	Frank Smith	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	86
2	Frank Smith	79
3	Walter Johnson	70
4	Rube Waddell	68
5	Heinie Berger	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	30 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.488
2	George Browne	.476
3	Tommy Leach	.410
4	Eddie Collins	.395
5	Bill Carrigan	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Demmitt	1
1	Red Dooin	1
1	Clyde Engle	1
1	Ed Hahn	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Byrne	9
1	Clyde Engle	9
1	John Titus	9
4	Whitey Alpermann	8
4	8 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	5
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Dick Egan	5
1	Johnny Evers	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.00
2	Ed Reulbach	0.43
3	Earl Moore	0.62
4	Ed Walsh	0.78
5	Vic Willis	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Willis	4
2	Heinie Berger	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Dode Criss	21
3	Heinie Berger	20
4	Earl Moore	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.441
2	Honus Wagner	.376
3	Fred Clarke	.372
3	Nap Lajoie	.372
5	Patsy Dougherty	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	25
2	Home Run Baker	18
3	Harry Davis	16
4	Dots Miller	15
5	Tommy Leach	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Eddie Collins	11
3	Jap Barbeau	10
3	George Moriarty	10
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.77
2	Ed Reulbach	0.84
3	Vic Willis	0.87
4	Earl Moore	1.15
5	Rube Waddell	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Willett	6
1	Vic Willis	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Orval Overall	43
3	Frank Smith	42
4	Heinie Berger	37
5	Rube Waddell	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.379
2	Kitty Bransfield	.332
3	Sam Crawford	.327
4	Ty Cobb	.320
5	Eddie Collins	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	104
2	Ty Cobb	90
3	Danny Murphy	87
4	Sam Crawford	84
5	Mike Donlin	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	58
3	Hans Lobert	47
4	Sherry Magee	39
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.62
2	Mordecai Brown	1.99
3	Chief Bender	2.01
4	Ed Reulbach	2.18
5	Ed Walsh	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Ed Walsh	30
4	Ed Reulbach	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	242
2	Rube Waddell	233
3	Walter Johnson	232
4	Orval Overall	231
5	Christy Mathewson	222

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Frank Arellanes	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	2 others tied	4