On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	34	19	.642	--
Athletics	28	21	.571	4.0
Naps	27	24	.529	6.0
Red Sox	27	24	.529	6.0
Highlanders	24	24	.500	7.5
White Sox	23	26	.469	9.0
Senators	18	30	.375	13.5
Browns	19	32	.373	14.0

Games

White Sox 4, Naps 0

Naps 5, White Sox 0

Tigers 6, Browns 4

Tigers 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	38	13	.745	--
Cubs	35	18	.660	4.0
Giants	24	22	.522	11.5
Reds	28	27	.509	12.0
Phillies	24	24	.500	12.5
Cardinals	23	30	.434	16.0
Superbas	17	33	.340	20.5
Doves	13	35	.271	23.5

Games

Cubs 6, Superbas 1

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 8, Doves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Mickey Doolin	4
1	Terry Turner	4
4	Steve Evans	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Davy Jones	2
2	Larry McLean	2
2	Claude Rossman	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
1	Tom Jones	2
3	Jake Atz	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.67
2	Ed Reulbach	1.25
3	Heinie Berger	0.83
4	Jim Scott	0.55
5	Rube Waddell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Moren	6
1	Jim Scott	6
3	Heinie Berger	5
3	Ed Reulbach	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Suggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.383
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Nap Lajoie	.340
4	Rube Ellis	.319
5	Fred Clarke	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Fred Tenney	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	41
2	Sam Crawford	34
3	Dots Miller	28
3	Tris Speaker	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	31
2	Honus Wagner	20
3	Donie Bush	16
4	Eddie Collins	15
5	Frank Isbell	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.10
2	Ed Walsh	1.52
3	Chief Bender	1.80
4	Christy Mathewson	1.85
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	12
2	Howie Camnitz	11
3	Mordecai Brown	10
3	Frank Smith	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	86
2	Frank Smith	79
3	Rube Waddell	73
4	Heinie Berger	72
5	Walter Johnson	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	31 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.500
2	Fred Clarke	.487
3	Tommy Leach	.441
4	Eddie Collins	.395
5	Bill Carrigan	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Ray Demmitt	1
1	Red Dooin	1
1	Clyde Engle	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	10
2	Bobby Byrne	9
2	Clyde Engle	9
4	Whitey Alpermann	8
4	9 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	5
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Dick Egan	5
1	Jack McAleese	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.56
3	Ed Reulbach	0.60
4	Heinie Berger	0.75
5	Vic Willis	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	4
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	25
1	Walter Johnson	25
3	Dode Criss	21
4	Earl Moore	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	George Suggs	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.443
2	Honus Wagner	.395
3	Ty Cobb	.375
4	Fred Clarke	.366
4	Patsy Dougherty	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	25
2	Home Run Baker	18
3	Harry Davis	15
4	Tommy Leach	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Jap Barbeau	10
2	Eddie Collins	10
2	George Moriarty	10
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.77
2	Vic Willis	0.87
3	Ed Reulbach	0.88
4	Harry Krause	1.44
5	Jack Ryan	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Willett	6
1	Vic Willis	6
3	Heinie Berger	5
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	43
2	Heinie Berger	42
3	Walter Johnson	39
4	Frank Smith	37
5	Rube Waddell	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.377
2	Kitty Bransfield	.330
3	Sam Crawford	.323
4	Ty Cobb	.322
5	Eddie Collins	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Red Murray	9
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	93
3	Danny Murphy	87
4	Sam Crawford	86
5	Mike Donlin	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	57
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	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Ed Walsh	31
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	Ed Reulbach	26
4	Ed Summers	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	247
2	Rube Waddell	238
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	Orval Overall	4