Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, June 23, 1909

On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	37	19	.661	--
Athletics	30	23	.566	5.5
Red Sox	31	24	.564	5.5
Naps	29	25	.537	7.0
Highlanders	25	27	.481	10.0
White Sox	24	28	.462	11.0
Senators	19	33	.365	16.0
Browns	19	35	.352	17.0

Games

Red Sox 14, Highlanders 5

White Sox 4, Naps 3

Tigers 8, Browns 1

Athletics 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	40	13	.755	--
Cubs	35	19	.648	5.5
Giants	26	22	.542	11.5
Reds	29	27	.518	12.5
Phillies	24	27	.471	15.0
Cardinals	23	31	.426	17.5
Superbas	19	33	.365	20.5
Doves	13	37	.260	25.5

Games

Superbas 2, Phillies 0

Superbas 5, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Cubs 4

Giants 5, Doves 4

Giants 11, Doves 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	5
1	Moose McCormick	5
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	Mickey Doolin	4
3	Ed Lennox	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Red Murray	1
1	Bill Sweeney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	6
2	Moose McCormick	4
3	Ray Demmitt	3
3	Doc Gessler	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Hummel	2
1	Charley O'Leary	2
1	Claude Rossman	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Krause	0.86
2	George Suggs	0.83
3	Charlie Smith	0.78
4	George Hunter	0.62
5	Nap Rucker	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Lou Fiene	1
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	George Hunter	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Smith	7
2	Harry Krause	6
2	Elmer Steele	6
4	Bill Bailey	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Art Fromme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.387
2	Nap Lajoie	.350
3	Eddie Collins	.342
4	Harry Lord	.326
5	Sam Crawford	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
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	43
2	Sam Crawford	36
3	Tris Speaker	33
4	Dots Miller	28
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	32
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Donie Bush	16
4	Eddie Collins	15
5	Harry Lord	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.95
2	Ed Walsh	1.69
3	Chief Bender	1.72
4	Christy Mathewson	1.89
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
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	88
2	Frank Smith	82
3	Heinie Berger	77
3	Rube Waddell	77
5	Walter Johnson	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Doc Crandall	2
3	Al Mattern	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.500
2	Tommy Leach	.457
3	Fred Clarke	.450
4	Harry Lord	.431
5	Bill Carrigan	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Ray Demmitt	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	11
2	Sam Crawford	9
2	Doc Gessler	9
2	Honus Wagner	9
5	8 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Fred Clarke	5
2	Harry Lord	5
4	Jap Barbeau	4
4	11 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Suggs	0.71
2	Vic Willis	0.92
3	Harry Krause	0.95
4	Ed Reulbach	1.00
5	Rube Kroh	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Vic Willis	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Heinie Berger	23
3	Frank Smith	18
3	Rube Waddell	18
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Sam Frock	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.404
2	Honus Wagner	.402
3	Harry Lord	.400
4	Ty Cobb	.381
5	George Browne	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	27
2	Home Run Baker	16
3	Mike Mitchell	15
4	Harry Davis	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Jap Barbeau	10
2	George Moriarty	10
4	Eddie Collins	9
4	Harry Lord	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.88
2	Vic Willis	0.89
3	Harry Krause	1.12
4	Heinie Berger	1.62
5	Ed Walsh	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Addie Joss	6
3	Ed Willett	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	38
1	Walter Johnson	38
1	Christy Mathewson	38
4	Orval Overall	37
4	Frank Smith	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.384
2	Sam Crawford	.330
3	Ty Cobb	.325
4	Kitty Bransfield	.324
5	Eddie Collins	.312

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	106
2	Ty Cobb	91
3	Sam Crawford	87
3	Danny Murphy	87
5	Mike Donlin	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Hans Lobert	47
4	Sherry Magee	39
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.67
2	Chief Bender	1.96
3	Mordecai Brown	1.99
4	Ed Reulbach	2.15
5	Addie Joss	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Ed Walsh	30
4	Ed Reulbach	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	245
2	Rube Waddell	239
3	Walter Johnson	233
3	Orval Overall	233
5	Christy Mathewson	221

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Frank Arellanes	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Orval Overall	4