On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	20	.683	--
Athletics	34	25	.576	7.0
Red Sox	35	26	.574	7.0
Naps	31	29	.517	10.5
Highlanders	28	31	.475	13.0
White Sox	26	32	.448	14.5
Browns	22	39	.361	20.0
Senators	21	38	.356	20.0

Games

Athletics 9, Red Sox 0

Browns 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 3, Naps 2

Senators 3, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 11, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	45	14	.763	--
Cubs	37	22	.627	8.0
Giants	32	22	.593	10.5
Reds	31	30	.508	15.0
Phillies	27	30	.474	17.0
Cardinals	24	34	.414	20.5
Superbas	20	37	.351	24.0
Doves	15	42	.263	29.0

Games

Giants 4, Superbas 2

Phillies 4, Doves 3

Pirates 8, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Engle	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	George Browne	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Demmitt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Engle	4
1	Dots Miller	4
1	Ira Thomas	4
4	John Knight	3
4	Harry Krause	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Walter Blair	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Wally Clement	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	0.86
2	Bugs Raymond	0.75
3	Harry Krause	0.67
4	Tully Sparks	0.57
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Bill Grahame	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Harry Krause	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bugs Raymond	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Bill Grahame	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.396
2	Eddie Collins	.361
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Danny Hoffman	.329
5	Sam Crawford	.325

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	49
2	Sam Crawford	39
3	Dots Miller	35
4	Tris Speaker	33
5	Clyde Engle	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Donie Bush	18
4	Eddie Collins	16
4	Kid Elberfeld	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.84
2	Chief Bender	1.56
3	Ed Walsh	1.64
4	Christy Mathewson	1.78
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	14
2	Howie Camnitz	13
3	Mordecai Brown	11
3	Vic Willis	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	94
2	Heinie Berger	83
3	Frank Smith	82
4	Rube Waddell	79
5	Walter Johnson	76

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.463
2	Rube Ellis	.429
3	Eddie Collins	.421
4	Honus Wagner	.413
5	Harry Lord	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Ray Demmitt	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Red Murray	2
5	13 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	12
2	Jimmy Austin	11
2	Heinie Wagner	11
4	Hal Chase	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	6
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Ed Konetchy	6
1	Harry Lord	6
1	Bill O'Hara	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.64
2	Ed Reulbach	0.67
3	Vic Willis	0.87
4	Ed Killian	1.15
5	Bill Burns	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Frank Arellanes	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Ed Walsh	22
3	Heinie Berger	21
4	Nap Rucker	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
3	Sam Frock	1
3	Art Fromme	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.427
2	Honus Wagner	.416
3	Fred Clarke	.400
4	Eddie Collins	.394
5	Nap Lajoie	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	27
2	Dots Miller	20
3	Clyde Engle	19
4	John Titus	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Harry Lord	10
3	Johnny Evers	9
4	Jap Barbeau	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.67
2	Ed Reulbach	0.72
3	Vic Willis	1.09
4	Ed Walsh	1.20
5	Addie Joss	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Howie Camnitz	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	George Mullin	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	41
2	Walter Johnson	38
3	Nap Rucker	31
3	Ed Walsh	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Chief Bender	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.387
2	Sam Crawford	.331
3	Eddie Collins	.325
4	Kitty Bransfield	.324
5	Ty Cobb	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Red Murray	8
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Tommy Leach	6
3	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	109
2	Ty Cobb	88
2	Sam Crawford	88
4	Danny Murphy	83
5	Claude Rossman	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Hans Lobert	46
4	Sherry Magee	39
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.64
2	Chief Bender	1.87
3	Ed Walsh	1.95
4	Mordecai Brown	2.11
5	Addie Joss	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Ed Walsh	31
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	George Mullin	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	250
2	Orval Overall	239
2	Rube Waddell	239
4	Walter Johnson	233
5	Christy Mathewson	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	5
1	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Orval Overall	4
5	5 tied	3