On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	21	.672	--
Athletics	36	25	.590	5.5
Red Sox	35	28	.556	7.5
Naps	32	29	.525	9.5
Highlanders	29	31	.483	12.0
White Sox	26	33	.441	14.5
Browns	23	39	.371	19.0
Senators	21	39	.350	20.0

Games

Athletics 8, Red Sox 4

Athletics 6, Red Sox 2

Browns 4, White Sox 3

Naps 7, Tigers 1

Highlanders 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	45	15	.750	--
Cubs	38	22	.633	7.0
Giants	33	23	.589	10.0
Reds	32	30	.516	14.0
Phillies	27	31	.466	17.0
Cardinals	24	35	.407	20.5
Superbas	21	38	.356	23.5
Doves	16	42	.276	28.0

Games

Superbas 7, Giants 2

Giants 3, Superbas 0

Doves 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Burch	5
2	Ed Lennox	4
2	Fred Tenney	4
4	Wally Clement	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Jake Stahl	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
3	Jake Atz	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	2.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.71
2	Vic Willis	0.71
4	Joe Lake	0.64
5	Bill Donovan	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Bill Donovan	7
2	Joe Lake	7
4	Ed Reulbach	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.398
2	Eddie Collins	.363
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Danny Hoffman	.333
5	Mike Mitchell	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Sam Crawford	39
3	Dots Miller	37
4	Tris Speaker	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	34
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Donie Bush	19
4	Eddie Collins	18
5	Kid Elberfeld	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.84
2	Chief Bender	1.56
3	Christy Mathewson	1.61
4	Ed Walsh	1.64
5	Doc White	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	14
2	Howie Camnitz	13
3	Mordecai Brown	11
3	Christy Mathewson	11
3	Vic Willis	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	94
2	Rube Waddell	84
3	Heinie Berger	83
4	Frank Smith	82
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	.488
2	Honus Wagner	.435
3	Eddie Collins	.426
4	Rube Ellis	.410
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	13
2	Heinie Wagner	12
3	Jimmy Austin	11
3	Ed Konetchy	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Jimmy Austin	6
2	Hal Chase	6
2	Ed Konetchy	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.64
2	Ed Reulbach	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	1.04
4	Ed Killian	1.15
5	Bill Burns	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	22
2	Heinie Berger	21
2	Rube Waddell	21
4	Ed Reulbach	17
4	Nap Rucker	17

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	.430
2	Honus Wagner	.424
3	Eddie Collins	.396
4	Fred Clarke	.385
5	Ty Cobb	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	23
2	Clyde Engle	19
2	Dots Miller	19
4	John Titus	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Harry Lord	10
3	Bob Bescher	9
3	Eddie Collins	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.67
2	Ed Reulbach	0.92
3	Ed Walsh	1.20
4	Vic Willis	1.23
5	Addie Joss	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	George Mullin	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	38
2	Heinie Berger	36
3	Christy Mathewson	35
4	Nap Rucker	31
4	Ed Walsh	31

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	.388
2	Sam Crawford	.331
3	Eddie Collins	.327
4	Ty Cobb	.325
5	Kitty Bransfield	.317

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	89
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Danny Murphy	82
5	Claude Rossman	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Hans Lobert	46
4	Sherry Magee	40
5	Patsy Dougherty	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.59
2	Chief Bender	1.87
3	Ed Walsh	1.95
4	Addie Joss	2.10
5	Mordecai Brown	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Ed Walsh	31
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	Ed Reulbach	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	250
2	Rube Waddell	244
3	Orval Overall	233
4	Walter Johnson	228
5	Christy Mathewson	211

Saves

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