On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1901

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	13	.667	--
Senators	18	13	.581	4.0
Tigers	22	16	.579	3.5
Orioles	16	15	.516	6.0
Americans	16	16	.500	6.5
Athletics	17	19	.472	7.5
Brewers	14	23	.378	11.0
Blues	11	25	.306	13.5

Games

Blues 13, Orioles 5

Americans 12, Brewers 4

Athletics 6, Tigers 1

Senators 8, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	18	12	.600	--
Reds	20	14	.588	0.0
Pirates	21	17	.553	1.0
Phillies	19	18	.514	2.5
Cardinals	18	19	.486	3.5
Superbas	17	18	.486	3.5
Beaneaters	12	18	.400	6.0
Orphans	15	24	.385	7.5

Games

Orphans 5, Phillies 4

Reds 6, Giants 4

Superbas 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bradley	4
1	Watty Lee	4
3	Erve Beck	3
3	Sam Dungan	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herm McFarland	1
1	Sam Mertes	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Ed Scott	3
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	Bill Dahlen	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	2
2	Jimmy Collins	1
2	Hugh Duffy	1
2	Pop Foster	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.50
2	Watty Lee	1.29
3	Frank Kitson	1.20
4	Ted Lewis	0.67
5	Noodles Hahn	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Watty Lee	1
1	Ted Lewis	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Lee	9
2	Noodles Hahn	7
3	Frank Kitson	6
3	Eddie Plank	6
3	Ed Scott	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.459
2	Socks Seybold	.402
3	Bill Keister	.402
4	Sammy Strang	.378
5	Emmet Heidrick	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	4
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Emmet Heidrick	4
4	Jimmy Barrett	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	38
2	Buck Freeman	37
3	Nap Lajoie	35
4	John Anderson	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	20
2	Sam Mertes	17
3	Fielder Jones	16
3	Honus Wagner	16
5	Fred Hartman	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.23
2	Jack Katoll	1.59
3	Vic Willis	1.75
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.76
5	Al Orth	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
1	Joe McGinnity	9
3	Bill Donovan	8
3	Clark Griffith	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	81
2	Bill Donovan	60
3	Christy Mathewson	59
4	Rube Waddell	57
5	Sam Leever	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Dowling	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Bill Phyle	1
1	5 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pop Foster	.419
2	Herm McFarland	.417
3	Kid Elberfeld	.412
4	Jack McCarthy	.405
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	2
2	Jimmy Barrett	1
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Bill Bergen	1
2	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Nap Lajoie	13
3	Kitty Bransfield	11
3	Lave Cross	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	7
1	Sam Mertes	7
1	Chick Stahl	7
4	Jimmy Barrett	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Cronin	0.50
2	Doc Newton	0.67
3	Tully Sparks	0.69
4	Eddie Plank	0.75
5	Bill Dinneen	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
2	Red Donahue	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Clark Griffith	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Tannehill	27
2	Christy Mathewson	23
3	Bill Donovan	20
3	Noodles Hahn	20
3	Rube Waddell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wiley Piatt	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Erve Beck	.417
2	Pop Foster	.395
3	Bill Keister	.378
4	Nap Lajoie	.373
5	Lave Cross	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Mertes	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Pop Foster	2
2	Buck Freeman	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	27
2	Frank Isbell	24
3	Lave Cross	23
4	Buck Freeman	21
5	Fred Hartman	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	14
2	Frank Isbell	12
2	Honus Wagner	12
4	Jimmy Barrett	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	1.13
2	Christy Mathewson	1.34
3	Vic Willis	1.41
4	Jack Katoll	1.48
5	Cy Young	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clark Griffith	6
2	Red Donahue	5
2	Bill Donovan	5
2	Noodles Hahn	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	53
2	Rube Waddell	48
3	Bill Donovan	42
4	Christy Mathewson	37
5	Jesse Tannehill	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Bill Phyle	1
1	Wiley Piatt	1
1	2 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	4
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Emmet Heidrick	4
4	Jimmy Barrett	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	38
2	Buck Freeman	37
3	Nap Lajoie	35
4	John Anderson	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	20
2	Sam Mertes	17
3	Fielder Jones	16
3	Honus Wagner	16
5	Fred Hartman	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
None

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
1	Joe McGinnity	9
3	Bill Donovan	8
3	Clark Griffith	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	81
2	Bill Donovan	60
3	Christy Mathewson	59
4	Rube Waddell	57
5	Sam Leever	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Dowling	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Bill Phyle	1
1	5 others tied	1