On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 9 .654 --
Highlanders 16 9 .640 0.5
Red Sox 16 9 .640 0.5
Athletics 15 9 .625 1.0
White Sox 11 16 .407 6.5
Browns 10 15 .400 6.5
Naps 10 16 .385 7.0
Senators 6 18 .250 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 10 .643 --
Cubs 17 13 .567 2.0
Phillies 13 12 .520 3.5
Reds 15 16 .484 4.5
Superbas 12 14 .462 5.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 5.5
Giants 11 14 .440 5.5
Doves 11 15 .423 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moose McCormick 4
2 Wid Conroy 3
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Jiggs Donahue 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bris Lord 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Fred Tenney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bridwell 4
1 Art Devlin 4
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Bill Bradley 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Bell 2.00
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.50
3 Chief Bender 1.33
4 George McQuillan 0.67
5 Elmer Steele 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 8
2 Cy Young 7
3 George Bell 6
4 Rube Kroh 5
4 Ed Summers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bull Durham 1
1 Lew Moren 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .388
2 Mike Mitchell .377
3 Ginger Beaumont .374
4 Tim Jordan .348
5 Tris Speaker .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 22
2 Tris Speaker 21
3 Honus Wagner 16
4 Joe Tinker 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Honus Wagner 14
3 Donie Bush 11
4 Bobby Byrne 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.69
2 Chief Bender 1.00
3 Jack Coombs 1.31
4 Mordecai Brown 1.48
5 Doc White 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 7
2 George Mullin 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Charlie Chech 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 43
2 Frank Smith 37
3 Rube Marquard 35
3 Nap Rucker 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Billy Campbell 2
3 Al Mattern 2
5 17 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Hooper .417
2 Honus Wagner .395
3 Tom Downey .382
4 Red Murray .373
5 Mike Mitchell .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 2
2 Al Burch 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Steve Evans 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 11
2 Ginger Beaumont 9
2 Hobe Ferris 9
2 Nap Lajoie 9
2 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 7
2 Roger Bresnahan 5
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Hans Lobert 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.50
3 Jack Coombs 0.67
4 Jimmy Dygert 0.75
5 Rip Hagerman 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Howie Camnitz 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 28
2 Nap Rucker 23
3 George Bell 18
3 Bill Grahame 18
3 Walter Johnson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 Bill Donovan 1
2 Bull Durham 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .369
2 Mike Donlin .339
3 Matty McIntyre .317
4 Doc Gessler .317
5 Sam Crawford .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Honus Wagner 10
3 Red Murray 8
4 Sam Crawford 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 103
2 Mike Donlin 90
3 Ty Cobb 88
4 Sam Crawford 85
5 Joe Tinker 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 64
2 Hans Lobert 52
3 Ty Cobb 48
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
5 Red Murray 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.68
2 Mordecai Brown 1.82
3 Ed Walsh 2.09
4 George McQuillan 2.21
5 Addie Joss 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 36
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Mordecai Brown 31
4 Ed Summers 25
5 Vic Willis 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 247
2 Rube Waddell 236
3 Christy Mathewson 226
4 Nap Rucker 211
5 Orval Overall 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Sam Leever 4
3 Orval Overall 4
5 7 tied 3