On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 13 .675 --
Athletics 23 16 .590 3.5
Highlanders 21 15 .583 4.0
Red Sox 21 19 .525 6.0
Browns 17 21 .447 9.0
Naps 17 22 .436 9.5
White Sox 16 22 .421 10.0
Senators 12 26 .316 14.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 12 .707 --
Cubs 28 16 .636 2.5
Giants 20 17 .541 7.0
Reds 23 22 .511 8.0
Phillies 17 20 .459 10.0
Superbas 16 23 .410 12.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 12.5
Doves 12 27 .308 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Hummel 4
1 Larry McLean 4
3 Ed Lennox 3
3 Mike Mitchell 3
3 Fred Tenney 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Larry McLean 2
1 Mike Mitchell 2
4 Whitey Alpermann 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Jack Bliss 1
1 Dick Egan 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 1.14
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.88
3 Ed Reulbach 0.40
4 Nap Rucker 0.33
5 Harry Gaspar 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 8
2 Hooks Wiltse 7
3 Nap Rucker 4
4 Harry Gaspar 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .400
2 Nap Lajoie .344
3 Eddie Collins .342
4 Solly Hofman .342
5 Ed Lennox .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 Fred Tenney 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 33
2 Sam Crawford 27
3 Tris Speaker 23
4 Bill Abstein 22
4 Joe Tinker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Honus Wagner 17
3 Donie Bush 14
4 Hans Lobert 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.95
2 Chief Bender 1.53
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.73
4 Mordecai Brown 1.82
5 George Mullin 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 10
2 Orval Overall 9
3 Mordecai Brown 8
3 Howie Camnitz 8
3 Frank Smith 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 83
2 Frank Smith 64
3 Rube Waddell 59
4 Nap Rucker 53
5 Mordecai Brown 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Billy Campbell 2
3 Al Mattern 2
5 27 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .488
2 Honus Wagner .465
3 Ty Cobb .409
4 Joe Tinker .405
5 Art Devlin .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 George Browne 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Home Run Baker 9
3 Bill Abstein 8
3 Mike Mitchell 8
3 Danny Murphy 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 George Moriarty 7
3 Jap Barbeau 6
4 Beals Becker 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.78
2 Vic Willis 0.84
3 Ed Summers 1.00
4 Rube Waddell 1.06
5 Harry Krause 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 George Mullin 3
1 Orval Overall 3
1 Rube Waddell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 32
2 Rube Waddell 22
3 Art Fromme 19
3 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Frank Smith 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Lew Brockett 1
1 Bill Chappelle 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .410
2 Nap Lajoie .388
3 Joe Tinker .373
4 Ty Cobb .372
5 Solly Hofman .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Tenney 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Danny Murphy 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 25
2 Home Run Baker 16
2 Ginger Beaumont 16
4 Ty Cobb 14
4 Joe Tinker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Donie Bush 10
3 Jack Barry 8
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.64
2 Orval Overall 1.67
3 Christy Mathewson 1.80
3 Chief Bender 1.80
5 Rube Manning 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Orval Overall 5
2 Rube Waddell 5
2 Vic Willis 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 49
2 Walter Johnson 42
3 Nap Rucker 41
4 Frank Smith 37
5 Heinie Berger 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Lew Brockett 1
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .373
2 Mike Donlin .340
3 Sam Crawford .329
4 Ty Cobb .320
5 Kitty Bransfield .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 12
2 Honus Wagner 10
3 Red Murray 9
4 Sam Crawford 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 105
2 Ty Cobb 91
3 Sam Crawford 85
4 Mike Donlin 84
4 Danny Murphy 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Ty Cobb 58
3 Hans Lobert 51
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
5 Sherry Magee 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.72
2 Mordecai Brown 1.78
3 Ed Reulbach 2.21
4 Ed Walsh 2.23
5 Addie Joss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Mordecai Brown 30
4 Ed Reulbach 25
4 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 241
2 Rube Waddell 239
3 Orval Overall 228
4 Christy Mathewson 226
5 Walter Johnson 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Ed Walsh 5
3 Tom Hughes 4
3 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Orval Overall 4