On This Day

Saturday, June 26, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	19	.678	--
Athletics	33	24	.579	6.0
Red Sox	34	25	.576	6.0
Naps	30	26	.536	8.5
Highlanders	26	30	.464	12.5
White Sox	25	29	.463	12.5
Senators	20	36	.357	18.5
Browns	19	38	.333	20.0

Games

White Sox 2, Naps 0

Tigers 6, Browns 2

Athletics 3, Highlanders 0

Athletics 4, Highlanders 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	42	13	.764	--
Cubs	37	19	.661	5.5
Giants	31	22	.585	10.0
Reds	29	29	.500	14.5
Phillies	25	30	.455	17.0
Cardinals	23	33	.411	19.5
Superbas	20	36	.357	22.5
Doves	15	40	.273	27.0

Games

Doves 6, Phillies 3

Doves 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Reds 0

Giants 2, Superbas 1

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Beals Becker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Beals Becker	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Bill O'Hara	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	1.50
2	Chief Bender	1.40
2	Ed Walsh	1.40
4	Nap Rucker	0.88
5	Jack Coombs	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Nap Rucker	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
4	Jack Coombs	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Leifield	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Nap Lajoie	.350
3	Eddie Collins	.344
4	Ty Cobb	.327
5	Sam Crawford	.326

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	44
2	Sam Crawford	37
3	Tris Speaker	33
4	Dots Miller	30
5	Harry Steinfeldt	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Donie Bush	18
4	Eddie Collins	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.95
2	Ed Walsh	1.52
3	Chief Bender	1.56
4	Christy Mathewson	1.78
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	13
2	Howie Camnitz	12
3	Mordecai Brown	11
4	Christy Mathewson	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	88
2	Frank Smith	82
3	Rube Waddell	79
4	Heinie Berger	77
5	2 tied	73

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	.500
2	Rube Ellis	.444
3	Ty Cobb	.420
4	Honus Wagner	.405
5	Doc Gessler	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	13
2	Red Murray	11
3	Jimmy Austin	10
3	Doc Gessler	10
5	8 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Elberfeld	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Harry Lord	6
2	Bill O'Hara	6
5	Jimmy Austin	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.67
2	George Suggs	0.71
3	Harry Krause	0.95
4	Christy Mathewson	1.04
5	Bob Ewing	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
4	Heinie Berger	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	23
2	Chief Bender	22
3	Walter Johnson	21
4	Frank Smith	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
3	Sam Frock	1
3	Art Fromme	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.403
2	Honus Wagner	.398
3	Eddie Collins	.386
4	Nap Lajoie	.378
5	Ty Cobb	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	25
2	John Titus	17
3	Danny Murphy	16
4	Ed Konetchy	15
4	Dots Miller	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	10
2	Harry Lord	10
4	Johnny Evers	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.72
2	Vic Willis	0.95
3	Harry Krause	1.12
4	Ed Walsh	1.40
5	Heinie Berger	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Vic Willis	7
3	Addie Joss	6
3	Ed Willett	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
2	Frank Smith	36
3	Heinie Berger	35
4	Christy Mathewson	32
5	Nap Rucker	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Chief Bender	1
3	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.384
2	Sam Crawford	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.329
4	Kitty Bransfield	.321
5	Eddie Collins	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Red Murray	9
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Tommy Leach	6
3	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	105
2	Ty Cobb	91
3	Sam Crawford	87
4	Danny Murphy	85
5	Claude Rossman	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Hans Lobert	46
4	Patsy Dougherty	38
4	Sherry Magee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.64
2	Chief Bender	1.87
3	Mordecai Brown	1.99
4	Ed Walsh	2.13
5	Ed Reulbach	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	252
2	Rube Waddell	239
3	Orval Overall	233
4	Walter Johnson	230
5	Christy Mathewson	214

Saves

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