On This Day

Thursday, April 29, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 3 .750 --
Highlanders 7 5 .583 2.0
Red Sox 7 5 .583 2.0
White Sox 6 5 .545 2.5
Athletics 5 5 .500 3.0
Browns 4 7 .364 4.5
Naps 4 8 .333 5.0
Senators 3 7 .300 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 8 5 .615 --
Doves 6 4 .600 0.5
Phillies 5 4 .556 1.0
Reds 8 7 .533 1.0
Pirates 6 6 .500 1.5
Giants 4 5 .444 2.0
Superbas 4 6 .400 2.5
Cardinals 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Sheckard 6
2 Rebel Oakes 4
3 Bill Moriarty 3
3 Tris Speaker 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Joe Tinker 3
3 Miller Huggins 2
3 John Kane 2
3 Larry McLean 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amby McConnell 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Doc Gessler 1
2 George McConnell 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Fromme 0.83
2 Mordecai Brown 0.67
3 Rube Kroh 0.62
4 Doc Newton 0.24
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Art Fromme 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Art Fromme 5
2 Rube Kroh 5
4 Doc Newton 4
5 Eddie Cicotte 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .485
2 Ed Lennox .455
3 Danny Hoffman .382
4 Tris Speaker .381
5 George Stone .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Joe Birmingham 1
1 Bill Chappelle 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Engle 12
2 Bill Dahlen 10
3 Matty McIntyre 8
4 Sam Crawford 7
4 7 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Leach 6
1 Amby McConnell 6
3 Bobby Byrne 5
3 Miller Huggins 5
3 Harry Lord 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Brockett 0.00
2 Howie Camnitz 0.30
3 Bill Grahame 0.49
4 Ed Summers 0.50
5 George Mullin 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Charlie Chech 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 24
2 Mordecai Brown 22
3 Rube Waddell 19
4 Red Ames 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Billy Campbell 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Mike Donlin .338
3 Ty Cobb .317
4 Sam Crawford .314
5 Doc Gessler .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 96
2 Mike Donlin 95
2 Honus Wagner 95
4 Sam Crawford 83
4 Cy Seymour 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Hans Lobert 47
2 Red Murray 47
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
5 Ty Cobb 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.81
2 Christy Mathewson 2.08
3 George McQuillan 2.12
4 Ed Walsh 2.14
5 Cy Young 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 38
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Mordecai Brown 31
4 Ed Reulbach 25
5 Ed Summers 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 256
2 Rube Waddell 235
3 Christy Mathewson 227
4 Nap Rucker 200
5 Orval Overall 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Joe McGinnity 4
3 Orval Overall 4
5 5 tied 3