On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	45	21	.682	--
Athletics	37	26	.587	6.5
Red Sox	36	29	.554	8.5
Naps	32	31	.508	11.5
Highlanders	31	31	.500	12.0
White Sox	27	34	.443	15.5
Browns	24	40	.375	20.0
Senators	21	41	.339	22.0

Games

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 15, Browns 3

Tigers 3, Naps 2

Highlanders 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	16	.742	--
Cubs	39	23	.629	7.0
Giants	34	23	.596	9.5
Reds	32	31	.508	14.5
Phillies	28	32	.467	17.0
Cardinals	25	35	.417	20.0
Superbas	21	39	.350	24.0
Doves	17	43	.283	28.0

Games

Giants 5, Superbas 3

Phillies 5, Doves 4

Doves 3, Phillies 0

Cubs 8, Pirates 0

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Archer	4
1	Beals Becker	4
1	Germany Schaefer	4
1	Fred Stem	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Jimmy Archer	2
2	Johnny Bates	2
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Purtell	3
2	Johnny Bates	2
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Jack Coffey	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Krause	2.25
2	Tom Hughes	1.14
3	Fred Beebe	0.50
3	Walter Johnson	0.50
5	Nick Maddox	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Harry Krause	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Krause	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Art Fromme	5
3	Earl Moore	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.393
2	Eddie Collins	.368
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Danny Hoffman	.329
5	Sam Crawford	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Dick Hoblitzell	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Sam Crawford	41
3	Dots Miller	37
4	Tris Speaker	34
5	Clyde Engle	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Honus Wagner	23
3	Donie Bush	20
4	Eddie Collins	18
5	Kid Elberfeld	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.75
2	Christy Mathewson	1.61
3	Chief Bender	1.70
4	Ed Walsh	1.75
5	Barney Pelty	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	15
2	Howie Camnitz	13
3	Mordecai Brown	12
4	Christy Mathewson	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	94
2	Rube Waddell	84
3	Heinie Berger	83
4	Frank Smith	82
5	Walter Johnson	80

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	.459
2	Eddie Collins	.441
3	Honus Wagner	.420
4	Doc Gessler	.419
5	Harry Lord	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	14
2	Jimmy Austin	12
3	Ed Konetchy	11
4	Sam Crawford	10
5	7 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Jake Atz	6
2	Jimmy Austin	6
2	Hal Chase	6
2	Bill O'Hara	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	0.00
2	Harry Krause	0.49
3	Christy Mathewson	0.53
4	Tom Hughes	0.69
5	Ed Reulbach	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Harry Krause	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	George Mullin	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Krause	25
2	Ed Walsh	23
3	Walter Johnson	20
4	Heinie Berger	16
4	4 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
3	Sam Frock	1
3	Art Fromme	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.464
2	Eddie Collins	.418
3	Honus Wagner	.398
4	Fred Clarke	.385
5	Harry Lord	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Ray Demmitt	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Clyde Engle	19
3	Dots Miller	17
4	Sam Crawford	16
4	Ed Konetchy	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Harry Lord	10
3	Patsy Dougherty	9
4	Bob Bescher	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.70
2	Ed Reulbach	0.73
3	Christy Mathewson	1.15
4	Vic Willis	1.23
5	Ed Walsh	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	George Mullin	6
2	Ed Willett	6
2	Vic Willis	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Heinie Berger	36
3	Earl Moore	33
4	Ed Walsh	32
5	Art Fromme	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	.386
2	Sam Crawford	.329
3	Ty Cobb	.328
4	Eddie Collins	.327
5	Nap Lajoie	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Red Murray	8
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Ed Konetchy	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	110
2	Ty Cobb	90
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Danny Murphy	82
5	Claude Rossman	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Hans Lobert	46
4	Patsy Dougherty	41
4	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.59
2	Chief Bender	1.94
3	Ed Walsh	1.97
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Addie Joss	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Ed Walsh	32
3	Mordecai Brown	31
4	George Mullin	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	251
2	Rube Waddell	243
3	Orval Overall	233
4	Walter Johnson	232
5	Christy Mathewson	211

Saves

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