On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	46	23	.667	--
Athletics	41	26	.612	4.0
Red Sox	39	30	.565	7.0
Naps	36	31	.537	9.0
Highlanders	31	35	.470	13.5
White Sox	27	38	.415	17.0
Browns	26	41	.388	19.0
Senators	22	44	.333	22.5

Games

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 8, Senators 1

Naps 4, White Sox 3

Naps 4, White Sox 2

Athletics 7, Highlanders 2

Athletics 4, Highlanders 3

Browns 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	18	.727	--
Cubs	40	24	.625	7.0
Giants	38	23	.623	7.5
Reds	35	33	.515	14.0
Phillies	29	35	.453	18.0
Cardinals	26	37	.413	20.5
Superbas	22	42	.344	25.0
Doves	19	45	.297	28.0

Games

Doves 5, Superbas 1

Superbas 3, Doves 1

Giants 3, Phillies 0

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 2, Reds 0

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Terry Turner	5
2	Al Burch	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Doc Gessler	4
5	18 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Pat Donahue	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1
1	Rube Oldring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Donahue	5
2	Elmer Flick	3
2	Doc Gessler	3
2	Jack Lelivelt	3
2	Jake Stahl	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Turner	4
2	Elmer Flick	3
3	Jap Barbeau	2
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	1.33
2	Nick Maddox	1.00
3	Chief Bender	0.70
4	Bill Grahame	0.67
5	Ed Walsh	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Chief Bender	7
2	Cy Falkenberg	7
4	Bob Groom	6
5	Christy Mathewson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Eddie Collins	.367
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Sam Crawford	.326
5	Ty Cobb	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Sam Crawford	42
3	Dots Miller	38
4	Home Run Baker	35
4	Tris Speaker	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Honus Wagner	23
3	Donie Bush	22
4	Eddie Collins	19
5	Kid Elberfeld	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.75
2	Christy Mathewson	1.55
3	Chief Bender	1.80
4	Ed Walsh	1.88
5	Barney Pelty	1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	94
2	Rube Waddell	89
3	Walter Johnson	84
4	Heinie Berger	83
5	Frank Smith	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
4	Billy Campbell	2
4	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Gessler	.412
2	Eddie Collins	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.400
4	Honus Wagner	.396
5	Harry Lord	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	3
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Jake Stahl	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	14
2	Jake Stahl	13
3	Jimmy Austin	11
3	Heinie Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Atz	6
1	Bob Bescher	6
1	Al Burch	6
1	Donie Bush	6
1	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.00
1	Barney Pelty	0.00
1	Jack Powell	0.00
4	Ed Reulbach	0.64
5	Tom Hughes	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	5
1	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Bugs Raymond	4
4	George Bell	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Christy Mathewson	23
3	Nap Rucker	20
4	Harry Krause	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
4	Sam Frock	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.402
2	Harry Lord	.374
3	Fred Clarke	.371
4	Ty Cobb	.360
5	Honus Wagner	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	3
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	18
2	Clyde Engle	17
2	Jake Stahl	17
2	Honus Wagner	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
1	Ty Cobb	11
3	Al Burch	10
3	Kid Elberfeld	10
3	Terry Turner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.49
2	Ed Reulbach	0.62
3	Christy Mathewson	1.16
4	Vic Willis	1.20
5	Addie Joss	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Vic Willis	7
3	Frank Arellanes	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Ed Walsh	41
3	Christy Mathewson	39
4	Earl Moore	37
5	Heinie Berger	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Eddie Collins	.333
3	Sam Crawford	.329
4	Ty Cobb	.328
5	Nap Lajoie	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Red Murray	7
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Ed Konetchy	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	89
3	Sam Crawford	84
4	Danny Murphy	81
5	Claude Rossman	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Hans Lobert	43
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Patsy Dougherty	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.54
2	Ed Walsh	1.88
3	Chief Bender	2.03
4	Addie Joss	2.07
5	Ed Reulbach	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Mordecai Brown	29
4	George Mullin	26
5	Ed Reulbach	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	253
2	Rube Waddell	248
3	Orval Overall	230
4	Walter Johnson	229
5	Christy Mathewson	214

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Orval Overall	4
5	4 tied	3