On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 46 25 .648 --
Athletics 42 26 .618 2.5
Red Sox 42 30 .583 4.5
Naps 38 31 .551 7.0
Highlanders 31 37 .456 13.5
White Sox 28 38 .424 15.5
Browns 26 42 .382 18.5
Senators 22 46 .324 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 18 .735 --
Cubs 41 25 .621 8.0
Giants 39 24 .619 8.5
Reds 35 34 .507 15.5
Phillies 30 36 .455 19.0
Cardinals 26 38 .406 22.0
Superbas 25 42 .373 24.5
Doves 19 48 .284 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Tommy Leach 4
3 Fred Beck 3
3 Joe Birmingham 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Hummel 1
1 Ed Lennox 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Chesbro 2
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Jap Barbeau 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Scanlan 0.33
2 Vive Lindaman 0.30
3 Addie Joss 0.22
4 Rip Hagerman 0.21
5 Bugs Raymond 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Bugs Raymond 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 6
2 Charlie Chech 5
2 Doc Scanlan 5
4 Jack Chesbro 4
4 Frank Corridon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 Nap Rucker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .375
2 Eddie Collins .362
3 Nap Lajoie .350
4 Ty Cobb .326
5 Sam Crawford .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Beals Becker 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 51
2 Sam Crawford 42
3 Dots Miller 40
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 2 tied 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 Bugs Raymond 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 94
2 Rube Waddell 90
3 Nap Rucker 87
4 Walter Johnson 84
5 Heinie Berger 83

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 .432
2 Johnny Evers .422
3 Eddie Collins .419
4 Dots Miller .393
5 Dick Hoblitzell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
3 Ray Demmitt 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 John Hummel 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Murray 15
2 Jake Stahl 14
3 Dots Miller 12
4 Ray Demmitt 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 7
1 Bill O'Hara 7
3 Jake Atz 6
3 Bob Bescher 6
3 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.00
1 Jack Powell 0.00
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.60
4 Ed Reulbach 0.64
5 Christy Mathewson 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Bugs Raymond 5
3 Frank Arellanes 4
4 George Bell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 26
2 Christy Mathewson 23
2 Ed Walsh 23
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 Howie Camnitz 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .403
2 Eddie Collins .387
3 Johnny Evers .387
4 Fred Clarke .370
5 Harry Lord .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Ray Demmitt 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
4 Larry Doyle 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 20
2 Jake Stahl 19
3 Clyde Engle 18
3 Honus Wagner 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.49
2 Ed Reulbach 0.78
3 Christy Mathewson 1.07
4 Vic Willis 1.23
5 Addie Joss 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 41
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Christy Mathewson 37
4 Heinie Berger 36
5 Chief Bender 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 3
2 Doc Crandall 2
2 Jean Dubuc 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .383
2 Eddie Collins .330
3 Sam Crawford .328
4 Ty Cobb .328
5 Nap Lajoie .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 108
2 Ty Cobb 87
3 Sam Crawford 83
4 Danny Murphy 79
5 Claude Rossman 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Hans Lobert 42
3 Sherry Magee 42
5 Patsy Dougherty 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.56
2 Ed Walsh 1.88
3 Chief Bender 2.03
4 Addie Joss 2.11
5 Ed Reulbach 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 34
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 249
3 Orval Overall 230
4 Walter Johnson 229
5 Christy Mathewson 208

Saves

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