On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 46 26 .639 --
Athletics 43 26 .623 1.5
Red Sox 42 30 .583 4.0
Naps 39 31 .557 6.0
Highlanders 31 37 .456 13.0
White Sox 28 40 .412 16.0
Browns 28 42 .400 17.0
Senators 22 47 .319 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 19 .725 --
Cubs 42 25 .627 7.0
Giants 40 24 .625 7.5
Reds 36 34 .514 14.5
Phillies 30 37 .448 19.0
Cardinals 26 39 .400 22.0
Superbas 25 43 .368 24.5
Doves 20 48 .294 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Hartzell 4
1 John Hummel 4
3 Jake Atz 3
3 Al Burch 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orval Overall 1
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Orval Overall 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Johnny Evers 2
2 Bob Ganley 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Scott 1.50
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.89
3 Orval Overall 0.75
4 Walter Johnson 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Harry Krause 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 9
2 Hooks Wiltse 8
3 Orval Overall 6
4 Harry Krause 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .377
2 Eddie Collins .361
3 Nap Lajoie .350
4 Ty Cobb .326
5 Sam Crawford .321

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 52
2 Sam Crawford 43
3 Dots Miller 40
4 Home Run Baker 36
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Honus Wagner 23
3 Donie Bush 22
4 Eddie Collins 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.77
2 Christy Mathewson 1.55
3 Chief Bender 1.80
4 Ed Walsh 1.88
5 Hooks Wiltse 2.05

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 100
2 Rube Waddell 90
3 Walter Johnson 88
4 Nap Rucker 87
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 Johnny Evers .432
2 Eddie Collins .426
3 Doc Gessler .406
4 Dots Miller .393
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 13
2 Dots Miller 12
3 Red Murray 11
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
2 Jake Atz 6
2 Al Burch 6
2 Donie Bush 6
2 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.33
2 Jack Powell 0.39
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.60
4 Christy Mathewson 0.62
5 Ed Reulbach 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bugs Raymond 5
2 Frank Arellanes 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 23
2 Nap Rucker 21
3 Hooks Wiltse 19
4 Harry Krause 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
1 Jean Dubuc 2
3 Howie Camnitz 1
3 Doc Crandall 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .403
2 Eddie Collins .400
3 Johnny Evers .397
4 Fred Clarke .370
5 Harry Lord .367

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 Red Murray 19
2 Jake Stahl 19
4 Clyde Engle 18
4 Honus Wagner 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Al Burch 10
3 Kid Elberfeld 10
3 Terry Turner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 0.59
2 Ed Reulbach 0.78
3 Christy Mathewson 1.07
4 Addie Joss 1.65
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.69

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 Walter Johnson 43
2 Christy Mathewson 37
2 Ed Walsh 37
4 Chief Bender 35
5 Nap Rucker 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .384
2 Eddie Collins .333
3 Sam Crawford .328
4 Ty Cobb .328
5 Nap Lajoie .322

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 109
2 Ty Cobb 82
2 Sam Crawford 82
4 Danny Murphy 79
5 Claude Rossman 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Hans Lobert 43
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
4 Sherry Magee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.56
2 Ed Walsh 1.88
3 Addie Joss 2.03
4 Chief Bender 2.03
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 236
4 Walter Johnson 233
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