On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	46	27	.630	--
Athletics	44	26	.629	0.5
Red Sox	43	30	.589	3.0
Naps	39	32	.549	6.0
Highlanders	32	37	.464	12.0
White Sox	28	41	.406	16.0
Browns	28	43	.394	17.0
Senators	23	47	.329	21.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Naps 3

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Highlanders 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	52	19	.732	--
Cubs	42	26	.618	8.5
Giants	40	26	.606	9.5
Reds	37	34	.521	15.0
Phillies	31	37	.456	19.5
Cardinals	26	40	.394	23.5
Superbas	25	44	.362	26.0
Doves	21	48	.304	30.0

Games

Reds 6, Superbas 3

Doves 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 9, Giants 5

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Bridwell	6
2	Larry Doyle	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
3	Fred Clarke	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Larry McLean	1
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Red Kleinow	3
4	Whitey Alpermann	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Al Bridwell	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.78
3	Earl Moore	0.71
4	Al Mattern	0.67
5	Bugs Raymond	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	12
2	Earl Moore	10
3	George Hunter	8
4	Eddie Plank	7
5	Al Mattern	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.373
2	Eddie Collins	.360
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Ty Cobb	.328
5	Sam Crawford	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sam Crawford	43
3	Dots Miller	40
4	Home Run Baker	36
4	Red Murray	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Honus Wagner	23
3	Donie Bush	22
4	Eddie Collins	20
5	3 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	14
3	Mordecai Brown	12
3	Christy Mathewson	12
3	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	100
2	Rube Waddell	91
3	Walter Johnson	88
4	Nap Rucker	87
5	Heinie Berger	85

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	.444
2	Eddie Collins	.410
3	Al Burch	.391
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.382
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	14
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Ed Konetchy	10
3	Dots Miller	10
3	Red Murray	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Jake Atz	6
2	Al Burch	6
2	Donie Bush	6
2	8 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.33
2	Jack Powell	0.39
3	Christy Mathewson	0.62
4	Ed Reulbach	0.64
5	Jack Coombs	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	5
2	Bugs Raymond	4
3	Jack Coombs	3
3	Harry Gaspar	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	24
2	Ed Walsh	23
3	Bugs Raymond	21
3	Nap Rucker	21
5	Hooks Wiltse	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.421
2	Eddie Collins	.405
3	Fred Clarke	.388
4	Doc Gessler	.380
5	Ty Cobb	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Dots Miller	20
2	Red Murray	20
4	Ed Konetchy	18
4	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	14
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Kid Elberfeld	10
3	Terry Turner	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.59
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Christy Mathewson	0.90
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.32
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	43
2	Earl Moore	39
3	Ed Walsh	37
4	Nap Rucker	34
5	2 tied	33

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	.379
2	Eddie Collins	.331
3	Sam Crawford	.329
4	Ty Cobb	.328
5	Nap Lajoie	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Ed Konetchy	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Sam Crawford	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	113
2	Sam Crawford	82
3	Ty Cobb	80
4	Danny Murphy	79
5	Claude Rossman	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	50
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	Ed Reulbach	2.11
5	Chief Bender	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Mordecai Brown	29
4	George Mullin	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	253
2	Rube Waddell	250
3	Orval Overall	236
4	Walter Johnson	233
5	Christy Mathewson	208

Saves

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