On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	47	27	.635	--
Athletics	44	27	.620	1.5
Red Sox	43	31	.581	4.0
Naps	40	32	.556	6.0
Highlanders	32	37	.464	12.5
White Sox	29	41	.414	16.0
Browns	28	43	.394	17.5
Senators	23	48	.324	22.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 1

Naps 4, Senators 0

Tigers 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	19	.736	--
Cubs	43	26	.623	8.5
Giants	40	27	.597	10.5
Reds	39	34	.534	14.5
Phillies	31	38	.449	20.5
Cardinals	27	40	.403	23.5
Superbas	25	46	.352	27.5
Doves	21	49	.300	31.0

Games

Reds 8, Superbas 0

Reds 2, Superbas 1

Cardinals 6, Doves 0

Pirates 8, Giants 2

Cubs 10, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Mitchell	5
2	Patsy Dougherty	4
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	Frank Chance	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Jimmy Sheckard	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Rossman	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	3
2	Rube Oldring	3
2	Jimmy Sheckard	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	2
1	Mike Mitchell	2
1	Harry Steinfeldt	2
1	Billy Sullivan	2
5	14 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.14
2	Harry Gaspar	0.86
3	Art Fromme	0.75
4	Cy Young	0.67
5	Bob Groom	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Irv Higginbotham	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	8
2	Harry Gaspar	6
3	Chief Bender	4
3	Kaiser Wilhelm	4
3	Cy Young	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.373
2	Eddie Collins	.364
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Ty Cobb	.332
5	Sam Crawford	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Tommy Leach	4
2	Jake Stahl	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sam Crawford	45
3	Dots Miller	42
4	Home Run Baker	36
4	Red Murray	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
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	Ed Walsh	1.88
4	Chief Bender	2.01
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	15
2	Howie Camnitz	14
3	Mordecai Brown	12
3	Christy Mathewson	12
3	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	100
2	Nap Rucker	95
3	Rube Waddell	91
4	Walter Johnson	88
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	.500
2	Eddie Collins	.435
3	Dick Hoblitzell	.397
4	Al Burch	.381
5	Ty Cobb	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	14
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Dots Miller	12
4	Ed Konetchy	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Jake Atz	6
2	Al Burch	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.33
2	Jack Powell	0.39
3	Ed Reulbach	0.64
4	Christy Mathewson	0.75
5	Frank Arellanes	0.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	29
2	Earl Moore	24
3	Ed Walsh	23
4	Bugs Raymond	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.432
2	Eddie Collins	.414
3	Doc Gessler	.387
4	Ty Cobb	.385
5	Harry Lord	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ray Demmitt	3
4	Larry Doyle	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	21
2	Red Murray	20
2	Honus Wagner	20
4	Sam Crawford	18
4	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
2	Ty Cobb	12
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	Cy Young	1.67

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
2	Nap Rucker	39
4	Ed Walsh	37
5	Chief Bender	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	.380
2	Eddie Collins	.335
3	Ty Cobb	.330
4	Sam Crawford	.329
5	Nap Lajoie	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Ed Konetchy	7
2	Tommy Leach	7
2	Red Murray	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	113
2	Sam Crawford	83
3	Ty Cobb	82
4	Danny Murphy	80
5	Claude Rossman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Patsy Dougherty	41
3	Hans Lobert	41
5	Sherry Magee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.57
2	Ed Walsh	1.88
3	Addie Joss	2.03
4	Ed Reulbach	2.11
5	Mordecai Brown	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Ed Walsh	30
3	Mordecai Brown	28
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	230
5	Christy Mathewson	203

Saves

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