On This Day

Monday, July 12, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	47	28	.627	--
Athletics	45	27	.625	0.5
Red Sox	44	32	.579	3.5
Naps	41	32	.562	5.0
Highlanders	33	39	.458	12.5
White Sox	30	42	.417	15.5
Browns	30	44	.405	16.5
Senators	23	49	.319	22.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Naps 3, Senators 0

Highlanders 5, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	20	.730	--
Cubs	44	26	.629	8.0
Giants	41	28	.594	10.5
Reds	40	35	.533	14.5
Phillies	31	39	.443	21.0
Cardinals	27	41	.397	24.0
Superbas	26	47	.356	27.5
Doves	22	49	.310	30.5

Games

Reds 11, Superbas 1

Superbas 5, Reds 4

Doves 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 9, Giants 0

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Burch	4
1	Dick Egan	4
1	Rudy Hulswitt	4
1	Alan Storke	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Egan	1
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alan Storke	5
2	Pat Donahue	3
2	Dick Egan	3
4	Fred Clarke	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	2
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Al Bridwell	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	2.00
2	Howie Camnitz	1.33
3	Harry Coveleski	1.00
4	Bob Rhoads	0.75
5	Joe Lake	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	8
2	Cecil Ferguson	5
3	Howie Camnitz	4
3	Joe Lake	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.367
2	Eddie Collins	.366
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Danny Hoffman	.333
5	Ty Cobb	.331

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	57
2	Sam Crawford	45
3	Dots Miller	42
4	Home Run Baker	36
4	2 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Honus Wagner	24
3	Donie Bush	22
4	Eddie Collins	20
5	Bob Bescher	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.59
3	Ed Walsh	1.88
4	Chief Bender	2.01
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	15
1	George Mullin	15
3	Christy Mathewson	13
4	Mordecai Brown	12
4	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	108
2	Nap Rucker	95
3	Walter Johnson	91
3	Rube Waddell	91
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	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.487
2	Eddie Collins	.448
3	Al Burch	.403
4	Ty Cobb	.380
5	Ginger Beaumont	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Mike Mitchell	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	12
2	Harry Davis	11
2	Dots Miller	11
2	Alan Storke	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Freddy Parent	8
3	Billy Purtell	7
4	Al Burch	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.00
2	Harry Krause	0.50
3	Frank Arellanes	0.93
4	Ed Reulbach	0.95
5	Cy Young	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	4
1	Harry Krause	4
1	Bugs Raymond	4
4	George Bell	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Krause	22
1	Nap Rucker	22
3	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Bugs Raymond	21
5	3 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	.410
2	Eddie Collins	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.380
4	Doc Gessler	.378
5	Rube Ellis	.368

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
3	Honus Wagner	19
4	Harry Davis	18
4	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Kid Elberfeld	10
3	Red Murray	10
3	Freddy Parent	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.65
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Christy Mathewson	1.07
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.32
5	Barney Pelty	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Howie Camnitz	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
1	Nap Rucker	39
3	Howie Camnitz	36
3	Christy Mathewson	36
5	3 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
4	Howie Camnitz	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.377
2	Eddie Collins	.337
3	Ty Cobb	.329
4	Sam Crawford	.327
5	Nap Lajoie	.324

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	81
4	Danny Murphy	80
5	Claude Rossman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Hans Lobert	42
4	Red Murray	41
5	Patsy Dougherty	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.58
2	Ed Walsh	1.86
3	Ed Reulbach	1.98
4	Addie Joss	2.03
5	Mordecai Brown	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Ed Walsh	29
3	Mordecai Brown	27
4	George Mullin	25
5	Ed Reulbach	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	244
2	Orval Overall	242
3	Rube Waddell	241
4	Walter Johnson	233
5	Christy Mathewson	206

Saves

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