On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	50	28	.641	--
Athletics	45	30	.600	3.5
Naps	44	32	.579	5.0
Red Sox	46	34	.575	5.0
Highlanders	35	42	.455	14.5
White Sox	33	44	.429	16.5
Browns	32	46	.410	18.0
Senators	23	52	.307	25.5

Games

White Sox 9, Highlanders 0

Naps 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 9, Senators 5

Tigers 7, Senators 0

Browns 9, Red Sox 4

Browns 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	21	.727	--
Cubs	48	26	.649	6.5
Giants	44	28	.611	9.5
Reds	40	38	.513	16.5
Phillies	33	42	.440	22.0
Cardinals	30	43	.411	24.0
Superbas	27	49	.355	28.5
Doves	22	53	.293	33.0

Games

Superbas 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Doves 2

Giants 2, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 4

Phillies 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	5
1	George Browne	5
1	Mickey Doolin	5
1	Eddie Grant	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	John Hummel	1
2	Sherry Magee	1
2	Larry McLean	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Frank Chance	4
3	Dave Altizer	3
3	Donie Bush	3
3	Red Dooin	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
2	Eddie Grant	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	George Browne	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	1.17
2	Bill Donovan	0.83
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.83
4	Frank Smith	0.71
5	Ed Willett	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Pfiester	7
2	Chief Bender	6
3	Bill Donovan	5
3	Bill Grahame	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Lew Richie	1
1	Ralph Works	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.364
2	Eddie Collins	.351
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Ty Cobb	.338
5	Danny Hoffman	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Tommy Leach	4
2	Jake Stahl	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Sam Crawford	47
3	Dots Miller	44
4	Harry Steinfeldt	41
5	Tris Speaker	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	40
2	Bob Bescher	24
2	Donie Bush	24
2	Honus Wagner	24
5	Red Murray	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.59
3	Addie Joss	1.98
4	Ed Walsh	2.06
5	Ed Killian	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	108
2	Nap Rucker	99
3	Walter Johnson	91
3	Frank Smith	91
3	Rube Waddell	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	3 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Art Griggs	.386
3	Doc Gessler	.370
4	Johnny Evers	.367
5	Bob Bescher	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Pat Donahue	11
2	Harry Steinfeldt	11
2	Alan Storke	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
2	Freddy Parent	11
3	Red Murray	10
4	Billy Purtell	9
5	Patsy Dougherty	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.62
2	Harry Krause	0.67
3	Mordecai Brown	0.92
4	Cy Young	0.92
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	Frank Arellanes	3
3	Harry Gaspar	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	29
2	Nap Rucker	26
3	Red Ames	21
4	Chief Bender	18
4	4 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Browne	.425
2	Ty Cobb	.396
3	Doc Gessler	.370
4	Al Bridwell	.365
5	Eddie Collins	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Ray Demmitt	3
2	John Hummel	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Ed Konetchy	20
2	Red Murray	20
4	Sam Crawford	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Red Murray	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Freddy Parent	13
5	Patsy Dougherty	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.65
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Christy Mathewson	1.26
4	Ed Killian	1.34
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Harry Krause	6
2	Cy Young	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	43
2	Walter Johnson	39
2	Earl Moore	39
4	Harry Krause	34
5	Ed Walsh	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Jack Powell	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.379
2	Eddie Collins	.331
3	Sam Crawford	.328
4	Ty Cobb	.326
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	Tommy Leach	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	112
2	Ty Cobb	82
3	Sam Crawford	81
4	Danny Murphy	80
5	Claude Rossman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Red Murray	45
4	Patsy Dougherty	44
5	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.63
2	Ed Walsh	1.92
3	Addie Joss	1.96
4	Ed Reulbach	2.04
5	Mordecai Brown	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Ed Walsh	29
3	Mordecai Brown	28
4	George Mullin	24
4	Frank Smith	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	245
2	Orval Overall	237
3	Rube Waddell	236
4	Walter Johnson	222
5	Christy Mathewson	204

Saves

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