On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	51	28	.646	--
Athletics	46	32	.590	4.5
Red Sox	48	34	.585	4.5
Naps	44	34	.564	6.5
Highlanders	35	44	.443	16.0
White Sox	34	45	.430	17.0
Browns	34	47	.420	18.0
Senators	24	52	.316	25.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 6, Naps 4

Tigers 9, Highlanders 2

Browns 2, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	21	.731	--
Cubs	50	27	.649	6.5
Giants	45	29	.608	10.0
Reds	40	40	.500	18.0
Phillies	33	43	.434	23.0
Cardinals	31	43	.419	24.0
Superbas	28	50	.359	29.0
Doves	23	54	.299	33.5

Games

Superbas 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Superbas 0

Doves 1, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Giants 1

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Chance	4
1	Roy Hartzell	4
1	Solly Hofman	4
1	Tom Jones	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Ellis	1
1	Moose McCormick	1
1	Matty McIntyre	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Ellis	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Patsy Dougherty	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Al Bridwell	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Barney Pelty	1.17
2	Eddie Plank	0.83
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.75
4	Slim Sallee	0.50
5	George Mullin	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
2	Hooks Wiltse	9
3	Barney Pelty	7
4	George Mullin	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Nap Lajoie	.350
3	Eddie Collins	.347
4	Ty Cobb	.336
5	Danny Hoffman	.325

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	45
4	Harry Steinfeldt	42
5	Tris Speaker	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	43
2	Honus Wagner	25
3	Bob Bescher	24
3	Donie Bush	24
5	Eddie Collins	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.55
3	Rube Kroh	2.04
4	Ed Walsh	2.07
5	Ed Killian	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	16
1	George Mullin	16
3	Christy Mathewson	14
4	Mordecai Brown	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	111
2	Nap Rucker	99
3	Frank Smith	92
4	Walter Johnson	91
4	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	.396
2	Al Bridwell	.393
3	Doc Gessler	.377
4	Al Burch	.368
5	Johnny Evers	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Larry McLean	2
2	Mike Mitchell	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
2	Red Murray	10
2	Freddy Parent	10
4	Ty Cobb	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
2	Rube Kroh	0.50
3	Bill Dinneen	0.62
4	Cy Young	0.92
5	Harry Krause	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	George Bell	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	28
2	Hooks Wiltse	27
3	Nap Rucker	26
4	Smoky Joe Wood	24
5	Cy Morgan	22

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	.400
2	Ty Cobb	.385
3	Johnny Evers	.378
4	Doc Gessler	.374
5	Harry Lord	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	John Hummel	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Red Murray	19
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Ed Konetchy	18
3	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	15
3	Red Murray	14
4	Freddy Parent	13
5	Patsy Dougherty	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.59
2	Harry Krause	0.65
3	Christy Mathewson	1.08
4	Ed Killian	1.34
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Howie Camnitz	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Harry Krause	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	43
2	Nap Rucker	38
3	Hooks Wiltse	36
4	Ed Walsh	35
5	Harry Krause	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Jack Powell	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.377
2	Eddie Collins	.335
3	Nap Lajoie	.326
4	Ty Cobb	.326
5	Sam Crawford	.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	111
2	Ty Cobb	81
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Danny Murphy	78
5	Claude Rossman	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Red Murray	45
4	Patsy Dougherty	44
5	Sherry Magee	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.59
2	Ed Reulbach	1.91
3	Ed Walsh	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Addie Joss	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Mordecai Brown	28
2	Ed Walsh	28
4	George Mullin	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	244
2	Orval Overall	240
3	Rube Waddell	236
4	Walter Johnson	222
5	Christy Mathewson	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Orval Overall	4
4	Doc Crandall	3
4	4 others tied	3