On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 52 28 .650 --
Red Sox 48 34 .585 5.0
Athletics 46 33 .582 5.5
Naps 44 34 .564 7.0
White Sox 35 45 .438 17.0
Highlanders 35 45 .438 17.0
Browns 35 47 .427 18.0
Senators 24 53 .312 26.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Art Griggs 3
1 Frank Isbell 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Claude Rossman 3
3 Dode Criss 2
3 Hobe Ferris 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ganley 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Lee Tannehill 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 2.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.88
3 Harry Krause 0.78
4 Jack Powell 0.33
5 Rube Manning 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Harry Krause 7
3 Frank Smith 5
4 Rube Waddell 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Eddie Collins .349
3 Ty Cobb .333
4 Harry Lord .324
5 Danny Hoffman .324

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 0.96
2 Christy Mathewson 1.55
3 Rube Kroh 2.04
4 Ed Killian 2.05
5 Ed Walsh 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 17
2 Howie Camnitz 16
3 Christy Mathewson 14
4 Mordecai Brown 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 111
2 Nap Rucker 99
3 Walter Johnson 98
4 Frank Smith 97
5 Rube Waddell 95

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 Al Bridwell .417
2 Ty Cobb .389
3 Rudy Hulswitt .388
4 Fred Clarke .380
5 Doc Gessler .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Pat Donahue 11
2 Claude Rossman 11
2 Harry Steinfeldt 11
2 Alan Storke 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
2 Red Murray 10
3 Freddy Parent 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 Bob Ganley 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Kroh 0.50
2 Cy Young 0.90
2 Bill Dinneen 0.90
4 Cy Morgan 0.98
5 Frank Smith 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 3
1 Howie Camnitz 3
1 Bill Dinneen 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 28
2 Hooks Wiltse 27
3 Smoky Joe Wood 24
4 Jim Scott 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .393
2 Ty Cobb .373
3 Johnny Evers .372
4 Harry Lord .371
5 George Browne .368

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 20
1 Claude Rossman 20
3 Red Murray 19
4 Jake Stahl 18
5 6 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Red Murray 14
4 Freddy Parent 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.59
2 Harry Krause 0.97
3 Christy Mathewson 1.08
4 Ed Killian 1.29
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 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 43
2 Harry Krause 41
3 Walter Johnson 38
3 Nap Rucker 38
5 Hooks Wiltse 36

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 .334
3 Nap Lajoie .329
4 Sam Crawford .323
5 Ty Cobb .319

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 Sam Crawford 78
2 Danny Murphy 78
4 Ty Cobb 76
5 Claude Rossman 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 44
3 Red Murray 44
5 Sherry Magee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.60
2 Ed Reulbach 1.91
3 Ed Walsh 1.94
4 Addie Joss 2.10
5 Mordecai Brown 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Ed Walsh 28
3 Mordecai Brown 27
4 George Mullin 26
5 Frank Smith 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 244
2 Orval Overall 240
2 Rube Waddell 240
4 Walter Johnson 228
5 Christy Mathewson 201

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