On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 52 29 .642 --
Athletics 47 33 .588 4.5
Red Sox 49 35 .583 4.5
Naps 45 35 .563 6.5
White Sox 36 45 .444 16.0
Highlanders 36 45 .444 16.0
Browns 35 48 .422 18.0
Senators 24 54 .308 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 21 .734 --
Cubs 51 27 .654 6.5
Giants 46 30 .605 10.5
Reds 41 40 .506 18.0
Phillies 33 44 .429 24.0
Cardinals 32 44 .421 24.5
Superbas 28 51 .354 30.0
Doves 23 55 .295 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Neal Ball 4
1 Al Bridwell 4
1 Ed Phelps 4
1 Jake Stahl 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Neal Ball 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Joe Delahanty 1
1 Moose McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Donahue 3
1 Bill Hinchman 3
1 Lee Tannehill 3
1 Ira Thomas 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 1.60
2 Mordecai Brown 1.50
3 Jim Scott 1.20
4 Frank Arellanes 1.17
5 Harry Gaspar 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Frank Arellanes 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 8
1 Bugs Raymond 8
3 Frank Arellanes 7
3 Jack Coombs 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Suter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Eddie Collins .347
3 Ty Cobb .337
4 Mike Mitchell .328
5 Harry Lord .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Tommy Leach 4
2 Jake Stahl 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Sam Crawford 48
3 Dots Miller 46
4 Harry Steinfeldt 42
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 44
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 Walsh 2.07
5 Mordecai Brown 2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 111
2 Nap Rucker 102
3 Frank Smith 99
4 Walter Johnson 98
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 .414
2 Ty Cobb .396
3 Mike Mitchell .389
4 Johnny Evers .377
5 Doc Gessler .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 John Hummel 2
2 Moose McCormick 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Donahue 14
2 Ty Cobb 13
3 Harry Steinfeldt 11
3 Alan Storke 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 11
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 Bill Dinneen 0.90
3 Mordecai Brown 0.92
4 Cy Young 0.92
5 Cy Morgan 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 4
1 Frank Smith 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 George Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .391
2 Al Bridwell .385
3 Johnny Evers .378
4 Ty Cobb .373
5 Harry Lord .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Jake Stahl 4
3 Beals Becker 3
3 John Hummel 3
3 Moose McCormick 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Claude Rossman 20
3 Jake Stahl 19
4 Dots Miller 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Red Murray 14
4 Freddy Parent 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.59
2 Ed Killian 0.95
3 Harry Krause 0.96
4 Christy Mathewson 1.08
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Arellanes 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Howie Camnitz 6
3 Harry Gaspar 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 43
2 Nap Rucker 41
3 Bugs Raymond 39
4 Walter Johnson 38
5 Harry Krause 36

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 .373
2 Eddie Collins .330
3 Nap Lajoie .329
4 Sam Crawford .323
5 Ty Cobb .321

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 109
2 Sam Crawford 78
3 Ty Cobb 77
4 Danny Murphy 74
4 Claude Rossman 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Patsy Dougherty 45
4 Red Murray 44
5 Sherry Magee 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.60
2 Ed Reulbach 1.86
3 Ed Walsh 1.94
4 Mordecai Brown 2.05
5 Addie Joss 2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 240
2 Ed Walsh 239
3 Orval Overall 238
4 Walter Johnson 228
5 Christy Mathewson 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Doc Crandall 3
3 George McQuillan 3
3 3 others tied 3