On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	30	.634	--
Athletics	48	33	.593	3.5
Red Sox	50	35	.588	3.5
Naps	45	36	.556	6.5
White Sox	37	45	.451	15.0
Highlanders	37	45	.451	15.0
Browns	35	49	.417	18.0
Senators	24	55	.304	26.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Naps 0

Highlanders 6, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	22	.725	--
Cubs	51	28	.646	6.5
Giants	46	31	.597	10.5
Reds	42	40	.512	17.0
Phillies	34	44	.436	23.0
Cardinals	33	44	.429	23.5
Superbas	29	51	.363	29.0
Doves	23	56	.291	34.5

Games

Superbas 6, Cubs 5

Reds 2, Doves 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Phillies 3, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	3
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Peaches Graham	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Pryor McElveen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	3
1	Pryor McElveen	3
3	Dick Egan	2
3	Steve Evans	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	2
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Bill O'Hara	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Warhop	1.00
1	Doc White	1.00
3	Frank Corridon	0.80
4	Barney Pelty	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	George Hunter	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	Jack Rowan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc White	8
2	Jack Warhop	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	5
3	Deacon Phillippe	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Eddie Collins	.343
3	Ty Cobb	.337
4	Mike Mitchell	.328
5	Harry Lord	.322

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	1.67
3	Ed Walsh	2.07
4	Mordecai Brown	2.10
5	Barney Pelty	2.12

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	.411
2	Ty Cobb	.404
2	Mike Mitchell	.404
4	Red Kleinow	.400
5	Bill Hinchman	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	Harry Steinfeldt	11
4	Frank Chance	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Red Murray	9
3	Bob Ganley	8
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.00
2	Rube Kroh	0.50
3	Cy Morgan	0.74
4	Bill Dinneen	0.90
5	Mordecai Brown	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Frank Smith	4
1	Cy Young	4
4	Bill Dinneen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	27
2	Earl Moore	24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	24
4	Cecil Ferguson	23
4	Hooks Wiltse	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.385
2	Al Bridwell	.375
3	Doc Gessler	.359
4	Harry Lord	.357
5	Johnny Evers	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Jake Stahl	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Harry Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Claude Rossman	20
3	Red Murray	19
3	Jake Stahl	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Red Murray	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Freddy Parent	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.59
2	Harry Krause	0.82
3	Ed Killian	0.95
4	Cy Morgan	1.41
5	Christy Mathewson	1.44

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	Red Ames	35
3	Harry Krause	35
3	Ed Walsh	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.371
2	Nap Lajoie	.329
3	Eddie Collins	.327
4	Sam Crawford	.322
5	Ty Cobb	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Ed Konetchy	7
2	Red Murray	7
5	2 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	46
4	Red Murray	44
5	Sherry Magee	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.65
2	Ed Reulbach	1.86
3	Ed Walsh	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Barney Pelty	2.07

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	234
4	Walter Johnson	228
5	Christy Mathewson	204

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