On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	53	30	.639	--
Athletics	48	33	.593	4.0
Red Sox	50	36	.581	4.5
Naps	46	36	.561	6.5
White Sox	38	45	.458	15.0
Highlanders	37	46	.446	16.0
Browns	35	49	.417	18.5
Senators	24	56	.300	27.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 3

Naps 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 2, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	23	.716	--
Cubs	52	28	.650	5.5
Giants	47	31	.603	9.5
Reds	42	41	.506	17.0
Phillies	35	44	.443	22.0
Cardinals	33	45	.423	23.5
Superbas	29	52	.358	29.0
Doves	24	56	.300	33.5

Games

Cubs 3, Superbas 2

Doves 7, Reds 2

Giants 11, Cardinals 7

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Bridwell	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Steve Evans	3
2	Red Killefer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Killefer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Bridwell	4
2	Fred Stem	3
3	George Davis	2
3	Patsy Dougherty	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	3
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Al Bridwell	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Campbell	0.67
1	Ed Summers	0.67
3	Heinie Berger	0.64
3	Orval Overall	0.64
5	Rube Marquard	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	7
1	Orval Overall	7
3	Ed Summers	4
4	Tom Hughes	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.348
2	Eddie Collins	.343
3	Ty Cobb	.339
4	Mike Mitchell	.328
5	Harry Lord	.326

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	49
3	Dots Miller	46
4	Harry Steinfeldt	42
5	Tris Speaker	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	44
2	Honus Wagner	26
3	Donie Bush	25
4	Bob Bescher	24
4	Red Murray	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.96
2	Christy Mathewson	1.67
3	Ed Walsh	2.07
4	Mordecai Brown	2.09
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	118
2	Nap Rucker	102
3	Walter Johnson	101
4	Frank Smith	99
5	Heinie Berger	97

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.448
2	Mike Mitchell	.412
3	Ty Cobb	.396
4	Red Kleinow	.395
5	Kitty Bransfield	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
2	Larry McLean	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
1	Patsy Dougherty	12
3	Frank Chance	10
3	Pat Donahue	10
3	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.00
2	Cy Morgan	0.33
3	Rube Kroh	0.50
4	Mordecai Brown	0.86
5	Bill Dinneen	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Frank Smith	4
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	Harry Gaspar	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	26
2	Orval Overall	24
3	Jim Scott	23
3	Hooks Wiltse	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jack Powell	2
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	Harry Gaspar	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.394
2	Ty Cobb	.384
3	Harry Lord	.364
4	Doc Gessler	.354
5	Mike Mitchell	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	21
2	Jake Stahl	19
3	Ty Cobb	18
3	Dots Miller	18
3	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	17
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Freddy Parent	13
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.49
2	Harry Krause	0.82
3	Ed Killian	0.95
4	Cy Young	1.25
5	Cy Morgan	1.41

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	44
2	Nap Rucker	41
3	Bugs Raymond	36
4	Red Ames	35
4	Harry Krause	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.367
2	Nap Lajoie	.331
3	Eddie Collins	.328
4	Sam Crawford	.326
5	Ty Cobb	.323

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	105
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Ty Cobb	76
4	Danny Murphy	74
4	Claude Rossman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	63
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Red Murray	47
4	Patsy Dougherty	46
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	2.04
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	Orval Overall	241
2	Ed Walsh	239
3	Rube Waddell	235
4	Walter Johnson	231
5	Christy Mathewson	204

Saves

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