On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 30 .651 --
Athletics 48 35 .578 6.5
Red Sox 50 39 .562 7.5
Naps 46 37 .554 8.5
White Sox 40 45 .471 15.5
Highlanders 38 46 .452 17.0
Browns 36 50 .419 20.0
Senators 25 57 .305 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 23 .720 --
Cubs 53 28 .654 5.5
Giants 47 32 .595 10.5
Reds 42 41 .506 17.5
Phillies 35 44 .443 22.5
Cardinals 33 45 .423 24.0
Superbas 29 52 .358 29.5
Doves 24 57 .296 34.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Killefer 4
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Doc Gessler 3
2 Freddy Parent 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matty McIntyre 5
2 Gabby Street 3
3 Billy Purtell 2
3 Jake Stahl 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Jiggs Donahue 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bailey 0.75
2 Kid Speer 0.67
3 Jim Scott 0.50
4 Smoky Joe Wood 0.45
5 Roy Witherup 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 1
1 Jim Scott 1
1 Kid Speer 1
1 Roy Witherup 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 6
1 Jim Scott 6
3 Smoky Joe Wood 5
4 Jimmy Dygert 4
4 Kid Speer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .347
2 Eddie Collins .343
3 Ty Cobb .343
4 Mike Mitchell .328
5 Harry Lord .320

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 Ty Cobb 43
4 Harry Steinfeldt 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 49
2 Honus Wagner 26
3 Donie Bush 25
4 Bob Bescher 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Christy Mathewson 1.67
3 Ed Killian 1.83
4 Ed Walsh 2.07
5 Mordecai Brown 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 18
2 Howie Camnitz 17
3 Frank Smith 15
4 Mordecai Brown 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 118
2 Frank Smith 103
3 Nap Rucker 102
3 Rube Waddell 102
5 Walter Johnson 101

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 .481
2 Ty Cobb .421
3 Mike Mitchell .404
4 Kitty Bransfield .396
5 Red Kleinow .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Moose McCormick 2
2 Larry McLean 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Patsy Dougherty 13
3 Pat Donahue 10
3 Billy Purtell 10
3 Harry Steinfeldt 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Red Murray 10
3 Bob Ganley 8
3 Freddy Parent 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.00
2 Cy Morgan 0.33
3 Rube Kroh 0.50
3 Ed Reulbach 0.50
5 Slow Joe Doyle 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 5
2 Howie Camnitz 4
3 Harry Gaspar 3
3 George Mullin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 26
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
3 Cecil Ferguson 21
3 Frank Smith 21
3 Hooks Wiltse 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jack Powell 2
3 Joe Lake 1
3 Harry McIntire 1
3 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 Al Bridwell .384
3 Mike Mitchell .350
4 Johnny Evers .347
4 Doc Gessler .347

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 Ty Cobb 21
1 Red Murray 21
3 Jake Stahl 20
4 Dots Miller 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
1 Red Murray 17
3 Bob Bescher 16
4 Freddy Parent 14
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.59
2 Ed Killian 0.72
3 Cy Young 1.25
4 Harry Krause 1.29
5 Cy Morgan 1.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 44
2 Nap Rucker 41
3 Hooks Wiltse 40
4 Bugs Raymond 36
4 Smoky Joe Wood 36

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 .332
3 Eddie Collins .331
4 Sam Crawford .326
5 Ty Cobb .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 10
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Sam Crawford 6
4 Ed Konetchy 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 103
2 Sam Crawford 79
3 Ty Cobb 75
4 Claude Rossman 74
5 Danny Murphy 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 66
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Patsy Dougherty 47
4 Red Murray 46
5 Sherry Magee 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.65
2 Ed Reulbach 1.83
3 Ed Walsh 1.92
4 Mordecai Brown 1.99
5 Barney Pelty 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Mordecai Brown 28
3 Frank Smith 27
4 George Mullin 26
4 Ed Walsh 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 242
2 Ed Walsh 236
3 Orval Overall 234
4 Walter Johnson 231
5 Christy Mathewson 194

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