On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 30 .655 --
Athletics 48 36 .571 7.5
Red Sox 50 40 .556 8.5
Naps 47 38 .553 9.0
White Sox 41 45 .477 15.5
Highlanders 39 47 .453 17.5
Browns 37 50 .425 20.0
Senators 25 58 .301 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 23 .726 --
Cubs 54 28 .659 6.0
Giants 47 33 .588 12.0
Reds 43 42 .506 18.5
Phillies 36 45 .444 23.5
Cardinals 33 47 .413 26.0
Superbas 31 52 .373 29.5
Doves 24 59 .289 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ward Miller 5
2 Peaches Graham 4
2 Danny Hoffman 4
2 Alan Storke 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Dave Shean 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Abstein 3
1 Lee Tannehill 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Tom Downey 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Lord 3
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Bob Bescher 2
2 Donie Bush 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nap Rucker 3.20
2 Doc White 1.10
3 Bob Harmon 0.80
4 Joe Lake 0.78
5 Ed Willett 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 16
2 Doc White 11
3 Cecil Ferguson 7
3 Joe Lake 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .346
2 Eddie Collins .345
3 Ty Cobb .339
4 Mike Mitchell .329
5 Danny Hoffman .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 5
2 Beals Becker 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Sam Crawford 50
3 Dots Miller 46
4 Ty Cobb 44
4 Harry Steinfeldt 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 49
2 Donie Bush 27
2 Honus Wagner 27
4 Bob Bescher 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Christy Mathewson 1.67
3 Ed Killian 1.83
4 Mordecai Brown 2.04
5 Doc White 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 18
2 Howie Camnitz 17
3 Mordecai Brown 15
3 Frank Smith 15
3 Cy Young 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 118
1 Nap Rucker 118
3 Frank Smith 103
4 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 .435
2 Mike Mitchell .400
3 Patsy Dougherty .393
4 Ty Cobb .390
5 Rudy Hulswitt .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Moose McCormick 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Patsy Dougherty 13
3 Harry Steinfeldt 11
4 Pat Donahue 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Red Murray 9
3 Bob Bescher 8
3 Bob Ganley 8
3 Freddy Parent 8

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 Cy Young 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 31
2 Cecil Ferguson 28
3 Smoky Joe Wood 24
4 Doc White 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jack Powell 2
3 Chick Brandom 1
3 Joe Lake 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bridwell .380
2 Ty Cobb .376
3 Eddie Collins .350
4 Mike Mitchell .346
5 Dick Hoblitzell .344

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 22
2 Jake Stahl 19
3 Dots Miller 18
3 Claude Rossman 18
3 Honus Wagner 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Red Murray 16
4 Freddy Parent 14
5 Sherry Magee 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.59
2 Ed Killian 0.72
3 Cy Young 1.09
4 Christy Mathewson 1.35
5 Cy Morgan 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 7
2 Frank Arellanes 6
2 George Bell 6
2 Howie Camnitz 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 52
2 Earl Moore 43
3 Bugs Raymond 40
3 Hooks Wiltse 40
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 2
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jean Dubuc 2
1 Jack Powell 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .367
2 Eddie Collins .333
3 Nap Lajoie .331
4 Sam Crawford .327
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 104
2 Sam Crawford 80
3 Ty Cobb 76
4 Claude Rossman 74
5 Danny Murphy 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 66
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Patsy Dougherty 46
3 Red Murray 46
5 Sherry Magee 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.65
2 Ed Reulbach 1.83
3 Ed Walsh 1.91
4 Mordecai Brown 1.96
5 Barney Pelty 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Mordecai Brown 29
3 Frank Smith 27
4 George Mullin 26
5 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 242
2 Orval Overall 234
3 Ed Walsh 229
4 Walter Johnson 228
5 Nap Rucker 202

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