On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	57	31	.648	--
Athletics	48	37	.565	7.5
Red Sox	51	40	.560	7.5
Naps	47	38	.553	8.5
White Sox	42	45	.483	14.5
Highlanders	39	47	.453	17.0
Browns	38	50	.432	19.0
Senators	25	59	.298	30.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 0

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Browns 6, Senators 0

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	43	.500	19.0
Phillies	36	45	.444	23.5
Cardinals	34	47	.420	25.5
Superbas	31	52	.373	29.5
Doves	24	59	.289	36.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Dick Egan	3
1	Al Shaw	3
4	Fred Beebe	2
4	9 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
1	Jim Stephens	2
4	Charlie French	1
4	5 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tom Jones	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Dick Egan	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.40
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
3	Frank Smith	0.57
4	Ray Collins	0.50
5	Cy Morgan	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	Rube Waddell	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Rube Waddell	7
3	Frank Smith	4
4	Ray Collins	3
4	Ralph Works	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.346
2	Eddie Collins	.345
3	Ty Cobb	.336
4	Mike Mitchell	.326
5	Danny Hoffman	.323

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	Bob Bescher	27
2	Donie Bush	27
2	Honus Wagner	27
5	Eddie Collins	25

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	18
2	Howie Camnitz	17
3	Frank Smith	16
4	Mordecai Brown	15
4	Cy Young	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	118
1	Nap Rucker	118
3	Walter Johnson	109
3	Rube Waddell	109
5	Frank Smith	107

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	.452
2	Kitty Bransfield	.391
3	Rudy Hulswitt	.370
4	Art Griggs	.367
5	Ty Cobb	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Patsy Dougherty	11
3	Bill Hinchman	10
3	Billy Purtell	10
3	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Bob Bescher	9
2	Red Murray	9
4	Bob Ganley	8
4	Freddy Parent	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.00
2	Rube Kroh	0.50
2	Ed Reulbach	0.50
4	Slow Joe Doyle	0.67
5	Rube Waddell	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	6
2	George Bell	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cecil Ferguson	28
2	Frank Smith	25
3	Nap Rucker	23
3	Smoky Joe Wood	23
5	Walter Johnson	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	.368
3	Eddie Collins	.345
4	Johnny Evers	.337
5	Mike Mitchell	.336

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	18
2	Honus Wagner	18
4	Harry Davis	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	19
2	Ty Cobb	17
3	Red Murray	15
4	Freddy Parent	14
5	Sherry Magee	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.59
2	Cy Young	1.11
3	Christy Mathewson	1.35
4	Frank Smith	1.36
5	Ed Killian	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Cy Young	6
4	George Bell	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	52
2	Earl Moore	43
3	Hooks Wiltse	40
4	Walter Johnson	38
4	Bugs Raymond	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2
4	Frank Arellanes	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Eddie Collins	.333
3	Nap Lajoie	.332
4	Sam Crawford	.327
5	Ty Cobb	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	10
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Ed Konetchy	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	103
2	Sam Crawford	77
3	Ty Cobb	76
4	Claude Rossman	74
5	Danny Murphy	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	66
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Patsy Dougherty	46
3	Red Murray	46
5	Sherry Magee	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.65
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Ed Walsh	1.91
4	Mordecai Brown	1.96
5	Addie Joss	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	29
3	Frank Smith	28
4	George Mullin	26
5	Ed Walsh	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	249
2	Walter Johnson	236
3	Orval Overall	234
4	Ed Walsh	229
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