On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	58	31	.652	--
Athletics	50	37	.575	7.0
Red Sox	51	41	.554	8.5
Naps	48	39	.552	9.0
White Sox	42	45	.483	15.0
Highlanders	40	48	.455	17.5
Browns	38	50	.432	19.5
Senators	25	61	.291	31.5

Games

Tigers 3, Naps 1

Highlanders 6, Red Sox 0

Athletics 8, Senators 2

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	24	.721	--
Cubs	54	28	.659	6.0
Giants	48	34	.585	12.0
Reds	44	44	.500	19.0
Phillies	39	45	.464	22.0
Cardinals	34	47	.420	25.5
Superbas	31	55	.360	31.0
Doves	25	60	.294	36.5

Games

Doves 7, Giants 4

Giants 6, Doves 2

Phillies 7, Superbas 0

Phillies 3, Superbas 2

Pirates 5, Reds 1

Cubs 4, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
1	Al Burch	4
1	Wid Conroy	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Rebel Oakes	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Danny Murphy	3
2	Red Murray	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	0.89
2	Pete Wilson	0.86
3	Orval Overall	0.75
4	Addie Joss	0.67
5	Frank Corridon	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Orval Overall	6
3	Pete Wilson	6
5	Nap Rucker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.347
2	Eddie Collins	.345
3	Ty Cobb	.332
4	Danny Hoffman	.323
5	Mike Mitchell	.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	62
2	Sam Crawford	51
3	Dots Miller	49
4	Ty Cobb	44
4	Harry Steinfeldt	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Bob Bescher	29
3	Donie Bush	27
3	Red Murray	27
3	Honus Wagner	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Christy Mathewson	1.70
3	Doc White	2.06
4	Ed Killian	2.06
5	Ed Walsh	2.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	124
2	Nap Rucker	123
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	Kitty Bransfield	.462
2	Al Bridwell	.455
3	Bill Hinchman	.356
4	Dave Altizer	.353
4	2 others tied	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Patsy Dougherty	10
2	Bill Hinchman	10
2	Lee Tannehill	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Bob Bescher	10
2	Red Murray	10
4	Bob Ganley	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.25
2	Rube Kroh	0.50
2	Ed Reulbach	0.50
4	Slow Joe Doyle	0.63
5	Rube Waddell	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	6
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	George Mullin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	28
2	Red Ames	27
3	Mordecai Brown	25
4	Cecil Ferguson	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	Joe Lake	1
2	Harry McIntire	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.374
2	Johnny Evers	.370
3	Dick Hoblitzell	.353
4	Al Burch	.352
5	Eddie Collins	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Dots Miller	19
3	Honus Wagner	18
4	Harry Davis	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	20
2	Ty Cobb	16
2	Red Murray	16
4	Freddy Parent	14
5	Sherry Magee	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.73
2	Cy Young	1.11
3	Frank Smith	1.36
4	Ed Killian	1.39
5	Cy Morgan	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gaspar	6
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Cy Young	6
4	Frank Arellanes	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	50
2	Hooks Wiltse	40
3	Red Ames	39
4	Earl Moore	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	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.360
2	Eddie Collins	.336
3	Nap Lajoie	.332
4	Sam Crawford	.327
5	Kitty Bransfield	.321

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	78
3	Danny Murphy	75
4	Claude Rossman	72
5	Harry Steinfeldt	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Red Murray	49
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
4	Sherry Magee	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.53
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Ed Walsh	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.01
5	Addie Joss	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Mordecai Brown	29
3	Frank Smith	28
4	George Mullin	25
5	Ed Walsh	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	240
1	Rube Waddell	240
3	Walter Johnson	236
4	Ed Walsh	224
5	Nap Rucker	207

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