On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	31	.656	--
Athletics	52	37	.584	6.5
Red Sox	52	41	.559	8.5
Naps	48	40	.545	10.0
White Sox	42	45	.483	15.5
Highlanders	40	49	.449	18.5
Browns	38	50	.432	20.0
Senators	25	63	.284	33.0

Games

Tigers 5, Naps 4

Red Sox 8, Highlanders 2

Athletics 7, Senators 1

Athletics 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	24	.724	--
Cubs	55	29	.655	6.5
Giants	50	34	.595	11.5
Reds	44	45	.494	20.0
Phillies	39	46	.459	23.0
Cardinals	35	48	.422	26.0
Superbas	32	55	.368	31.0
Doves	25	62	.287	38.0

Games

Giants 7, Doves 4

Giants 4, Doves 3

Superbas 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 6, Reds 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jiggs Donahue	5
1	Red Murray	5
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Art Devlin	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Barry	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Beck	3
3	Wally Clement	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	Al Bridwell	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Krause	1.17
1	Ed Reulbach	1.17
3	Bill Foxen	0.56
3	Eddie Plank	0.56
5	Tom Hughes	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Les Backman	1
1	Harry Krause	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Krause	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Bill Foxen	5
3	Tom Hughes	5
3	Eddie Plank	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.346
2	Eddie Collins	.341
3	Ty Cobb	.335
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	50
4	Ty Cobb	45
4	Red Murray	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Bob Bescher	30
3	Donie Bush	28
3	Red Murray	28
3	Honus Wagner	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.10
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	19
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	.453
2	Al Bridwell	.429
2	Ward Miller	.429
4	Dave Altizer	.400
5	Chief Wilson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Al Bridwell	10
2	Patsy Dougherty	10
2	Bill Hinchman	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Red Murray	9
4	Bob Ganley	7
4	Sherry Magee	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.25
2	Ed Reulbach	0.67
3	Rube Waddell	0.68
4	Jim Scott	0.95
5	Doc White	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	5
2	George Mullin	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Frank Corridon	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	28
2	Cecil Ferguson	26
3	Mordecai Brown	24
4	Hooks Wiltse	22
4	Smoky Joe Wood	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.368
2	Ty Cobb	.366
3	Johnny Evers	.347
4	Al Burch	.342
5	Eddie Collins	.336

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	21
2	Dots Miller	19
3	Harry Davis	18
3	Red Murray	18
3	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	20
2	Red Murray	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Freddy Parent	13
5	Sherry Magee	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.62
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Harry Krause	1.29
4	Frank Smith	1.36
5	Cy Morgan	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	George Mullin	6
1	Bugs Raymond	6
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Cy Young	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	50
2	Hooks Wiltse	41
3	Bugs Raymond	40
4	Red Ames	39
5	2 tied	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	.358
2	Eddie Collins	.333
3	Nap Lajoie	.333
4	Sam Crawford	.329
5	Kitty Bransfield	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
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	102
2	Sam Crawford	78
3	Danny Murphy	74
4	Claude Rossman	72
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Red Murray	49
4	Patsy Dougherty	44
5	Sherry Magee	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.54
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	26
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	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