On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	32	.648	--
Athletics	54	37	.593	5.0
Red Sox	52	42	.553	8.5
Naps	48	42	.533	10.5
White Sox	43	46	.483	15.0
Highlanders	41	49	.456	17.5
Browns	39	50	.438	19.0
Senators	26	64	.289	32.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Highlanders 11, Tigers 2

Athletics 2, Naps 1

Athletics 9, Naps 4

Senators 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	24	.727	--
Cubs	56	29	.659	6.5
Giants	50	34	.595	12.0
Reds	44	45	.494	20.5
Phillies	39	47	.453	24.0
Cardinals	35	49	.417	27.0
Superbas	32	55	.368	31.5
Doves	25	62	.287	38.5

Games

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Jake Atz	4
3	Johnny Bates	3
3	Wid Conroy	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Clyde Engle	1
1	Eddie Grant	1
1	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Jack Coombs	3
1	Clyde Engle	3
1	Bob Unglaub	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Harry Bemis	1
1	Frank Chance	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.43
2	Mordecai Brown	0.67
3	Jack Coombs	0.57
4	Bill Bailey	0.44
5	Cy Morgan	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Mordecai Brown	8
3	Bill Bailey	4
3	Jack Coombs	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.351
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Ty Cobb	.337
4	Nap Lajoie	.329
5	Danny Hoffman	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Red Murray	5
3	Beals Becker	4
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	62
2	Sam Crawford	51
2	Dots Miller	51
4	Ty Cobb	46
5	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
2	Frank Smith	17
4	Mordecai Brown	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	124
2	Nap Rucker	123
3	Walter Johnson	119
4	Frank Smith	109
4	Rube Waddell	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ward Miller	.429
2	Kitty Bransfield	.426
3	Al Bridwell	.400
3	Chief Wilson	.400
5	Frank Chance	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Bill Hinchman	12
3	Lee Tannehill	10
4	Al Bridwell	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Bob Bescher	9
3	Bob Ganley	8
4	Eddie Collins	7
4	Red Murray	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Summers	0.25
2	Jim Scott	0.47
3	Ed Reulbach	0.67
4	Rube Waddell	0.68
5	Doc White	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	6
2	George Mullin	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Frank Corridon	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Mordecai Brown	27
3	Cecil Ferguson	26
4	Nap Rucker	24
5	Frank Smith	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Sam Leever	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	.365
3	Al Burch	.342
4	Eddie Collins	.341
5	Art Griggs	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Jake Stahl	4
3	Harry Davis	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Dots Miller	20
3	Harry Davis	19
3	Jake Stahl	19
5	Red Murray	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.62
2	Ed Reulbach	0.78
3	Harry Krause	1.29
4	Cy Morgan	1.29
5	Frank Smith	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	7
2	George Mullin	6
2	Bugs Raymond	6
2	Cy Young	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	50
2	Walter Johnson	46
3	Mordecai Brown	41
3	Hooks Wiltse	41
5	Bugs Raymond	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2
4	Frank Arellanes	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.341
3	Sam Crawford	.328
4	Nap Lajoie	.328
5	Kitty Bransfield	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Ed Konetchy	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	101
2	Sam Crawford	78
3	Danny Murphy	75
4	Ty Cobb	72
4	Claude Rossman	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Red Murray	49
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
5	Sherry Magee	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.54
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Ed Walsh	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.04
5	Addie Joss	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Frank Smith	29
4	George Mullin	26
5	Ed Walsh	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	240
2	Walter Johnson	231
3	Orval Overall	230
4	Ed Walsh	223
5	Nap Rucker	204

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Sam Leever	3
3	4 others tied	3