On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 33 .641 --
Athletics 55 37 .598 4.0
Red Sox 53 43 .552 8.0
Naps 48 43 .527 10.5
White Sox 45 46 .495 13.5
Highlanders 42 49 .462 16.5
Browns 40 51 .440 18.5
Senators 26 66 .283 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 24 .730 --
Cubs 56 30 .651 7.5
Giants 50 35 .588 13.0
Reds 44 45 .494 21.0
Phillies 40 47 .460 24.0
Cardinals 36 49 .424 27.0
Superbas 32 55 .368 32.0
Doves 25 63 .284 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Doc Gessler 3
2 Roy Hartzell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chappy Charles 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Tom Jones 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
1 Jake Stahl 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Downey 2
1 Heinie Heitmuller 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Frank Chance 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.56
2 Rube Manning 0.50
2 Slim Sallee 0.50
4 Vic Willis 0.45
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jimmy Dygert 1
1 Rube Manning 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 5
1 Orval Overall 5
1 Vic Willis 5
4 Slim Sallee 4
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 1
1 Larry Pape 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .350
2 Honus Wagner .342
3 Ty Cobb .339
4 Nap Lajoie .332
5 Danny Hoffman .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Red Murray 5
1 Jake Stahl 5
4 Beals Becker 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 62
2 Dots Miller 52
3 Sam Crawford 51
4 Ty Cobb 46
5 2 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 49
2 Bob Bescher 30
3 Red Murray 29
4 Donie Bush 28
4 Honus Wagner 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.10
2 Christy Mathewson 1.87
3 Doc White 2.00
4 Ed Killian 2.04
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 129
2 Nap Rucker 126
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 .421
2 Al Bridwell .383
2 Tom Jones .383
4 Kitty Bransfield .381
5 Sherry Magee .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Moose McCormick 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 11
1 Lee Tannehill 11
3 Harry Davis 10
3 Sherry Magee 10
3 Jake Stahl 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Bob Ganley 8
2 Red Murray 8
4 Eddie Collins 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Summers 0.25
2 Jim Scott 0.64
3 Ed Reulbach 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 0.68
5 Doc White 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Mordecai Brown 27
2 Nap Rucker 27
4 Cecil Ferguson 26
5 Doc White 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Al Bridwell .368
3 Art Griggs .342
4 Eddie Collins .331
5 Al Burch .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
3 Harry Davis 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
1 Jake Stahl 22
3 Harry Davis 19
4 Pat Donahue 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 20
2 Red Murray 18
3 Ty Cobb 16
4 Freddy Parent 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.78
2 Cy Young 1.27
3 Cy Morgan 1.29
4 Frank Smith 1.31
5 Larry Pape 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Cy Young 6
3 Frank Arellanes 5
3 George Bell 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 53
2 Walter Johnson 43
2 Earl Moore 43
4 Red Ames 41
4 Hooks Wiltse 41

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 .342
3 Nap Lajoie .330
4 Sam Crawford .326
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 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 101
2 Sam Crawford 78
3 Danny Murphy 76
4 Ty Cobb 72
4 2 others tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 65
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Red Murray 50
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
5 Sherry Magee 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.66
2 Ed Reulbach 1.85
3 Ed Walsh 1.94
4 Addie Joss 2.01
5 Mordecai Brown 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Mordecai Brown 29
2 Frank Smith 29
4 George Mullin 26
5 Ed Walsh 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 235
2 Walter Johnson 231
3 Rube Waddell 224
4 Ed Walsh 223
5 Nap Rucker 207

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