On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	34	.638	--
Athletics	56	38	.596	4.0
Red Sox	54	43	.557	7.5
Naps	49	44	.527	10.5
White Sox	47	46	.505	12.5
Highlanders	43	50	.462	16.5
Browns	40	52	.435	19.0
Senators	26	68	.277	34.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 2

Highlanders 7, Tigers 2

Tigers 7, Highlanders 4

Naps 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Naps 3

White Sox 1, Senators 0

White Sox 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	25	.722	--
Cubs	57	30	.655	6.5
Giants	51	35	.593	12.0
Reds	45	45	.500	20.0
Phillies	40	48	.455	24.0
Cardinals	37	49	.430	26.0
Superbas	32	56	.364	32.0
Doves	25	64	.281	39.5

Games

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Reds 1, Superbas 0

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Doves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Lapp	5
2	Ray Demmitt	4
2	Frank LaPorte	4
4	Dave Altizer	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Heinie Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Wagner	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Art Griggs	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	3
1	Bill Hinchman	3
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Al Bridwell	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Buster Brown	1.20
3	Bill Burns	1.00
3	Addie Joss	1.00
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Buster Brown	6
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Harry Krause	5
2	Jack Warhop	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.345
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Ty Cobb	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	.327
5	Mike Mitchell	.321

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	48
5	Red Murray	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Donie Bush	31
3	Bob Bescher	30
3	Red Murray	30
5	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	Frank Smith	18
3	Howie Camnitz	17
4	Mordecai Brown	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	129
2	Nap Rucker	126
3	Walter Johnson	124
4	Frank Smith	110
5	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	Al Bridwell	.408
2	Ward Miller	.400
3	John Titus	.391
4	Ty Cobb	.383
5	Frank Chance	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Moose McCormick	2
4	Neal Ball	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	12
1	Lee Tannehill	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Bill Hinchman	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	9
2	Ty Cobb	8
3	Donie Bush	7
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Bob Ganley	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.50
2	Rube Waddell	0.68
3	Jim Scott	0.77
4	Doc White	1.00
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	6
2	George Mullin	4
2	Ed Reulbach	4
4	Frank Arellanes	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Nap Rucker	27
4	Doc White	22
5	Orval Overall	21

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	Al Bridwell	.381
2	Ty Cobb	.373
3	Art Griggs	.351
4	Frank Chance	.326
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Jake Stahl	4
3	Harry Davis	3
3	Ed Konetchy	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Jake Stahl	21
3	Pat Donahue	18
3	Patsy Dougherty	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	19
1	Red Murray	19
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Freddy Parent	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.39
2	Frank Smith	1.14
3	Larry Pape	1.33
4	Rube Waddell	1.37
5	Cy Morgan	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Harry Gaspar	6
2	Cy Young	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	53
2	Walter Johnson	48
3	Earl Moore	43
4	Red Ames	41
5	Hooks Wiltse	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	.363
2	Eddie Collins	.339
3	Sam Crawford	.326
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	Kitty Bransfield	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	101
2	Sam Crawford	78
3	Danny Murphy	76
4	Claude Rossman	74
5	Ty Cobb	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Red Murray	51
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
5	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.66
2	Ed Reulbach	1.81
3	Ed Walsh	1.89
4	Addie Joss	1.98
5	Mordecai Brown	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Frank Smith	30
3	Mordecai Brown	29
4	George Mullin	26
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	236
2	Orval Overall	234
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	3 others tied	3