On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 25 .722 --
Cubs 59 30 .663 5.5
Giants 51 35 .593 12.0
Reds 46 46 .500 20.0
Phillies 40 50 .444 25.0
Cardinals 37 50 .425 26.5
Superbas 33 57 .367 32.0
Doves 26 64 .289 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Doc Marshall 4
2 Dode Paskert 4
2 Harry Steinfeldt 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
1 John Titus 3
4 Joe Delahanty 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Joe Delahanty 1
2 Peaches Graham 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 3.00
2 Nap Rucker 1.00
3 George McQuillan 0.50
3 Jack Rowan 0.50
5 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Rip Hagerman 1
1 Al Mattern 1
1 Jack Rowan 1
1 Nap Rucker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 9
2 Jack Rowan 5
3 George McQuillan 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Lew Richie 1

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 Mordecai Brown 17
3 Howie Camnitz 17
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 135
2 Orval Overall 131
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 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Wilson .381
2 Al Bridwell .378
3 Hal Chase .377
4 Ward Miller .372
5 Jimmy Sheckard .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Harry Davis 2
3 Neal Ball 1
3 Beals Becker 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 12
1 Lee Tannehill 12
3 Ty Cobb 10
3 Harry Davis 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 9
2 Donie Bush 7
3 Bob Bescher 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.67
2 Rube Waddell 0.68
3 Jim Scott 0.77
4 Frank Smith 0.96
5 Doc White 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 6
2 Mordecai Brown 4
3 Frank Arellanes 3
3 Harry Gaspar 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 36
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Mordecai Brown 30
4 Doc White 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bridwell .381
2 Ty Cobb .374
3 Art Griggs .336
4 Ginger Beaumont .333
5 Dick Hoblitzell .320

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 22
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 13
3 Freddy Parent 13
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.39
2 Frank Smith 1.14
3 Mordecai Brown 1.31
4 Larry Pape 1.33
5 Rube Waddell 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 62
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Earl Moore 45
4 Red Ames 41
5 Mordecai Brown 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jean Dubuc 2
1 Jack Powell 2
1 Lew Richie 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .361
2 Eddie Collins .339
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Nap Lajoie .322
5 Kitty Bransfield .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 98
2 Sam Crawford 78
3 Danny Murphy 75
4 Claude Rossman 74
5 Ty Cobb 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 65
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Red Murray 49
4 Patsy Dougherty 42
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 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Orval Overall 231
3 Ed Walsh 223
4 Rube Waddell 222
5 Nap Rucker 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 6
1 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Doc Crandall 3
3 Sam Leever 3
3 5 others tied 3