On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 36 .625 --
Athletics 58 38 .604 2.0
Red Sox 56 43 .566 5.5
Naps 51 44 .537 8.5
White Sox 47 48 .495 12.5
Highlanders 44 51 .463 15.5
Browns 41 53 .436 18.0
Senators 26 70 .271 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 25 .725 --
Cubs 60 30 .667 5.5
Giants 52 35 .598 12.0
Reds 46 47 .495 21.0
Phillies 40 51 .440 26.0
Cardinals 38 50 .432 26.5
Superbas 33 58 .363 33.0
Doves 26 65 .286 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 5
1 Harry Lord 5
1 Bob Unglaub 5
4 Home Run Baker 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Harry Steinfeldt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 4
2 Hobe Ferris 3
2 George Gibson 3
2 Frank LaPorte 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Berger 1.57
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.40
3 Jim Scott 1.33
4 Eddie Plank 0.83
5 Rube Waddell 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Heinie Berger 11
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Roy Witherup 6
4 Eddie Plank 5
4 Charlie Smith 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .346
2 Honus Wagner .342
3 Ty Cobb .341
4 Nap Lajoie .325
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 Sam Crawford 53
2 Dots Miller 53
4 Ty Cobb 49
4 Harry Steinfeldt 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 50
2 Donie Bush 31
3 Bob Bescher 30
3 Red Murray 30
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.09
2 Ed Killian 2.06
3 Ed Walsh 2.07
4 Mordecai Brown 2.08
5 Christy Mathewson 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 19
2 Howie Camnitz 18
2 Frank Smith 18
4 Mordecai Brown 17
5 Christy Mathewson 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 135
2 Orval Overall 131
3 Walter Johnson 124
4 Heinie Berger 116
5 Rube Waddell 113

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 Jimmy Sheckard .408
2 Frank LaPorte .395
3 Home Run Baker .383
4 Chief Wilson .381
5 Ed Konetchy .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Beals Becker 1
2 Fred Beck 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 12
2 Red Murray 11
3 Home Run Baker 9
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.67
2 Frank Smith 1.00
2 Pete Wilson 1.00
4 Jim Scott 1.04
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 4
2 Heinie Berger 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Harry Krause 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 33
2 Heinie Berger 26
2 Walter Johnson 26
4 Mordecai Brown 24
4 Doc White 24

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 .394
2 Ty Cobb .384
3 Art Devlin .333
4 Jimmy Sheckard .330
5 Mike Mitchell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Jake Stahl 3
4 Hobe Ferris 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Jake Stahl 20
3 Patsy Dougherty 19
4 Pat Donahue 18
4 Harry Steinfeldt 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 19
2 Bob Bescher 18
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Bob Ganley 12
5 Frank Chance 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.50
2 Rube Kroh 0.67
3 Frank Smith 1.16
4 Cy Morgan 1.31
5 Larry Pape 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 8
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Howie Camnitz 5
2 Harry Gaspar 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 54
2 Walter Johnson 44
3 Earl Moore 40
4 Hooks Wiltse 38
4 Smoky Joe Wood 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jack Powell 2
1 Lew Richie 2
4 Chick Brandom 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Eddie Collins .344
3 Sam Crawford .328
4 Nap Lajoie .322
5 Ty Cobb .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 8
2 Ed Konetchy 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 98
2 Sam Crawford 79
3 Ty Cobb 74
3 Claude Rossman 74
5 Danny Murphy 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 66
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Red Murray 49
4 Patsy Dougherty 41
4 Sherry Magee 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.78
2 Ed Reulbach 1.81
3 Ed Walsh 1.81
4 Addie Joss 1.98
5 Mordecai Brown 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Mordecai Brown 30
3 Frank Smith 28
4 George Mullin 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Orval Overall 231
3 Rube Waddell 225
4 Ed Walsh 218
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