On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	37	.626	--
Athletics	59	40	.596	3.0
Red Sox	58	44	.569	5.5
Naps	52	48	.520	10.5
White Sox	48	50	.490	13.5
Highlanders	46	52	.469	15.5
Browns	43	54	.443	18.0
Senators	29	72	.287	34.0

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 1

Highlanders 8, Naps 0

Tigers 3, Athletics 1

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	67	27	.713	--
Cubs	64	30	.681	3.0
Giants	52	37	.584	12.5
Reds	48	47	.505	19.5
Cardinals	40	51	.440	25.5
Phillies	41	53	.436	26.0
Superbas	35	59	.372	32.0
Doves	26	69	.274	41.5

Games

Cubs 3, Doves 1

Reds 1, Giants 0

Pirates 3, Superbas 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	4
2	Frank LaPorte	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
5	22 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Rube Ellis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	2
1	Ed Sweeney	2
1	Heinie Wagner	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	19 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Neal Ball	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Bobby Byrne	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Summers	1.20
2	Bill Bailey	0.86
3	Frank Arellanes	0.83
4	Walter Johnson	0.62
4	2 others tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
2	Bill Bailey	6
2	Ed Summers	6
4	Frank Arellanes	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Mike Mitchell	.321
5	Sam Crawford	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	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	54
3	Ty Cobb	53
3	Dots Miller	53
5	Harry Steinfeldt	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	51
2	Donie Bush	33
3	Eddie Collins	32
4	Bob Bescher	31
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.22
2	Rube Kroh	1.84
3	Mordecai Brown	2.04
4	Ed Killian	2.06
5	Ed Walsh	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	19
2	Mordecai Brown	18
2	Howie Camnitz	18
2	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	137
2	Nap Rucker	135
3	Orval Overall	131
4	Heinie Berger	118
4	Frank Smith	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank LaPorte	.429
2	Frank Schulte	.394
3	Dick Hoblitzell	.378
4	Clyde Engle	.371
5	Home Run Baker	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Frank LaPorte	10
4	Home Run Baker	9
5	6 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	8
1	Eddie Collins	8
3	Bob Bescher	7
4	Harry Lord	6
4	Red Murray	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	0.77
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.95
3	Rube Kroh	1.00
3	Eddie Plank	1.00
5	Vic Willis	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Harry Gaspar	3
2	Harry Krause	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Nap Rucker	33
3	Mordecai Brown	29
4	Heinie Berger	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.385
2	Ty Cobb	.381
3	Mike Mitchell	.357
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.341
5	Art Griggs	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Rube Ellis	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Harry Steinfeldt	19
3	Patsy Dougherty	18
3	Jake Stahl	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	18
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	Bob Ganley	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lush	0.72
2	Rube Kroh	0.75
3	Slow Joe Doyle	0.84
4	Jim Scott	1.00
4	Ed Reulbach	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Harry Gaspar	6
4	Frank Arellanes	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	54
2	Walter Johnson	53
3	Mordecai Brown	43
4	Jim Scott	40
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jack Powell	2
1	Lew Richie	2
4	Fred Beebe	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	Eddie Collins	.348
3	Sam Crawford	.325
4	Ty Cobb	.322
5	Kitty Bransfield	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	97
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Ty Cobb	78
4	Claude Rossman	75
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	41
5	Patsy Dougherty	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.77
2	Ed Walsh	1.81
3	Christy Mathewson	1.81
4	Addie Joss	2.02
5	Mordecai Brown	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Frank Smith	28
4	George Mullin	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	247
2	Orval Overall	231
3	Rube Waddell	222
4	Ed Walsh	218
5	Nap Rucker	210

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	6 others tied	3