On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	38	.620	--
Athletics	60	40	.600	2.0
Red Sox	59	44	.573	4.5
Naps	52	49	.515	10.5
White Sox	48	51	.485	13.5
Highlanders	47	52	.475	14.5
Browns	43	55	.439	18.0
Senators	30	72	.294	33.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Highlanders 5, Naps 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	27	.719	--
Cubs	65	30	.684	3.5
Giants	53	37	.589	13.0
Reds	48	48	.500	21.0
Phillies	42	53	.442	26.5
Cardinals	40	52	.435	27.0
Superbas	35	60	.368	33.5
Doves	26	71	.268	43.5

Games

Cubs 3, Superbas 2

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Pirates 6, Doves 4

Pirates 3, Doves 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Abbaticchio	4
1	Jap Barbeau	4
1	Roy Thomas	4
4	Fred Beck	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Blankenship	4
2	Ed Abbaticchio	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Red Murray	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	3
2	Cliff Blankenship	2
2	Clyde Milan	2
4	Bill Abstein	1
4	23 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.75
2	Christy Mathewson	0.88
3	Tom Hughes	0.71
3	Rube Manning	0.71
5	George Mullin	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Rube Manning	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
1	Cy Young	7
4	George Mullin	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.348
2	Ty Cobb	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Mike Mitchell	.318
5	Nap Lajoie	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Beals Becker	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	62
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	Sam Crawford	55
4	Dots Miller	54
5	Harry Steinfeldt	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	52
2	Donie Bush	33
2	Eddie Collins	33
4	Bob Bescher	32
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	138
2	Walter Johnson	137
3	Orval Overall	131
4	Frank Smith	121
5	Rube Waddell	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank LaPorte	.429
2	Frank Schulte	.378
3	Eddie Collins	.375
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.367
5	Dots Miller	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Red Murray	11
2	Jake Stahl	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Frank LaPorte	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Bob Bescher	8
2	Donie Bush	8
4	George Browne	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.50
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.95
3	Rube Kroh	1.00
4	Vic Willis	1.03
5	Jim Scott	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Frank Arellanes	3
3	Harry Gaspar	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	Steve Melter	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.404
2	Ty Cobb	.381
3	Mike Mitchell	.342
4	Frank Chance	.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	27
2	Harry Steinfeldt	19
3	Patsy Dougherty	18
4	Red Murray	17
4	Jake Stahl	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
2	Red Murray	17
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Eddie Collins	14
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
5	Cy Morgan	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Harry Gaspar	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	53
2	Nap Rucker	51
3	Mordecai Brown	43
4	Jim Scott	40
5	Frank Smith	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jack Powell	2
1	Lew Richie	2
5	10 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.349
3	Sam Crawford	.324
4	Ty Cobb	.321
5	Kitty Bransfield	.318

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	94
2	Ty Cobb	80
2	Sam Crawford	80
4	Claude Rossman	75
5	3 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	42
5	Patsy Dougherty	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.67
2	Christy Mathewson	1.79
3	Ed Walsh	1.81
4	Addie Joss	2.02
5	Mordecai Brown	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Frank Smith	28
4	George Mullin	25
4	Ed Reulbach	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	244
2	Orval Overall	230
3	Rube Waddell	227
4	Ed Walsh	218
5	Nap Rucker	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Chick Brandom	3
3	6 others tied	3