On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 27 .719 --
Cubs 66 30 .688 3.0
Giants 54 37 .593 12.5
Reds 48 49 .495 21.5
Phillies 43 53 .448 26.0
Cardinals 40 53 .430 27.5
Superbas 35 61 .365 34.0
Doves 26 71 .268 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Al Burch 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Eddie Grant 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Rebel Oakes 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 3
1 Bill O'Hara 3
3 Al Bridwell 1
3 Larry Doyle 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 2.33
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.00
3 John Raleigh 0.33
4 Frank Corridon 0.12
4 2 others tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Hooks Wiltse 6
3 John Raleigh 2
4 Frank Corridon 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .348
2 Ty Cobb .342
3 Honus Wagner .342
4 Nap Lajoie .318
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 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 1.95
4 Christy Mathewson 2.04
5 Ed Killian 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 19
1 George Mullin 19
3 Howie Camnitz 18
3 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 Dots Miller .395
3 Doc Gessler .395
3 Frank Schulte .395
5 Eddie Collins .367

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 Ty Cobb 11
1 Red Murray 11
1 Jake Stahl 11
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 Frank LaPorte 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Johnny Bates 6
2 Bob Bescher 6
2 George Browne 6
2 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
3 Rube Manning 1.00
5 Vic Willis 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Frank Arellanes 3
3 Frank Corridon 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Mordecai Brown 32
3 Heinie Berger 21
4 Nap Rucker 20
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 .409
2 Ty Cobb .382
3 Kitty Bransfield .355
4 Dick Hoblitzell .344
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 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 27
2 Harry Steinfeldt 18
3 Patsy Dougherty 17
3 Jake Stahl 17
5 Fred Clarke 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 16
2 Bob Bescher 15
2 Ty Cobb 15
4 Eddie Collins 13
5 Donie Bush 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Kroh 0.75
2 Slow Joe Doyle 0.84
3 Jim Scott 0.99
4 Cy Morgan 1.02
5 Johnny Lush 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 51
2 Mordecai Brown 50
3 Walter Johnson 49
4 Frank Smith 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 2
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jack Powell 2
1 Lew Richie 2
5 9 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Eddie Collins .353
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Ty Cobb .321
5 Kitty Bransfield .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 7
1 Ed Konetchy 7
1 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 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.67
2 Christy Mathewson 1.79
3 Ed Walsh 1.86
4 Mordecai Brown 1.99
5 Addie Joss 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Mordecai Brown 31
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 214
5 Nap Rucker 209

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