On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	39	.614	--
Athletics	61	40	.604	1.0
Red Sox	60	44	.577	3.5
Naps	52	50	.510	10.5
White Sox	48	52	.480	13.5
Highlanders	48	52	.480	13.5
Browns	44	55	.444	17.0
Senators	30	73	.291	33.0

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Highlanders 3, Naps 0

Athletics 7, Tigers 1

Browns 8, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	27	.722	--
Cubs	66	31	.680	4.0
Giants	55	37	.598	12.5
Reds	48	50	.490	22.5
Phillies	44	53	.454	26.0
Cardinals	40	54	.426	28.5
Superbas	36	61	.371	34.0
Doves	26	72	.265	44.5

Games

Superbas 2, Cubs 0

Phillies 3, Reds 0

Pirates 10, Doves 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hobe Ferris	4
2	George Browne	3
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Delahanty	4
2	Bill Abstein	3
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Hobe Ferris	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Steve Evans	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Warhop	1.20
2	Harry Krause	1.14
3	George Bell	1.00
4	Orval Overall	0.88
5	Jim Scott	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Krause	8
2	George Bell	7
2	Orval Overall	7
2	Jim Scott	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Ty Cobb	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Sam Crawford	.317
5	Nap Lajoie	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Home Run Baker	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	62
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	Sam Crawford	55
2	Dots Miller	55
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	1.21
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	Orval Overall	138
1	Nap Rucker	138
3	Walter Johnson	137
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	Doc Gessler	.405
3	Ty Cobb	.396
4	Home Run Baker	.387
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Red Murray	11
2	Jake Stahl	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Johnny Bates	7
3	George Browne	6
3	Donie Bush	6
3	2 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	Harry Krause	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
4	Frank Arellanes	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Krause	27
4	Heinie Berger	21
5	2 tied	20

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	Ty Cobb	.382
2	Al Bridwell	.361
3	Art Griggs	.358
4	Kitty Bransfield	.349
5	Willie Keeler	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Rube Ellis	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Harry Steinfeldt	18
3	Patsy Dougherty	17
4	Fred Clarke	15
4	6 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
1	Red Murray	15
3	Bob Bescher	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	Donie Bush	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.75
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.84
3	Cy Morgan	1.02
4	Johnny Lush	1.04
5	Jim Scott	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Ed Reulbach	6
4	George Bell	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	51
2	Mordecai Brown	50
3	Walter Johnson	49
4	Frank Smith	39
5	4 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	.358
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Ty Cobb	.323
4	Sam Crawford	.322
5	Kitty Bransfield	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	92
2	Ty Cobb	80
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Harry Davis	72
4	3 others 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	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.67
2	Christy Mathewson	1.79
3	Ed Walsh	1.86
4	Mordecai Brown	1.93
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	237
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