On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	40	.608	--
Athletics	62	40	.608	0.0
Red Sox	61	44	.581	2.5
Naps	53	50	.515	9.5
White Sox	48	53	.475	13.5
Highlanders	48	53	.475	13.5
Browns	44	55	.444	16.5
Senators	30	73	.291	32.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Naps 4, Highlanders 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Browns 1, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	71	27	.724	--
Cubs	67	31	.684	4.0
Giants	56	37	.602	12.5
Reds	48	51	.485	23.5
Phillies	45	53	.459	26.0
Cardinals	40	55	.421	29.5
Superbas	36	62	.367	35.0
Doves	26	73	.263	45.5

Games

Cubs 8, Superbas 1

Phillies 2, Reds 0

Pirates 2, Doves 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Beckendorf	3
1	Joe Delahanty	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	4
2	Johnny Lush	2
2	Fred Merkle	2
2	George Stovall	2
5	24 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Jack Barry	1
1	Al Bridwell	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Moore	0.88
2	Chick Brandom	0.75
3	Barney Pelty	0.73
4	Bob Groom	0.67
5	Ed Reulbach	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Barney Pelty	8
2	Earl Moore	7
3	Chick Brandom	6
3	Buster Brown	6
3	Bob Groom	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Sam Crawford	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Home Run Baker	4
4	6 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	34
2	Eddie Collins	34
4	Bob Bescher	32
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.21
2	Mordecai Brown	1.95
3	Christy Mathewson	2.04
4	Ed Killian	2.06
5	Ed Walsh	2.07

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	Heinie Berger	121
4	Frank Smith	121

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	.475
2	Dots Miller	.400
3	Doc Gessler	.390
4	Ty Cobb	.385
5	Tris Speaker	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Johnny Bates	7
2	Donie Bush	7
4	George Browne	6
4	Frank Chance	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gaspar	0.00
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.50
3	Chick Brandom	0.64
4	Slow Joe Doyle	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Harry Krause	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Krause	27
4	Orval Overall	20
4	Nap Rucker	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	Al Bridwell	.373
2	Ty Cobb	.369
3	Art Griggs	.358
4	Kitty Bransfield	.346
5	Frank LaPorte	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Hobe Ferris	3
3	Harry Davis	2
3	Rube Ellis	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Harry Steinfeldt	17
3	Lee Tannehill	16
4	Fred Clarke	15
4	5 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	15
2	Bob Bescher	14
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	14
5	Donie Bush	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.75
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.84
3	Cy Morgan	1.02
4	Ed Reulbach	1.14
5	Jim Scott	1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	50
2	Walter Johnson	49
3	Nap Rucker	43
4	Red Ames	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	9 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.358
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Ty Cobb	.322
4	Sam Crawford	.319
5	Kitty Bransfield	.318

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	Danny Murphy	73
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	42
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.65
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	27
4	Ed Reulbach	26
5	George Mullin	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	244
2	Orval Overall	237
3	Rube Waddell	220
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