On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	41	.606	--
Athletics	63	41	.606	0.0
Red Sox	63	44	.589	1.5
Naps	53	52	.505	10.5
White Sox	49	54	.476	13.5
Highlanders	49	54	.476	13.5
Browns	45	56	.446	16.5
Senators	31	74	.295	32.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Naps 4

White Sox 2, Highlanders 0

Athletics 10, Browns 4

Tigers 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	73	28	.723	--
Cubs	67	33	.670	5.5
Giants	59	37	.615	11.5
Reds	50	51	.495	23.0
Phillies	46	54	.460	26.5
Cardinals	40	56	.417	30.5
Superbas	36	62	.367	35.5
Doves	26	76	.255	47.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Doves 1

Reds 8, Doves 2

Pirates 13, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Superbas 6, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chief Wilson	6
2	Bill Abstein	5
2	Whitey Alpermann	5
4	Jap Barbeau	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jap Barbeau	4
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Bill Abstein	3
4	Ed Konetchy	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
4	Whitey Alpermann	2
4	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.25
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.88
3	George Mullin	0.67
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.60
5	Walter Johnson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Wiltse	7
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Cecil Ferguson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Ty Cobb	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Nap Lajoie	.326
5	Harry Lord	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Home Run Baker	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	66
2	Ty Cobb	56
2	Dots Miller	56
4	Sam Crawford	55
5	2 tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	52
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Bob Bescher	35
3	Donie Bush	35
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.21
2	Christy Mathewson	1.93
3	Ed Walsh	2.07
4	Mordecai Brown	2.07
5	Ed Reulbach	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	20
2	Mordecai Brown	19
2	Howie Camnitz	19
4	Christy Mathewson	18
4	Frank Smith	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	142
2	Nap Rucker	139
3	Orval Overall	138
4	Frank Smith	123
5	2 tied	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	.471
2	Tris Speaker	.409
3	Doc Gessler	.396
4	Ed Konetchy	.389
5	Chief Wilson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Bill Abstein	10
3	Jake Stahl	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Johnny Bates	7
2	Donie Bush	7
4	Bob Bescher	5
4	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gaspar	0.31
2	Chick Brandom	0.64
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.67
4	George Bell	0.71
5	Cy Morgan	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Frank Arellanes	3
3	Bill Bailey	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	28
3	Jim Scott	21
4	Harry Krause	20
5	Heinie Berger	18

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	Chief Wilson	.378
2	Al Bridwell	.372
3	Ty Cobb	.368
4	Moose McCormick	.366
5	Kitty Bransfield	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Hobe Ferris	3
3	Harry Davis	2
3	Rube Ellis	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Lee Tannehill	17
3	Bill Abstein	16
3	Sherry Magee	16
3	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	17
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Donie Bush	13
4	Red Murray	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.75
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.87
3	Cy Morgan	0.99
4	Jim Scott	1.00
5	Ed Reulbach	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Ed Reulbach	7
4	Frank Corridon	6
4	Jim Scott	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	53
2	Walter Johnson	51
3	Nap Rucker	44
4	Jim Scott	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Lew Richie	2
4	Fred Beebe	1
4	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Ty Cobb	.322
4	Kitty Bransfield	.319
5	Nap Lajoie	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	95
2	Ty Cobb	80
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Harry Davis	72
4	2 others tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	45
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.65
2	Christy Mathewson	1.73
3	Ed Walsh	1.91
4	Mordecai Brown	2.00
5	Addie Joss	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	31
3	Frank Smith	27
4	George Mullin	26
4	Ed Reulbach	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	247
2	Orval Overall	237
3	Rube Waddell	220
4	Nap Rucker	210
5	Ed Walsh	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Chick Brandom	3
3	5 others tied	3