On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	64	41	.610	--
Athletics	64	41	.610	0.0
Red Sox	64	44	.593	1.5
Naps	53	53	.500	11.5
White Sox	50	54	.481	13.5
Highlanders	49	55	.471	14.5
Browns	45	57	.441	17.5
Senators	31	75	.292	33.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Naps 2

White Sox 4, Highlanders 3

Athletics 8, Browns 5

Tigers 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	28	.725	--
Cubs	67	34	.663	6.5
Giants	60	37	.619	11.5
Reds	50	51	.495	23.5
Phillies	46	55	.455	27.5
Cardinals	41	56	.423	30.5
Superbas	36	63	.364	36.5
Doves	26	76	.255	48.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 5, Superbas 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Hartzell	5
2	Joe Tinker	4
3	Jack Barry	3
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Niles	1
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Jack Barry	2
2	Joe Delahanty	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Davy Jones	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George McQuillan	0.83
2	Fred Beebe	0.70
3	Bill Donovan	0.67
3	Ed Walsh	0.67
5	Jack Warhop	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	7
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
2	Jack Warhop	6
5	George McQuillan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Coombs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.346
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Harry Lord	.319

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	59
3	Dots Miller	56
4	Sam Crawford	55
5	Red Murray	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Donie Bush	37
2	Eddie Collins	37
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.21
2	Christy Mathewson	1.93
3	Mordecai Brown	2.07
4	Ed Reulbach	2.10
5	Ed Walsh	2.13

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
1	Orval Overall	142
3	Nap Rucker	139
4	Frank Smith	123
5	2 tied	122

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	Tris Speaker	.419
2	Bill Carrigan	.389
3	Dode Paskert	.382
4	Ed Konetchy	.382
5	Roy Thomas	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Hobe Ferris	12
3	Bill Abstein	10
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Heinie Wagner	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Donie Bush	9
3	Johnny Bates	7
4	Tris Speaker	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gaspar	0.31
2	Sam Leever	0.47
3	Slow Joe Doyle	0.50
4	Hooks Wiltse	0.67
5	Chick Brandom	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Jim Scott	21
2	Jack Warhop	21
4	Mordecai Brown	20
4	Harry Krause	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chief Wilson	.384
2	Al Bridwell	.379
3	Kitty Bransfield	.377
4	Ty Cobb	.368
5	Frank LaPorte	.359

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	28
2	Red Murray	18
3	Hobe Ferris	17
4	Bill Abstein	16
4	6 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	17
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Donie Bush	14
3	Ty Cobb	14
5	Red Murray	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.79
2	Cy Morgan	1.00
3	Jim Scott	1.00
4	Ed Reulbach	1.14
5	Ed Summers	1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	52
2	Walter Johnson	51
3	Nap Rucker	44
4	Jim Scott	41
5	Smoky Joe Wood	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
1	Lew Richie	2
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Ty Cobb	.323
4	Kitty Bransfield	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	95
2	Ty Cobb	83
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Red Murray	74
5	Harry Davis	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
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	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Addie Joss	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Frank Smith	27
4	George Mullin	26
4	Ed Reulbach	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	247
2	Orval Overall	241
3	Rube Waddell	223
4	Ed Walsh	209
5	Nap Rucker	208

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