On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 41 .613 --
Athletics 65 41 .613 0.0
Red Sox 65 44 .596 1.5
Naps 53 54 .495 12.5
White Sox 51 55 .481 14.0
Highlanders 49 56 .467 15.5
Browns 45 58 .437 18.5
Senators 31 75 .292 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 29 .718 --
Cubs 68 35 .660 6.0
Giants 61 38 .616 11.0
Reds 53 51 .510 21.5
Phillies 47 55 .461 26.5
Cardinals 43 57 .430 29.5
Superbas 37 65 .363 36.5
Doves 26 79 .248 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Mitchell 5
2 Chappy Charles 4
3 Whitey Alpermann 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Pryor McElveen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Jim Delahanty 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dode Paskert 4
2 Wally Clement 2
2 Rube Ellis 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Pryor McElveen 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 1.00
2 Nap Rucker 0.83
3 Art Fromme 0.62
4 Doc Scanlan 0.36
5 Ed Killian 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Johnny Lush 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Fromme 5
1 Nap Rucker 5
3 Mordecai Brown 4
3 Doc Crandall 4
3 Doc Scanlan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .345
2 Ty Cobb .343
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Nap Lajoie .327
5 Mike Mitchell .318

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 60
3 Sam Crawford 59
4 Dots Miller 56
5 2 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 53
2 Donie Bush 38
3 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 2.06
4 Ed Killian 2.07
5 Cy Morgan 2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 144
2 Walter Johnson 142
2 Orval Overall 142
4 Frank Smith 127
5 Mordecai Brown 125

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 Bill Carrigan .412
1 Willie Keeler .412
3 Chief Wilson .391
4 Dick Hoblitzell .380
5 Dode Paskert .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Jimmy Archer 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Harry Steinfeldt 11
3 Bill Abstein 10
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Johnny Bates 7
2 Donie Bush 7
2 Dode Paskert 7
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gaspar 0.43
2 Sam Leever 0.47
3 Slow Joe Doyle 0.50
4 Bob Groom 0.51
5 Cy Morgan 0.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 24
2 Jim Scott 21
3 Walter Johnson 18
3 Nap Rucker 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Chick Brandom 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Lew Richie 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Wilson .380
2 Ty Cobb .356
3 Al Bridwell .353
4 Frank LaPorte .343
5 John Titus .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 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 23
2 Red Murray 19
3 Jake Stahl 18
4 Hobe Ferris 17
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 Donie Bush 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Bob Bescher 11
5 7 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slow Joe Doyle 0.79
2 Jim Scott 0.86
3 Cy Morgan 0.96
4 Ed Summers 1.25
5 Ed Reulbach 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 7
1 Ed Reulbach 7
1 Frank Smith 7
4 Frank Arellanes 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 51
1 Walter Johnson 51
3 Nap Rucker 45
4 Heinie Berger 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 2
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Eddie Collins .349
3 Ty Cobb .323
4 Kitty Bransfield .319
5 Sam Crawford .317

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 94
2 Ty Cobb 84
3 Sam Crawford 82
4 Red Murray 75
4 Harry Steinfeldt 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Red Murray 48
4 Bob Bescher 45
5 Donie Bush 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.71
2 Christy Mathewson 1.77
3 Ed Walsh 1.94
4 Mordecai Brown 2.05
5 Addie Joss 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 32
2 Mordecai Brown 31
3 Frank Smith 28
4 George Mullin 26
4 Ed Reulbach 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 241
2 Walter Johnson 237
3 Rube Waddell 217
4 Nap Rucker 213
5 Ed Walsh 209

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