On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 41 .617 --
Tigers 65 41 .613 0.5
Red Sox 65 44 .596 2.0
Naps 53 54 .495 13.0
White Sox 51 55 .481 14.5
Highlanders 49 56 .467 16.0
Browns 45 58 .437 19.0
Senators 31 76 .290 35.0

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 Al Bridwell 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 Paddy Livingston 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walter Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Jap Barbeau 2
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 Harry Davis 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Krause 0.27
2 Christy Mathewson 0.22
3 Vic Willis 0.14
4 Walter Johnson 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Krause 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Krause 3
2 Dolly Gray 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
4 Walter Johnson 1
4 Vic Willis 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .344
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 3 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 1.19
2 Christy Mathewson 1.95
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 143
3 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 Dick Hoblitzell .391
4 Johnny Bates .386
5 Ty Cobb .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Jimmy Archer 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Home Run Baker 11
3 Bill Abstein 10
3 Harry Steinfeldt 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Donie Bush 7
3 Johnny Bates 6
3 Dode Paskert 6
5 8 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 Frank Arellanes 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Frank Corridon 3
1 Ed Karger 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 21
1 Jim Scott 21
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 Harry Krause 18
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Chick Brandom 1
1 Jack Coombs 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 Chief Wilson .368
3 Al Bridwell .365
4 Home Run Baker .348
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 Home Run Baker 18
3 Jake Stahl 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 Donie Bush 14
3 Ty Cobb 12
4 Bob Bescher 11
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slow Joe Doyle 0.79
2 Jim Scott 0.94
3 Cy Morgan 1.09
4 Ed Reulbach 1.39
5 Bob Ewing 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 52
2 Mordecai Brown 51
3 Nap Rucker 45
4 Harry Krause 37
5 Frank Smith 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 .357
2 Eddie Collins .347
3 Ty Cobb .323
4 Kitty Bransfield .321
5 Sam Crawford .316

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 49
3 Red Murray 48
4 Bob Bescher 45
5 Donie Bush 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Ed Reulbach 1.71
3 Christy Mathewson 1.79
4 Ed Walsh 1.95
5 Mordecai Brown 2.02

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 238
3 Rube Waddell 217
4 Nap Rucker 213
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