On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	66	42	.611	--
Tigers	65	42	.607	0.5
Red Sox	65	44	.596	1.5
Naps	55	54	.505	11.5
White Sox	52	55	.486	13.5
Highlanders	49	56	.467	15.5
Browns	45	60	.429	19.5
Senators	32	76	.296	34.0

Games

Naps 2, Browns 1

Naps 7, Browns 3

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Senators 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	29	.721	--
Cubs	69	35	.663	6.0
Giants	61	38	.616	11.5
Reds	53	52	.505	22.5
Phillies	47	55	.461	27.0
Cardinals	43	58	.426	30.5
Superbas	37	65	.363	37.0
Doves	26	79	.248	49.5

Games

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Pirates 11, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Birmingham	4
1	Nap Lajoie	4
3	Bill Bradley	3
3	Joe Delahanty	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	3
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Boss Schmidt	2
5	11 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	2
1	Davy Jones	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	1.50
2	Addie Joss	0.71
3	Chief Bender	0.64
4	Walter Johnson	0.50
5	Cy Young	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	9
2	Chief Bender	7
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Addie Joss	5
3	Jim Scott	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.342
2	Eddie Collins	.341
3	Honus Wagner	.338
4	Nap Lajoie	.331
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	67
2	Ty Cobb	60
3	Sam Crawford	59
4	Dots Miller	57
5	3 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Donie Bush	38
2	Eddie Collins	38
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	Orval Overall	151
2	Walter Johnson	148
3	Nap Rucker	144
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	Johnny Bates	.386
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.380
5	Chief Wilson	.377

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	Bill Abstein	11
2	Home Run Baker	11
4	Fred Clarke	10
4	Harry Steinfeldt	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Donie Bush	7
3	Johnny Bates	6
3	Davy Jones	6
3	Dode Paskert	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.43
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.50
3	Bob Groom	0.51
4	Cy Morgan	0.56
5	Charlie Smith	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Frank Corridon	3
1	Ed Karger	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	26
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Mordecai Brown	21
4	Orval Overall	20
5	2 tied	18

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	Chief Wilson	.379
2	Ty Cobb	.358
3	Home Run Baker	.355
4	Al Bridwell	.346
5	Kitty Bransfield	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Hobe Ferris	3
3	Harry Davis	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Pryor McElveen	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	22
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	15
2	Donie Bush	14
3	Bob Bescher	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.79
2	Jim Scott	1.08
3	Cy Morgan	1.09
4	Bob Ewing	1.50
5	Ed Reulbach	1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	57
2	Mordecai Brown	51
3	Nap Rucker	45
4	Orval Overall	40
5	Jim Scott	38

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	.356
2	Eddie Collins	.344
3	Ty Cobb	.322
4	Kitty Bransfield	.321
5	Nap Lajoie	.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	95
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	47
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	250
2	Walter Johnson	243
3	Rube Waddell	217
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