On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	67	42	.615	--
Red Sox	67	44	.604	1.0
Tigers	65	43	.602	1.5
Naps	57	54	.514	11.0
White Sox	53	55	.491	13.5
Highlanders	49	58	.458	17.0
Browns	45	62	.421	21.0
Senators	32	77	.294	35.0

Games

Naps 3, Browns 0

Naps 3, Browns 2

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Red Sox 3, Highlanders 0

Red Sox 6, Highlanders 3

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	29	.726	--
Cubs	70	35	.667	6.5
Giants	63	38	.624	11.5
Reds	53	53	.500	24.0
Phillies	47	57	.452	29.0
Cardinals	43	60	.417	32.5
Superbas	37	65	.363	38.0
Doves	26	79	.248	50.5

Games

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Giants 14, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 6, Cardinals 3

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	6
1	Cy Seymour	6
3	Moose McCormick	4
3	Joe Ward	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Patsy Dougherty	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	2
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	Joe Ward	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	26 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Camnitz	1.00
1	Bob Ewing	1.00
1	John Raleigh	1.00
4	Heinie Berger	0.88
4	Ed Walsh	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	7
1	Bob Ewing	7
1	Cy Falkenberg	7
1	George Mullin	7
1	Ed Walsh	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.346
2	Eddie Collins	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Nap Lajoie	.330
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.317

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	71
2	Ty Cobb	60
3	Sam Crawford	59
3	Red Murray	59
5	Dots Miller	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Eddie Collins	39
3	Donie Bush	38
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.82
3	Christy Mathewson	1.95
4	Ed Walsh	2.00
5	Ed Reulbach	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	151
2	Walter Johnson	148
3	Nap Rucker	144
4	Heinie Berger	129
5	Frank Smith	127

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	Joe Birmingham	.417
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.408
3	Bill Carrigan	.400
3	Larry Doyle	.400
5	Ty Cobb	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Bill Abstein	10
3	Jap Barbeau	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.43
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.50
3	Cy Morgan	0.56
4	Jack Powell	0.95
5	Harry Gaspar	0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Jim Scott	22
3	Mordecai Brown	21
4	Orval Overall	20
4	Barney Pelty	20

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	.380
2	Chief Wilson	.366
3	Home Run Baker	.362
4	Larry Doyle	.352
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.340

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	Red Murray	23
2	Ty Cobb	22
3	Jake Stahl	19
4	Home Run Baker	18
5	Bill Abstein	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	16
2	Donie Bush	14
3	Bob Bescher	11
3	Ty Cobb	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.79
2	Jim Scott	1.08
3	Cy Morgan	1.09
4	Ed Reulbach	1.39
5	Bob Ewing	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Frank Arellanes	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	51
2	Walter Johnson	50
3	Nap Rucker	45
4	Orval Overall	40
5	Heinie Berger	39

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	.347
3	Ty Cobb	.325
4	Kitty Bransfield	.323
5	Nap Lajoie	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	99
2	Ty Cobb	84
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Red Murray	79
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	45
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Ed Reulbach	1.68
3	Christy Mathewson	1.82
4	Ed Walsh	1.91
5	Mordecai Brown	2.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	250
2	Walter Johnson	239
3	Rube Waddell	217
4	Nap Rucker	210
5	Ed Walsh	206

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