On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	68	42	.618	--
Tigers	66	43	.606	1.5
Red Sox	67	46	.593	2.5
Naps	57	55	.509	12.0
White Sox	53	56	.486	14.5
Highlanders	51	58	.468	16.5
Browns	45	62	.421	21.5
Senators	32	77	.294	35.5

Games

Athletics 2, Naps 1

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

Highlanders 7, Red Sox 6

Highlanders 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	29	.729	--
Cubs	70	35	.667	7.0
Giants	64	39	.621	12.0
Reds	53	53	.500	24.5
Phillies	48	58	.453	29.5
Cardinals	43	61	.413	33.5
Superbas	37	67	.356	39.5
Doves	28	79	.262	50.0

Games

Doves 5, Superbas 1

Doves 1, Superbas 0

Giants 6, Phillies 4

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Pirates 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherry Magee	5
1	Joe Ward	5
3	Willie Keeler	4
3	Admiral Schlei	4
3	Dave Shean	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Abstein	4
2	Kid Elberfeld	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Dots Miller	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Sweeney	2
2	Joe Birmingham	1
2	Al Bridwell	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	1.00
2	Christy Mathewson	0.75
2	Lew Richie	0.75
4	Bob Rhoads	0.56
5	Cy Morgan	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Al Mattern	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Lew Richie	6
3	Bill Donovan	5
3	Bob Rhoads	5
5	Cy Morgan	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.343
2	Eddie Collins	.341
3	Honus Wagner	.336
4	Nap Lajoie	.329
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	Dots Miller	61
3	Ty Cobb	60
3	Red Murray	60
5	Sam Crawford	59

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	1.90
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
4	Frank Smith	129

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	Willie Keeler	.475
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.408
3	Joe Birmingham	.395
4	Larry Doyle	.391
5	Bill Carrigan	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Abstein	14
2	Red Murray	13
3	Jap Barbeau	10
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	Honus Wagner	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
2	Sam Leever	0.43
3	Slow Joe Doyle	0.50
4	Lew Brockett	0.55
5	Cy Morgan	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Sam Leever	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	22
2	Mordecai Brown	21
3	Christy Mathewson	20
3	Orval Overall	20
3	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	.361
2	Chief Wilson	.360
3	Larry Doyle	.355
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.351
5	Al Bridwell	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Pryor McElveen	2
5	33 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	24
2	Bill Abstein	20
2	Ty Cobb	20
4	Jake Stahl	19
5	Home Run Baker	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.79
2	Jim Scott	1.03
3	Cy Morgan	1.08
4	Ed Reulbach	1.39
5	Bob Ewing	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Frank Arellanes	5
3	Heinie Berger	5
3	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Mordecai Brown	45
3	Nap Rucker	42
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	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Eddie Collins	.344
3	Nap Lajoie	.321
4	Ty Cobb	.321
5	Kitty Bransfield	.320

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	99
2	Ty Cobb	83
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Red Murray	80
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	1.80
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