On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 42 .625 --
Tigers 69 43 .616 1.0
Red Sox 69 46 .600 2.5
Naps 57 57 .500 14.0
White Sox 54 57 .486 15.5
Highlanders 52 59 .468 17.5
Browns 45 64 .413 23.5
Senators 32 80 .286 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 30 .725 --
Cubs 73 35 .676 5.5
Giants 65 40 .619 12.0
Reds 54 54 .500 24.5
Phillies 49 59 .454 29.5
Cardinals 44 63 .411 34.0
Superbas 39 68 .364 39.0
Doves 28 82 .255 51.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Lord 3
1 George Stone 3
1 Ed Sweeney 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 Ed Sweeney 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Ed Hahn 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Ray Demmitt 1
1 Amby McConnell 1
1 Germany Schaefer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.44
2 Tom Hughes 0.40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.38
4 Bill Grahame 0.20
4 Walter Johnson 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 5
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Jack Powell 4
2 Ed Walsh 4
5 Walter Johnson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Warhop 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .346
2 Ty Cobb .344
3 Honus Wagner .331
4 Nap Lajoie .328
5 Harry Lord .316

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 73
2 Ty Cobb 63
2 Dots Miller 63
4 Red Murray 60
5 Sam Crawford 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 57
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Donie Bush 39
4 Bob Bescher 35
5 Red Murray 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Christy Mathewson 1.82
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.91
4 Ed Reulbach 2.05
5 Cy Morgan 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 21
1 George Mullin 21
3 Howie Camnitz 20
3 Frank Smith 20
5 Christy Mathewson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 152
2 Walter Johnson 151
2 Orval Overall 151
4 Frank Smith 133
5 Heinie Berger 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Doc Crandall 3
3 Jack Powell 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Birmingham .436
2 Bill Carrigan .417
3 Larry Doyle .409
4 Nap Lajoie .391
5 Chief Wilson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Abstein 12
2 Home Run Baker 11
2 Honus Wagner 11
4 Red Murray 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
1 Dode Paskert 8
3 Davy Jones 7
4 Johnny Bates 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.00
1 Babe Adams 0.00
3 Earl Moore 0.33
4 Lew Brockett 0.55
5 Christy Mathewson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Frank Arellanes 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Wiltse 23
2 Christy Mathewson 22
3 Jim Scott 21
4 Orval Overall 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Jack Warhop 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank LaPorte .368
2 Dick Hoblitzell .362
3 Larry Doyle .348
4 Ty Cobb .346
5 Eddie Collins .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 Chief Wilson 2
5 31 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 21
1 Ty Cobb 21
1 Red Murray 21
4 Bill Abstein 20
5 Jake Stahl 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 Donie Bush 14
3 Bob Bescher 11
4 Dode Paskert 10
4 Tris Speaker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Morgan 1.29
1 Sam Leever 1.29
3 Eddie Plank 1.40
4 Bob Ewing 1.41
5 Jim Scott 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Frank Arellanes 6
2 Ed Reulbach 6
4 Harry Krause 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 50
1 Nap Rucker 50
3 Mordecai Brown 48
4 Christy Mathewson 40
5 Jim Scott 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Brandom 2
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Eddie Collins .343
3 Ty Cobb .327
4 Nap Lajoie .322
5 Kitty Bransfield .321

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 100
2 Ty Cobb 86
3 Sam Crawford 81
4 Red Murray 79
5 Harry Steinfeldt 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Honus Wagner 48
3 Red Murray 47
4 Bob Bescher 45
5 Eddie Collins 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Ed Reulbach 1.63
3 Christy Mathewson 1.80
4 Ed Walsh 1.84
5 Addie Joss 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 31
1 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Frank Smith 29
4 George Mullin 27
5 Ed Reulbach 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 244
2 Walter Johnson 238
3 Nap Rucker 214
4 Rube Waddell 211
5 Ed Walsh 199

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