On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	42	.628	--
Tigers	70	43	.619	1.0
Red Sox	70	46	.603	2.5
Naps	57	58	.496	15.0
White Sox	55	57	.491	15.5
Highlanders	52	60	.464	18.5
Browns	45	65	.409	24.5
Senators	32	81	.283	39.0

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 1

Athletics 12, Naps 6

Tigers 11, Senators 6

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	30	.727	--
Cubs	74	35	.679	5.5
Giants	66	40	.623	12.0
Reds	54	55	.495	25.5
Phillies	49	60	.450	30.5
Cardinals	45	64	.413	34.5
Superbas	40	69	.367	39.5
Doves	28	83	.252	52.5

Games

Superbas 7, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 9, Superbas 1

Cubs 11, Doves 6

Giants 12, Reds 9

Pirates 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Konetchy	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Steve Evans	4
2	Ed Lennox	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Germany Schaefer	1
1	Bob Unglaub	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Joe Delahanty	3
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
5	19 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	3
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Del Howard	2
2	Ed Lennox	2
2	Bill O'Hara	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.14
2	Frank Smith	0.83
3	Earl Moore	0.56
4	George Bell	0.50
4	Doc Crandall	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Red Ames	6
3	Fred Beebe	5
3	Cliff Curtis	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.346
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Nap Lajoie	.326
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Tommy Leach	5
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	73
2	Ty Cobb	63
2	Dots Miller	63
4	Sam Crawford	62
5	2 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Eddie Collins	42
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	Mordecai Brown	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	152
1	Nap Rucker	152
3	Walter Johnson	151
4	Frank Smith	138
5	Heinie Berger	135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.433
2	Bill Carrigan	.400
3	Joe Birmingham	.395
4	Ty Cobb	.375
5	Nap Lajoie	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	13
2	Bill Abstein	12
3	Joe Delahanty	11
3	Honus Wagner	11
5	Red Murray	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
1	Dode Paskert	9
3	Al Burch	8
4	Davy Jones	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
1	Babe Adams	0.00
3	Lew Brockett	0.55
4	Earl Moore	0.75
5	Christy Mathewson	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Morgan	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Red Ames	3
2	Frank Arellanes	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	22
2	Orval Overall	21
2	Jim Scott	21
4	Bob Groom	19
4	Barney Pelty	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank LaPorte	.375
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.374
3	Eddie Collins	.365
4	Ty Cobb	.356
5	Larry Doyle	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Chief Wilson	2
5	35 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	23
2	Red Murray	21
3	Bill Abstein	20
3	Ty Cobb	20
5	Dots Miller	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Donie Bush	14
3	Bob Bescher	11
3	Dode Paskert	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.20
2	Sam Leever	1.29
3	Eddie Plank	1.40
4	Bob Ewing	1.41
5	Frank Arellanes	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Cy Morgan	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Frank Smith	6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
1	Orval Overall	2
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	Jack Coombs	1
3	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	Eddie Collins	.348
3	Ty Cobb	.328
4	Nap Lajoie	.320
5	Kitty Bransfield	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	7
1	Red Murray	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Tim Jordan	6
3	Tommy Leach	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	100
2	Ty Cobb	85
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Red Murray	78
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Red Murray	46
4	Bob Bescher	45
5	Eddie Collins	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Ed Reulbach	1.63
3	Ed Walsh	1.79
4	Christy Mathewson	1.80
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	245
2	Walter Johnson	235
3	Nap Rucker	214
4	Rube Waddell	211
5	Frank Smith	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Orval Overall	4
4	Fred Beebe	3
4	4 others tied	3