On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	71	43	.623	--
Athletics	71	43	.623	0.0
Red Sox	71	46	.607	1.5
Naps	58	58	.500	14.0
White Sox	55	58	.487	15.5
Highlanders	52	61	.460	18.5
Browns	46	65	.414	23.5
Senators	32	82	.281	39.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Naps 7, Senators 0

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Browns 3, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	31	.723	--
Cubs	75	35	.682	5.0
Giants	67	41	.620	12.0
Reds	54	56	.491	26.0
Phillies	49	61	.445	31.0
Cardinals	45	65	.409	35.0
Superbas	41	69	.373	39.0
Doves	29	83	.259	52.0

Games

Superbas 2, Reds 0

Doves 3, Cardinals 1

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 11, Giants 3

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dots Miller	6
2	Fred Clarke	4
2	Topsy Hartsel	4
4	Bill Abstein	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Honus Wagner	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Clarke	4
2	Chief Wilson	3
3	Al Bridwell	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	1
1	Al Bridwell	1
1	Wally Clement	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.20
2	Bob Ewing	1.14
3	Barney Pelty	1.00
4	Orval Overall	0.88
5	Charley Hall	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	8
2	Orval Overall	7
3	Nap Rucker	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Al Mattern	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.348
3	Nap Lajoie	.329
4	Honus Wagner	.326
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Tommy Leach	5
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	75
2	Ty Cobb	65
2	Dots Miller	65
4	Sam Crawford	62
5	Home Run Baker	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	Donie Bush	39
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.53
2	Christy Mathewson	1.81
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	Howie Camnitz	21
1	George Mullin	21
1	Frank Smith	21
5	Christy Mathewson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	159
2	Nap Rucker	158
3	Walter Johnson	151
4	Frank Smith	138
5	Heinie Berger	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Al Mattern	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Carrigan	.405
2	Nap Lajoie	.400
3	Larry Doyle	.389
4	Joe Birmingham	.386
5	Ty Cobb	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
3	Bobby Byrne	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Home Run Baker	11
2	Joe Delahanty	11
4	Bill Abstein	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
3	Orval Overall	0.35
4	Lew Brockett	0.55
5	Earl Moore	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Morgan	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Red Ames	3
2	Frank Arellanes	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	23
2	Barney Pelty	22
2	Hooks Wiltse	22
4	Orval Overall	21
5	Nap Rucker	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.378
2	Eddie Collins	.365
3	Frank LaPorte	.360
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.354
5	Chief Wilson	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	24
2	Ty Cobb	21
2	Red Murray	21
4	Dots Miller	19
5	Bill Abstein	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Donie Bush	12
3	Dode Paskert	11
4	Al Bridwell	10
4	Al Burch	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.40
2	Ed Reulbach	1.45
3	Frank Arellanes	1.49
4	Sam Leever	1.50
5	Charley Hall	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Cy Morgan	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Mordecai Brown	44
3	Christy Mathewson	41
3	Orval Overall	41
5	Nap Rucker	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Overall	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chick Brandom	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Eddie Collins	.349
3	Ty Cobb	.329
4	Nap Lajoie	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Tim Jordan	6
2	Ed Konetchy	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	102
2	Ty Cobb	87
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Red Murray	78
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Bob Bescher	45
3	Red Murray	45
5	Eddie Collins	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.53
2	Ed Reulbach	1.68
3	Ed Walsh	1.79
4	Christy Mathewson	1.79
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	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	241
2	Walter Johnson	235
3	Nap Rucker	214
4	Rube Waddell	211
5	Frank Smith	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Orval Overall	4
4	Fred Beebe	3
4	5 others tied	3