On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	77	43	.642	--
Athletics	74	47	.612	3.5
Red Sox	73	50	.593	5.5
Naps	62	61	.504	16.5
White Sox	60	60	.500	17.0
Highlanders	54	66	.450	23.0
Browns	50	68	.424	26.0
Senators	33	88	.273	44.5

Games

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Highlanders 4, Naps 1

Naps 2, Highlanders 1

Tigers 7, Red Sox 4

Browns 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	32	.731	--
Cubs	79	38	.675	7.0
Giants	69	46	.600	16.0
Reds	59	57	.509	26.5
Phillies	56	61	.479	30.0
Cardinals	45	72	.385	41.0
Superbas	41	76	.350	45.0
Doves	32	86	.271	54.5

Games

Reds 9, Superbas 4

Pirates 7, Doves 2

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Phillies 11, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neal Ball	4
1	Johnny Bates	4
1	Frank LaPorte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Dick Egan	1
1	Danny Hoffman	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Mitchell	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	2
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Ray Demmitt	2
1	Tom Jones	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Falkenberg	1.25
1	Joe Lake	1.25
3	Frank Smith	1.00
4	Slow Joe Doyle	0.71
5	Mordecai Brown	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	10
2	Frank Smith	6
3	Slow Joe Doyle	5
3	Joe Lake	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Eddie Collins	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.334
4	Nap Lajoie	.331
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Tommy Leach	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
3	Red Murray	5
3	Jake Stahl	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	83
2	Ty Cobb	76
3	Sam Crawford	73
4	Dots Miller	69
5	Home Run Baker	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Donie Bush	42
4	Bob Bescher	38
5	Red Murray	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.62
2	Christy Mathewson	1.89
3	Ed Walsh	2.06
4	Mordecai Brown	2.06
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	23
1	Frank Smith	23
3	Howie Camnitz	22
3	George Mullin	22
5	Christy Mathewson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	165
2	Orval Overall	162
3	Walter Johnson	156
4	Frank Smith	146
5	Heinie Berger	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Al Mattern	4
4	Doc Crandall	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.532
2	Jack Lelivelt	.475
3	Eddie Collins	.442
4	George Stone	.423
5	Davy Jones	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Ty Cobb	16
3	Sam Crawford	14
4	Dots Miller	13
5	Mike Mitchell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Dick Egan	9
3	Al Burch	8
3	Ty Cobb	8
3	Sam Crawford	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
3	Lew Brockett	0.92
4	George Mullin	1.00
5	Frank Smith	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Frank Smith	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	23
1	Heinie Berger	23
3	Cy Falkenberg	22
3	George McQuillan	22
5	4 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Bill Donovan	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.449
2	Eddie Collins	.388
3	Amby McConnell	.366
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.360
5	Larry Doyle	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Sam Crawford	22
3	Honus Wagner	21
4	Home Run Baker	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	20
2	Dick Egan	14
2	Dode Paskert	14
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Slow Joe Doyle	1.37
3	Lew Brockett	1.41
4	Jack Rowan	1.45
5	Frank Arellanes	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Howie Camnitz	5
3	Cy Falkenberg	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	40
1	Mordecai Brown	40
3	Nap Rucker	39
3	Jim Scott	39
5	Christy Mathewson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Lew Richie	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Eddie Collins	.351
3	Ty Cobb	.347
4	Nap Lajoie	.327
5	Mike Mitchell	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Tommy Leach	7
1	Red Murray	7
4	Ed Konetchy	6
4	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	108
2	Ty Cobb	96
3	Sam Crawford	90
4	Red Murray	79
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Bob Bescher	48
2	Honus Wagner	48
4	Eddie Collins	47
5	2 tied	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.62
2	Ed Walsh	1.82
3	Christy Mathewson	1.84
4	Ed Reulbach	1.98
5	Mordecai Brown	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Frank Smith	30
4	George Mullin	28
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	237
2	Walter Johnson	229
3	Nap Rucker	214
4	Rube Waddell	207
5	Ed Walsh	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Al Mattern	4
3	Lew Richie	4
5	5 tied	3