On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 43 .645 --
Athletics 74 48 .607 4.5
Red Sox 73 51 .589 6.5
White Sox 61 60 .504 17.0
Naps 62 61 .504 17.0
Highlanders 54 66 .450 23.5
Browns 51 68 .429 26.0
Senators 33 89 .270 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 32 .731 --
Cubs 80 38 .678 6.5
Giants 70 46 .603 15.5
Reds 61 57 .517 25.5
Phillies 56 63 .471 31.0
Cardinals 45 73 .381 41.5
Superbas 41 77 .347 45.5
Doves 32 86 .271 54.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Hoblitzell 6
2 Dick Egan 4
3 Jack Bliss 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Bliss 1
1 Ty Cobb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Dave Altizer 2
2 Bob Bescher 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 2
1 Jack McAleese 2
1 Bill O'Hara 2
4 Dave Altizer 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 999.00
2 Orval Overall 1.67
3 Lew Moren 0.62
4 Jack Coombs 0.60
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burns 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Moren 8
2 Bob Groom 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Orval Overall 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Bill Grahame 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .364
2 Eddie Collins .353
3 Honus Wagner .334
4 Nap Lajoie .331
5 Dick Hoblitzell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 8
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 78
3 Sam Crawford 75
4 Dots Miller 69
5 Home Run Baker 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 Donie Bush 42
4 Bob Bescher 39
5 Red Murray 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.82
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 George Mullin 23
1 Frank Smith 23
4 Howie Camnitz 22
5 Christy Mathewson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 167
2 Nap Rucker 165
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 Doc Crandall 4
3 Al Mattern 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .551
2 Jack Lelivelt .463
3 Eddie Collins .460
4 Sam Crawford .413
5 Fred Clarke .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Sam Crawford 16
2 Honus Wagner 16
4 Mike Mitchell 14
5 Dots Miller 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.00
2 Jack Coombs 0.82
3 Lew Brockett 0.92
4 George Mullin 0.96
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 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 26
2 Red Ames 23
2 Heinie Berger 23
4 Cy Falkenberg 22
4 George McQuillan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mattern 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Doc Crandall 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .451
2 Dick Hoblitzell .390
3 Eddie Collins .381
4 Davy Jones .359
5 Larry Doyle .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Home Run Baker 21
3 Honus Wagner 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 20
2 Dick Egan 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Dode Paskert 13
5 4 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 1.53
5 2 tied 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Howie Camnitz 5
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 41
2 Heinie Berger 40
3 Christy Mathewson 38
4 Red Ames 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mattern 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .351
2 Ty Cobb .350
3 Eddie Collins .350
4 Nap Lajoie .328
5 Sam Crawford .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Tommy Leach 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Ed Konetchy 6
4 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 108
2 Ty Cobb 98
3 Sam Crawford 92
4 Red Murray 80
5 Harry Steinfeldt 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 76
2 Bob Bescher 49
3 Honus Wagner 48
4 Eddie Collins 47
5 Red Murray 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.74
2 Harry Krause 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 29
5 Howie Camnitz 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 231
2 Walter Johnson 226
3 Nap Rucker 214
4 Frank Smith 197
4 Rube Waddell 197

Saves

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