Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 2, 1909

On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	43	.648	--
Athletics	74	48	.607	5.0
Red Sox	73	52	.584	7.5
White Sox	62	60	.508	17.0
Naps	63	62	.504	17.5
Highlanders	55	67	.451	24.0
Browns	51	69	.425	27.0
Senators	33	89	.270	46.0

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 3

Highlanders 6, Naps 1

Naps 2, Highlanders 1

Tigers 8, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	88	33	.727	--
Cubs	80	39	.672	7.0
Giants	70	47	.598	16.0
Reds	62	58	.517	25.5
Phillies	57	64	.471	31.0
Cardinals	46	73	.387	41.0
Superbas	42	77	.353	45.0
Doves	33	87	.275	54.5

Games

Superbas 3, Cubs 1

Doves 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 5, Doves 3

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Reds 9, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	5
1	Pep Deininger	5
1	George Stovall	5
4	Dick Hoblitzell	4
4	John Titus	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	1
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	George Moriarty	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	Hi Myers	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Bill O'Hara	2
1	Duke Reilley	2
5	25 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	1.57
2	Tom Hughes	0.90
3	Nap Rucker	0.83
3	Jerry Upp	0.83
5	Earl Moore	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Curtis	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	11
2	Tom Hughes	9
3	Heinie Berger	7
3	Earl Moore	7
3	Jack Warhop	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Nap Lajoie	.334
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.330

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	84
2	Ty Cobb	79
3	Sam Crawford	76
4	Dots Miller	70
5	Home Run Baker	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	63
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Donie Bush	43
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	Frank Smith	24
2	Mordecai Brown	23
2	George Mullin	23
4	Howie Camnitz	22
5	Christy Mathewson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	170
2	Orval Overall	167
3	Walter Johnson	156
4	Heinie Berger	152
5	Frank Smith	150

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.531
2	Jack Lelivelt	.463
3	Eddie Collins	.435
4	Davy Jones	.415
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Sam Crawford	17
3	Mike Mitchell	15
4	Dick Hoblitzell	13
4	Honus Wagner	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	11
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Sam Crawford	9
4	Al Burch	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.32
2	George Mullin	0.47
3	Jack Coombs	0.82
4	Lew Brockett	0.92
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	5
2	Ed Willett	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	26
2	Eddie Cicotte	25
3	Red Ames	23
3	Heinie Berger	23
3	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.453
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.398
3	Eddie Collins	.381
4	Joe Birmingham	.370
5	Davy Jones	.358

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	31
2	Sam Crawford	25
3	Honus Wagner	22
4	Home Run Baker	21
5	Jim Delahanty	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	20
2	Dick Egan	15
3	Ty Cobb	14
3	Dode Paskert	14
5	Bill O'Hara	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.24
2	Slow Joe Doyle	1.37
3	Cliff Curtis	1.40
4	Lew Brockett	1.41
5	2 tied	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Frank Smith	6
4	Howie Camnitz	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	47
2	Jim Scott	41
3	Frank Smith	40
4	Christy Mathewson	38
5	3 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Al Mattern	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	Eddie Collins	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.331
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	107
2	Ty Cobb	99
3	Sam Crawford	93
4	Red Murray	82
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	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.74
2	Harry Krause	1.82
3	Christy Mathewson	1.88
4	Ed Reulbach	1.90
5	Mordecai Brown	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Christy Mathewson	30
2	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	219
4	Frank Smith	198
5	Rube Waddell	197

Saves

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