On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	43	.648	--
Athletics	75	48	.610	4.5
Red Sox	73	52	.584	7.5
White Sox	63	60	.512	16.5
Naps	63	62	.504	17.5
Highlanders	55	67	.451	24.0
Browns	51	70	.421	27.5
Senators	33	90	.268	46.5

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 1, Naps 1

Athletics 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	88	33	.727	--
Cubs	81	39	.675	6.5
Giants	71	47	.602	15.5
Reds	63	59	.516	25.5
Phillies	58	65	.472	31.0
Cardinals	46	74	.383	41.5
Superbas	42	78	.350	45.5
Doves	33	87	.275	54.5

Games

Cubs 10, Superbas 4

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	4
1	Larry Doyle	4
1	Mike Mitchell	4
4	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	4
2	Danny Murphy	3
2	Joe Ward	3
4	Lou Criger	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	2
1	Johnny Evers	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Fromme	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.71
3	Barney Pelty	0.60
4	Red Ames	0.39
5	Bob Harmon	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Irv Higginbotham	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
2	Barney Pelty	6
3	Bob Harmon	5
3	Harry McIntire	5
3	Eddie Plank	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.367
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Nap Lajoie	.333
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.329

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	2 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Eddie Collins	48
3	Donie Bush	44
4	Bob Bescher	40
5	Red Murray	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.82
2	Christy Mathewson	1.89
3	Mordecai Brown	2.05
4	Ed Walsh	2.13
5	Doc White	2.23

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	6
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	Al Mattern	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.560
2	Eddie Collins	.457
3	Jack Lelivelt	.432
4	George Stone	.396
5	Donie Bush	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	21 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	13
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	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	Cy Falkenberg	1.33
5	Cliff Curtis	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	5
2	Art Fromme	4
2	Ed Willett	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	30
2	Nap Rucker	26
3	Eddie Cicotte	25
4	Heinie Berger	23
5	Rube Marquard	22

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.456
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.400
3	Larry Doyle	.385
4	Eddie Collins	.376
5	Joe Birmingham	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	Joe Tinker	2
3	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	30
2	Sam Crawford	23
3	Honus Wagner	22
4	Home Run Baker	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	20
2	Dick Egan	17
3	Ty Cobb	14
3	Dode Paskert	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.24
2	Lew Brockett	0.69
3	Slow Joe Doyle	1.37
4	Christy Mathewson	1.39
5	Cliff Curtis	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Frank Smith	6
3	Art Fromme	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	44
2	Frank Smith	40
3	Mordecai Brown	38
4	Jim Scott	37
5	4 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Al Mattern	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.352
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Eddie Collins	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.331
5	Mike Mitchell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Tommy Leach	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Harry Davis	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	98
3	Sam Crawford	93
4	Red Murray	83
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	77
2	Bob Bescher	50
3	Eddie Collins	48
4	Donie Bush	46
4	Honus Wagner	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.81
2	Harry Krause	1.82
3	Christy Mathewson	1.88
4	Ed Reulbach	1.90
5	Mordecai Brown	2.07

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	215
4	Frank Smith	198
5	Rube Waddell	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	4
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	2 others tied	4