On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 45 .640 --
Athletics 76 48 .613 3.5
Red Sox 73 53 .579 7.5
Naps 66 62 .516 15.5
White Sox 63 62 .504 17.0
Highlanders 56 67 .455 23.0
Browns 52 71 .423 27.0
Senators 33 91 .266 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 33 .732 --
Cubs 82 40 .672 7.5
Giants 72 47 .605 16.0
Reds 63 61 .508 27.5
Phillies 58 66 .468 32.5
Cardinals 47 75 .385 42.5
Superbas 43 78 .355 46.0
Doves 33 88 .273 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Beebe 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Elmer Flick 3
1 Ed Phelps 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 Ed Willett 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Willis Cole 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 1.09
2 Ed Willett 1.00
3 Jack Powell 0.75
4 Mordecai Brown 0.55
5 Jack Rowan 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Harry Otis 1
1 Ed Willett 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 12
2 Ed Willett 8
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Jack Powell 6
5 Jack Rowan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heinie Berger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .364
2 Eddie Collins .354
3 Honus Wagner .337
4 Nap Lajoie .332
5 Dick Hoblitzell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Tommy Leach 6
2 Red Murray 6
4 Sam Crawford 5
4 Jake Stahl 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 86
2 Ty Cobb 79
3 Sam Crawford 76
4 Dots Miller 71
5 Red Murray 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 66
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 Donie Bush 44
4 Bob Bescher 41
5 Red Murray 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.82
2 Christy Mathewson 1.89
3 Ed Walsh 2.13
4 Mordecai Brown 2.13
5 Orval Overall 2.16

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 Orval Overall 174
2 Nap Rucker 170
3 Frank Smith 162
4 Walter Johnson 156
5 Heinie Berger 153

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 .537
2 Peaches Graham .448
3 Eddie Collins .432
4 Johnny Bates .410
5 Jack Lelivelt .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Jack Bliss 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Sam Crawford 17
3 Dick Hoblitzell 13
3 Honus Wagner 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 13
2 Ty Cobb 9
2 Sam Crawford 9
4 Eddie Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.38
2 Cy Falkenberg 1.00
3 Nap Rucker 1.33
4 Jack Coombs 1.38
5 Cliff Curtis 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 4
1 Frank Smith 4
1 Ed Willett 4
4 Art Fromme 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 29
2 Red Ames 27
3 Eddie Cicotte 25
4 Orval Overall 23
5 2 tied 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 .438
2 Larry Doyle .389
3 Dick Hoblitzell .378
4 Eddie Collins .378
5 Nap Lajoie .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 27
2 Honus Wagner 24
3 Sam Crawford 22
4 Home Run Baker 20
4 Red Murray 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 17
1 Dick Egan 17
3 Ty Cobb 16
4 Dode Paskert 15
5 Bill O'Hara 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.24
2 Orval Overall 1.31
3 Slow Joe Doyle 1.37
4 Christy Mathewson 1.39
5 Cliff Curtis 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Cy Falkenberg 5
2 Art Fromme 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 44
1 Frank Smith 44
3 Orval Overall 43
4 Bill Bailey 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 2
1 Al Mattern 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Frank Arellanes 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Eddie Collins .350
3 Ty Cobb .350
4 Nap Lajoie .331
5 Dick Hoblitzell .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 109
2 Ty Cobb 97
3 Sam Crawford 92
4 Red Murray 85
5 Harry Steinfeldt 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 79
2 Bob Bescher 51
3 Eddie Collins 48
4 Honus Wagner 47
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.81
2 Harry Krause 1.82
3 Christy Mathewson 1.89
4 Ed Reulbach 1.90
5 Addie Joss 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 32
2 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Frank Smith 30
4 George Mullin 28
5 Howie Camnitz 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 232
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Nap Rucker 215
4 Frank Smith 209
5 Ed Walsh 194

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