On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	45	.646	--
Athletics	78	48	.619	3.5
Red Sox	74	54	.578	8.5
Naps	67	63	.515	16.5
White Sox	64	63	.504	18.0
Highlanders	57	68	.456	24.0
Browns	52	73	.416	29.0
Senators	33	93	.262	48.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Highlanders 9

Highlanders 9, Red Sox 6

Naps 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 5, Naps 3

Tigers 9, Browns 8

Tigers 7, Browns 1

Athletics 8, Senators 2

Athletics 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	90	35	.720	--
Cubs	84	40	.677	5.5
Giants	73	48	.603	15.0
Reds	65	61	.516	25.5
Phillies	59	67	.468	31.5
Cardinals	47	77	.379	42.5
Superbas	44	79	.358	45.0
Doves	34	89	.276	55.0

Games

Phillies 3, Superbas 1

Superbas 6, Phillies 2

Doves 2, Giants 0

Giants 5, Doves 4

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Reds 6, Cardinals 1

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Bridwell	5
1	Amby McConnell	5
1	Danny Murphy	5
4	Home Run Baker	4
4	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Alpermann	1
1	Bill Bergen	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	6
2	Jim Delahanty	4
3	Donie Bush	3
3	Mickey Doolin	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	5 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Moore	1.22
2	Babe Adams	0.92
3	Harry Krause	0.89
4	Christy Mathewson	0.83
5	George Mullin	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Adams	12
2	Earl Moore	11
3	Smoky Joe Wood	9
4	Harry Krause	8
4	George Mullin	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Nap Lajoie	.339
4	Honus Wagner	.338
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	89
2	Ty Cobb	81
3	Sam Crawford	77
4	Home Run Baker	72
5	Dots Miller	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Eddie Collins	50
3	Donie Bush	44
4	Bob Bescher	43
5	Red Murray	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.83
2	Christy Mathewson	1.97
3	Ed Walsh	2.13
4	Mordecai Brown	2.13
5	Orval Overall	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	24
1	Frank Smith	24
3	Mordecai Brown	23
4	Howie Camnitz	22
4	Christy Mathewson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	181
2	Nap Rucker	173
3	Frank Smith	162
4	Heinie Berger	158
5	Walter Johnson	156

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	.517
2	Peaches Graham	.429
3	Eddie Collins	.417
4	Nap Lajoie	.397
5	Johnny Bates	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
1	Sam Crawford	18
3	Honus Wagner	16
4	Home Run Baker	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	13
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	9
4	Bob Bescher	8
4	Sam Crawford	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.95
2	Cy Falkenberg	1.00
3	Babe Adams	1.06
4	Jack Coombs	1.38
5	Cliff Curtis	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Frank Smith	4
1	Ed Willett	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	32
2	Orval Overall	30
3	Eddie Cicotte	29
3	Frank Smith	29
5	2 tied	27

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	.440
2	Nap Lajoie	.398
3	Larry Doyle	.388
4	Eddie Collins	.378
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Tinker	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Honus Wagner	27
3	Home Run Baker	26
4	Sam Crawford	23
5	Jim Delahanty	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Dick Egan	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Dode Paskert	15
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.75
2	Cliff Curtis	1.40
3	Orval Overall	1.55
4	Christy Mathewson	1.69
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Earl Moore	6
1	Frank Smith	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	50
2	Earl Moore	45
3	Frank Smith	44
4	Heinie Berger	40
4	Christy Mathewson	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.355
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	Eddie Collins	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.336
5	Sam Crawford	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	112
2	Ty Cobb	99
3	Sam Crawford	93
4	Red Murray	84
5	Harry Steinfeldt	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Bob Bescher	53
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Donie Bush	46
4	2 others tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.83
2	Ed Walsh	1.87
3	Ed Reulbach	1.93
4	Christy Mathewson	1.96
5	Addie Joss	2.04

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	239
2	Walter Johnson	219
3	Frank Smith	209
4	Nap Rucker	204
5	Rube Waddell	192

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