On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 45 .648 --
Athletics 78 49 .614 4.5
Red Sox 74 55 .574 9.5
Naps 67 64 .511 17.5
White Sox 64 63 .504 18.5
Highlanders 58 68 .460 24.0
Browns 52 73 .416 29.5
Senators 34 93 .268 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 35 .722 --
Cubs 84 41 .672 6.5
Giants 74 48 .607 15.0
Reds 65 61 .516 26.0
Phillies 60 67 .472 31.5
Cardinals 47 77 .379 43.0
Superbas 44 80 .355 46.0
Doves 34 90 .274 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beals Becker 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Abstein 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 George Stovall 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 John Titus 3
3 Bill Abstein 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bridwell 2
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolly Gray 0.78
2 Lew Moren 0.64
3 Eddie Dent 0.40
4 Slow Joe Doyle 0.36
5 Cliff Curtis 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slow Joe Doyle 1
1 Dolly Gray 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 Lew Moren 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolly Gray 7
1 Lew Moren 7
3 Eddie Dent 6
4 Slow Joe Doyle 5
5 Cliff Curtis 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Eddie Collins .353
3 Nap Lajoie .340
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 90
2 Ty Cobb 82
3 Sam Crawford 77
4 Home Run Baker 72
4 Dots Miller 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 67
2 Eddie Collins 50
3 Donie Bush 45
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 2.17
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 .508
2 Johnny Bates .449
3 Nap Lajoie .421
4 Peaches Graham .412
5 Jack Lelivelt .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Joe Tinker 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Honus Wagner 17
3 Sam Crawford 15
3 Jim Delahanty 15
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
3 Bob Bescher 8
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 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 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 4
1 Orval Overall 4
3 Art Fromme 3
3 Christy Mathewson 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 29
2 Earl Moore 27
3 Frank Smith 24
4 Heinie Berger 23
4 Rube Marquard 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 .450
2 Nap Lajoie .398
3 Larry Doyle .385
4 Joe Birmingham .378
5 Eddie Collins .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Tinker 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 28
2 Ty Cobb 27
3 Home Run Baker 25
4 Jim Delahanty 24
5 Sam Crawford 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.75
2 George Mullin 1.50
3 Orval Overall 1.55
4 Lefty Leifield 1.63
5 Cy Falkenberg 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 6
1 Frank Smith 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 50
2 Earl Moore 45
3 Frank Smith 41
4 Heinie Berger 40
5 Mordecai Brown 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Ty Cobb .354
3 Eddie Collins .350
4 Nap Lajoie .339
5 Sam Crawford .312

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 113
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 47
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.83
2 Ed Walsh 1.87
3 Christy Mathewson 1.96
4 Ed Reulbach 1.98
5 Mordecai Brown 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 31
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 George Mullin 29
3 Frank Smith 29
5 Howie Camnitz 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 228
2 Walter Johnson 219
3 Frank Smith 206
4 Nap Rucker 204
5 2 tied 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Doc Crandall 4
3 Al Mattern 4
3 Lew Richie 4