On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 46 .643 --
Athletics 80 49 .620 3.0
Red Sox 76 55 .580 8.0
Naps 68 64 .515 16.5
White Sox 66 63 .512 17.0
Highlanders 58 70 .453 24.5
Browns 52 75 .409 30.0
Senators 34 95 .264 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 36 .719 --
Cubs 86 41 .677 5.5
Giants 76 49 .608 14.5
Reds 65 62 .512 26.5
Phillies 63 67 .485 30.0
Cardinals 47 78 .376 43.5
Superbas 45 82 .354 46.5
Doves 34 93 .268 57.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 John Hummel 3
1 Harry Lord 3
1 Chief Meyers 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Larry Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Paddy Livingston 3
1 Rube Oldring 3
4 John Hummel 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 John Hummel 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
4 Jack Barry 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 1.25
2 Babe Adams 1.00
3 Orval Overall 0.71
4 Earl Moore 0.62
5 Lew Richie 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Crandall 7
1 Tom Hughes 7
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Earl Moore 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .368
2 Eddie Collins .359
3 Nap Lajoie .342
4 Honus Wagner .335
5 Dick Hoblitzell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 Tommy Leach 6
2 Red Murray 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 91
2 Ty Cobb 83
3 Sam Crawford 79
4 Home Run Baker 74
5 Dots Miller 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Eddie Collins 52
3 Donie Bush 45
4 Bob Bescher 43
5 Red Murray 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.83
2 Christy Mathewson 1.97
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 Orval Overall 2.14
5 Mordecai Brown 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 186
2 Nap Rucker 176
3 Frank Smith 163
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 .509
2 Johnny Bates .446
3 Eddie Collins .438
4 Jack Lelivelt .429
5 Honus Wagner .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Sam Crawford 16
3 Honus Wagner 15
4 Jim Delahanty 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Eddie Collins 10
4 Bob Bescher 8
4 Red Murray 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Dygert 0.75
2 Nick Maddox 1.00
3 Babe Adams 1.18
4 Jack Coombs 1.38
5 Harry Suter 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 4
1 Earl Moore 4
1 Orval Overall 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 32
2 Chief Bender 30
3 Orval Overall 27
4 Red Ames 26
5 Frank Smith 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .454
2 Nap Lajoie .407
3 Eddie Collins .404
4 Joe Birmingham .398
5 Larry Doyle .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Joe Tinker 3
3 Hal Chase 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 29
2 Ty Cobb 28
3 Home Run Baker 24
3 Sam Crawford 24
5 Jim Delahanty 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Dick Egan 15
3 Dode Paskert 15
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.79
2 Harry Suter 1.29
3 Orval Overall 1.38
4 George Mullin 1.50
5 Lefty Leifield 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 7
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 Orval Overall 6
2 Frank Smith 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 50
2 Orval Overall 48
3 Red Ames 42
3 Barney Pelty 42
3 Frank Smith 42

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 Eddie Collins .354
2 Ty Cobb .352
3 Honus Wagner .349
4 Nap Lajoie .343
5 Sam Crawford .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 107
2 Ty Cobb 97
3 Sam Crawford 92
4 Red Murray 84
5 Harry Steinfeldt 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Eddie Collins 52
3 Bob Bescher 51
4 Red Murray 49
5 Donie Bush 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.78
2 Harry Krause 1.83
3 Ed Reulbach 1.98
4 Christy Mathewson 2.03
5 Mordecai Brown 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 32
2 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Frank Smith 29
4 George Mullin 28
5 Howie Camnitz 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 233
2 Walter Johnson 214
3 Nap Rucker 205
4 Frank Smith 200
5 Ed Walsh 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Doc Crandall 4
3 Al Mattern 4
5 5 tied 3