On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 46 .649 --
Athletics 80 49 .620 4.0
Red Sox 76 55 .580 9.0
Naps 68 66 .507 18.5
White Sox 66 65 .504 19.0
Highlanders 58 70 .453 25.5
Browns 54 75 .419 30.0
Senators 34 95 .264 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 36 .721 --
Cubs 88 41 .682 5.0
Giants 76 49 .608 15.0
Reds 65 63 .508 27.5
Phillies 63 67 .485 30.5
Cardinals 47 80 .370 45.0
Superbas 45 82 .354 47.0
Doves 34 93 .268 58.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Hartzell 5
1 Solly Hofman 5
1 Al Schweitzer 5
4 Donie Bush 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Solly Hofman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 4
1 Solly Hofman 4
3 Roy Hartzell 3
4 Sam Crawford 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jap Barbeau 2
1 Tom Jones 2
1 George Moriarty 2
1 Harry Steinfeldt 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.75
2 Ralph Works 1.67
3 Fred Beebe 0.57
3 Vic Willis 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Grahame 1
1 Irv Higginbotham 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Bill Grahame 6
3 George Mullin 5
3 Jim Scott 5
3 Ralph Works 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .364
2 Eddie Collins .359
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Nap Lajoie .338
5 Dick Hoblitzell .319

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 81
4 Home Run Baker 74
4 Dots Miller 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
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 George Mullin 25
2 Mordecai Brown 24
2 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 162
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 Johnny Bates .471
2 Eddie Collins .455
3 Ty Cobb .452
4 Honus Wagner .436
5 2 tied .400

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 Sam Crawford 18
1 Jim Delahanty 18
3 Ty Cobb 16
4 Honus Wagner 15
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Dick Egan 9
4 Bob Bescher 8
4 Red Murray 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Suter 0.56
2 Ralph Works 0.73
3 Nick Maddox 1.00
4 Babe Adams 1.29
5 Jack Coombs 1.38

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 30
2 Chief Bender 28
3 Heinie Berger 27
3 Orval Overall 27
5 Frank Smith 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .434
2 Eddie Collins .406
3 Joe Birmingham .395
4 Larry Doyle .377
5 Nap Lajoie .375

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 Sam Crawford 26
4 Home Run Baker 24
4 Jim Delahanty 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 18
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Dode Paskert 16
4 Dick Egan 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.83
2 Harry Suter 1.29
3 Orval Overall 1.38
4 George Mullin 1.43
5 Lefty Leifield 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 6
1 Earl Moore 6
1 George Mullin 6
1 Orval Overall 6
1 Frank Smith 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 48
2 Earl Moore 43
3 Frank Smith 42
4 Heinie Berger 41
5 Chief Bender 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 Eddie Collins .352
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Ty Cobb .346
4 Nap Lajoie .340
5 Sam Crawford .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 107
2 Ty Cobb 97
3 Sam Crawford 92
4 Red Murray 82
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 1.95
4 Christy Mathewson 2.03
5 Mordecai Brown 2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 225
2 Walter Johnson 214
3 Nap Rucker 205
4 Frank Smith 197
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