On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	86	46	.652	--
Athletics	81	50	.618	4.5
Red Sox	77	56	.579	9.5
Naps	68	67	.504	19.5
White Sox	66	67	.496	20.5
Highlanders	60	70	.462	25.0
Browns	56	75	.427	29.5
Senators	34	97	.260	51.5

Games

Tigers 7, Naps 1

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

Browns 2, White Sox 1

Browns 3, White Sox 1

Highlanders 3, Senators 0

Highlanders 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	94	36	.723	--
Cubs	89	41	.685	5.0
Giants	77	50	.606	15.5
Reds	65	64	.504	28.5
Phillies	63	69	.477	32.0
Cardinals	47	81	.367	46.0
Superbas	46	83	.357	47.5
Doves	36	93	.279	57.5

Games

Doves 3, Phillies 2

Doves 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 10, Cardinals 4

Giants 4, Superbas 0

Superbas 10, Giants 1

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
2	Al Burch	4
2	Eddie Grant	4
2	Ed Lennox	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Chief Meyers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Meyers	4
2	Frank Chance	3
2	George Moriarty	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
3	Jack Barry	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Brockett	2.00
2	Christy Mathewson	1.50
3	Ed Summers	1.40
4	Bill Bailey	1.20
4	Harry Krause	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Lew Brockett	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Suter	9
2	Ed Summers	7
3	Bill Bailey	6
3	Lew Brockett	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Eddie Collins	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.336
4	Nap Lajoie	.335
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Larry Doyle	6
2	Tommy Leach	6
2	Red Murray	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	91
2	Ty Cobb	84
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Dots Miller	75
5	Home Run Baker	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Eddie Collins	52
3	Donie Bush	45
4	Bob Bescher	44
5	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.89
3	Mordecai Brown	2.14
4	Orval Overall	2.14
5	Doc White	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	25
1	George Mullin	25
3	Frank Smith	24
4	Christy Mathewson	23
5	Howie Camnitz	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	186
2	Nap Rucker	176
3	Frank Smith	163
4	Heinie Berger	162
5	Mordecai Brown	158

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	.455
2	Ty Cobb	.419
3	Eddie Collins	.404
4	Joe Birmingham	.400
4	Ed Lennox	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Honus Wagner	15
3	Jim Delahanty	14
4	Solly Hofman	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Works	0.73
2	Orval Overall	1.00
2	Nick Maddox	1.00
4	Cliff Curtis	1.04
5	Joe Lake	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Earl Moore	4
1	Orval Overall	4
4	Bill Bailey	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	30
2	Chief Bender	28
3	Bill Bailey	27
3	Heinie Berger	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	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.430
2	Eddie Collins	.412
3	Joe Birmingham	.378
4	Solly Hofman	.370
5	Jack Lelivelt	.370

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	Ty Cobb	29
1	Honus Wagner	29
3	Sam Crawford	27
4	Home Run Baker	24
4	Jim Delahanty	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
1	Eddie Collins	18
3	Dode Paskert	16
4	Dick Egan	15
5	George Moriarty	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.83
2	Orval Overall	1.38
3	George Mullin	1.43
4	Cliff Curtis	1.48
5	Christy Mathewson	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Cy Falkenberg	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Earl Moore	6
1	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	48
2	Earl Moore	43
3	Heinie Berger	41
4	Chief Bender	40
4	3 others tied	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	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Nap Lajoie	.334
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	81
5	Harry Steinfeldt	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	81
2	Eddie Collins	52
3	Bob Bescher	51
4	Red Murray	49
5	Donie Bush	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.79
2	Ed Walsh	1.80
3	Ed Reulbach	1.95
4	Christy Mathewson	1.98
5	Doc White	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	George Mullin	29
3	Frank Smith	29
5	Howie Camnitz	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	225
2	Walter Johnson	214
3	Nap Rucker	204
4	Frank Smith	197
5	Ed Walsh	192

Saves

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