On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	87	46	.654	--
Athletics	81	50	.618	5.0
Red Sox	77	56	.579	10.0
White Sox	67	67	.500	20.5
Naps	68	68	.500	20.5
Highlanders	60	70	.462	25.5
Browns	56	76	.424	30.5
Senators	34	97	.260	52.0

Games

White Sox 1, Naps 0

Tigers 11, Browns 5

Tigers 4, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	95	36	.725	--
Cubs	90	41	.687	5.0
Giants	77	50	.606	16.0
Reds	65	65	.500	29.5
Phillies	63	69	.477	32.5
Cardinals	47	82	.364	47.0
Superbas	46	83	.357	48.0
Doves	36	93	.279	58.0

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Griggs	6
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Harry Steinfeldt	4
5	3 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Johnny Lush	2
1	Boss Schmidt	2
1	Ed Willett	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Griggs	4
2	Jack McAleese	2
3	Jap Barbeau	1
3	Donie Bush	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	0.70
2	Frank Smith	0.67
3	Rube Waddell	0.46
4	Bill Donovan	0.29
5	Harry Otis	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	Ed Willett	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	7
2	Rube Waddell	6
3	Bill Donovan	4
3	Frank Smith	4
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.362
2	Eddie Collins	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.339
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	86
3	Sam Crawford	84
4	Dots Miller	75
5	Home Run Baker	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Eddie Collins	52
3	Donie Bush	46
4	Bob Bescher	44
5	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.79
2	Christy Mathewson	1.89
3	Orval Overall	2.07
4	Mordecai Brown	2.14
5	Doc White	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	193
2	Nap Rucker	176
3	Frank Smith	167
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	.449
2	Eddie Collins	.419
3	Solly Hofman	.407
4	Ed Lennox	.400
5	Art Griggs	.397

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	17
2	Jim Delahanty	15
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Frank Chance	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Bob Bescher	8
2	Red Murray	8
4	Eddie Collins	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Works	0.73
2	Orval Overall	0.80
3	Lefty Leifield	0.96
4	Nick Maddox	1.00
4	Buster Brown	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	5
2	Earl Moore	4
3	Bill Bailey	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	31
2	Earl Moore	30
3	Chief Bender	28
4	Frank Smith	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.429
2	Eddie Collins	.398
3	Joe Birmingham	.380
4	Solly Hofman	.375
4	Jack Lelivelt	.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	Ty Cobb	30
2	Sam Crawford	29
3	Jim Delahanty	25
3	Honus Wagner	25
5	Home Run Baker	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Eddie Collins	15
2	Dode Paskert	15
4	Dick Egan	14
5	Sam Crawford	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.83
2	Orval Overall	1.22
3	Lefty Leifield	1.34
4	Cliff Curtis	1.48
5	George Mullin	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	7
1	Frank Smith	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	55
2	Frank Smith	44
3	Earl Moore	43
4	Heinie Berger	41
5	Ed Walsh	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	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Nap Lajoie	.334
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	106
2	Ty Cobb	99
3	Sam Crawford	94
4	Red Murray	81
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Eddie Collins	52
3	Bob Bescher	51
4	Donie Bush	48
4	Red Murray	48

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
2	Frank Smith	30
4	George Mullin	29
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	232
2	Walter Johnson	209
3	Nap Rucker	204
4	Frank Smith	201
5	Rube Waddell	189

Saves

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