On This Day

Monday, September 13, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	88	46	.657	--
Athletics	82	50	.621	5.0
Red Sox	78	56	.582	10.0
White Sox	68	67	.504	20.5
Naps	68	69	.496	21.5
Highlanders	60	71	.458	26.5
Browns	56	77	.421	31.5
Senators	34	98	.258	53.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

White Sox 2, Naps 0

Tigers 10, Browns 2

Athletics 10, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	96	36	.727	--
Cubs	90	42	.682	6.0
Giants	77	51	.602	17.0
Reds	66	65	.504	29.5
Phillies	64	69	.481	32.5
Cardinals	47	83	.362	48.0
Superbas	46	84	.354	49.0
Doves	37	93	.285	58.0

Games

Doves 6, Giants 1

Giants 4, Doves 4

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Superbas 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beals Becker	4
1	Bill Sweeney	4
3	Chick Autry	3
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Fred Beck	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Danny Murphy	1
1	Bob Unglaub	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beals Becker	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Fred Beck	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Pep Deininger	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.40
2	Frank Corridon	0.83
3	Charlie Smith	0.70
4	George Mullin	0.60
5	Red Ames	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Al Mattern	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	8
2	Charlie Smith	7
2	Ed Walsh	7
4	Dolly Gray	6
5	Frank Corridon	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Killian	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Eddie Collins	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Nap Lajoie	.332
5	Sam Crawford	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Beals Becker	6
2	Larry Doyle	6
2	Tommy Leach	6
2	Red Murray	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	92
2	Ty Cobb	89
3	Sam Crawford	85
4	Home Run Baker	77
5	Dots Miller	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Eddie Collins	53
3	Donie Bush	47
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	Ed Walsh	2.08
5	Mordecai Brown	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	26
2	Mordecai Brown	25
2	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	.462
2	Solly Hofman	.414
3	Eddie Collins	.409
4	Ginger Beaumont	.400
4	Danny Murphy	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Jim Delahanty	14
4	Home Run Baker	13
4	Frank Chance	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Bob Bescher	8
2	Eddie Collins	8
2	Red Murray	8
5	Jack McAleese	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.69
2	Ralph Works	0.73
3	Orval Overall	0.80
4	Lefty Leifield	0.96
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	5
2	Earl Moore	4
2	George Mullin	4
4	Bill Bailey	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	31
2	Earl Moore	30
3	Red Ames	27
3	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	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.436
2	Jack Lelivelt	.402
3	Eddie Collins	.402
4	Solly Hofman	.375
5	Joe Birmingham	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	30
1	Sam Crawford	30
3	Honus Wagner	26
4	Home Run Baker	25
4	Jim Delahanty	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Eddie Collins	16
3	Dode Paskert	15
4	Dick Egan	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.83
2	Orval Overall	1.21
3	Lefty Leifield	1.34
4	Cliff Curtis	1.48
5	George Mullin	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Overall	7
1	Frank Smith	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	51
2	Red Ames	46
3	Frank Smith	44
4	Earl Moore	43
5	Ed Walsh	41

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	.349
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Nap Lajoie	.331
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Red Murray	8
3	Tommy Leach	7
4	Beals Becker	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	102
3	Sam Crawford	94
4	Red Murray	81
5	Home Run Baker	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Eddie Collins	53
3	Bob Bescher	51
4	Donie Bush	49
5	Red Murray	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.75
2	Harry Krause	1.79
3	Christy Mathewson	1.95
4	Ed Reulbach	2.03
5	Doc White	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	George Mullin	30
3	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Frank Smith	29
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	232
2	Nap Rucker	204
3	Walter Johnson	200
4	Frank Smith	197
5	Ed Walsh	194

Saves

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