On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 48 .647 --
Athletics 85 51 .625 3.0
Red Sox 79 58 .577 9.5
White Sox 69 67 .507 19.0
Naps 68 70 .493 21.0
Highlanders 62 73 .459 25.5
Browns 58 78 .426 30.0
Senators 36 100 .265 52.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 98 36 .731 --
Cubs 91 43 .679 7.0
Giants 78 52 .600 18.0
Reds 66 68 .493 32.0
Phillies 65 70 .481 33.5
Cardinals 47 83 .362 49.0
Superbas 47 85 .356 50.0
Doves 38 93 .290 58.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Abstein 3
1 Dave Altizer 3
1 Wid Conroy 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Altizer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Devlin 2
1 Dick Egan 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 Paul Howard 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Unglaub 3
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 Dots Miller 2
4 Bill Abstein 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Lake 4.00
2 Doc Reisling 1.00
3 Ed Summers 0.62
4 Babe Adams 0.60
5 Christy Mathewson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jack Gilligan 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 8
2 Doc Reisling 6
3 Eddie Plank 5
3 Ed Summers 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .363
2 Eddie Collins .356
3 Honus Wagner .336
4 Nap Lajoie .332
5 Dick Hoblitzell .313

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 95
2 Ty Cobb 91
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 54
3 Donie Bush 48
4 Bob Bescher 44
5 Red Murray 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.79
2 Christy Mathewson 1.86
3 Orval Overall 2.07
4 Ed Walsh 2.07
5 Mordecai Brown 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 26
1 George Mullin 26
3 Frank Smith 25
4 Christy Mathewson 24
5 Howie Camnitz 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 193
2 Nap Rucker 179
3 Frank Smith 167
4 Mordecai Brown 165
5 Heinie Berger 162

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 Danny Murphy .412
2 Solly Hofman .408
3 Wally Clement .394
4 Donie Bush .390
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Hans Lobert 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 13
1 Jim Delahanty 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Hal Chase 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Eddie Collins 7
2 Sam Crawford 7
4 Donie Bush 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buster Brown 0.67
2 Sam Leever 0.69
3 Ralph Works 0.73
4 Orval Overall 1.00
4 Joe Lake 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 Orval Overall 4
3 Bill Bailey 3
3 Lew Brockett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 28
2 Orval Overall 26
3 Mordecai Brown 24
4 Babe Adams 23
4 Chief Bender 23

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 .431
2 Eddie Collins .404
3 Jack Lelivelt .371
4 Donie Bush .368
5 Davy Jones .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
2 Honus Wagner 29
3 Sam Crawford 26
4 Jim Delahanty 23
5 Home Run Baker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Eddie Collins 17
3 Sam Crawford 15
4 Dick Egan 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.20
1 Jack Coombs 1.20
3 Orval Overall 1.21
4 Lefty Leifield 1.34
5 Cliff Curtis 1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 51
2 Earl Moore 44
3 Red Ames 43
4 Chief Bender 42
4 Ed Walsh 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mattern 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .351
2 Ty Cobb .349
3 Honus Wagner .342
4 Nap Lajoie .331
5 Sam Crawford .317

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 109
2 Ty Cobb 100
3 Sam Crawford 92
4 Red Murray 81
5 Home Run Baker 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Eddie Collins 54
3 Bob Bescher 50
3 Donie Bush 50
5 Red Murray 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.76
2 Harry Krause 1.79
3 Christy Mathewson 1.93
4 Ed Reulbach 2.03
5 Mordecai Brown 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 33
2 Christy Mathewson 29
2 George Mullin 29
2 Frank Smith 29
5 Howie Camnitz 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 224
2 Nap Rucker 203
3 Walter Johnson 198
4 Frank Smith 193
5 Mordecai Brown 187

Saves

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