On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	51	.638	--
Athletics	87	53	.621	2.5
Red Sox	82	59	.582	8.0
White Sox	70	70	.500	19.5
Naps	68	74	.479	22.5
Highlanders	66	73	.475	23.0
Browns	60	80	.429	29.5
Senators	39	102	.277	51.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Naps 3

Highlanders 5, White Sox 0

Browns 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Senators 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	103	36	.741	--
Cubs	92	45	.672	10.0
Giants	80	53	.602	20.0
Reds	70	69	.504	33.0
Phillies	68	71	.489	35.0
Cardinals	47	86	.353	53.0
Superbas	47	88	.348	54.0
Doves	39	98	.285	63.0

Games

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Doves 0

Pirates 5, Doves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Bill Abstein	4
3	Bobby Byrne	3
3	Tom Downey	3
3	Roy Thomas	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	George Stovall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Stovall	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Bill Carrigan	2
3	Charlie Hemphill	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	1.00
1	Lew Brockett	1.00
3	Howie Camnitz	0.83
4	Bill Bailey	0.78
5	Dolly Gray	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	7
2	Dolly Gray	6
3	Howie Camnitz	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
5	Babe Adams	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.354
3	Honus Wagner	.334
4	Nap Lajoie	.329
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Beals Becker	6
2	Larry Doyle	6
2	Tommy Leach	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	96
2	Ty Cobb	92
3	Sam Crawford	88
4	Home Run Baker	81
5	Dots Miller	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Donie Bush	49
4	Bob Bescher	48
5	Red Murray	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.86
2	Harry Krause	1.94
3	Ed Walsh	1.99
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Orval Overall	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Frank Smith	25
4	Howie Camnitz	24
4	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	200
2	Nap Rucker	183
3	Frank Smith	177
4	Mordecai Brown	166
5	Heinie Berger	162

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.407
2	Chief Wilson	.377
3	Donie Bush	.373
4	Eddie Collins	.362
4	Solly Hofman	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	George Stovall	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Engle	12
2	Hal Chase	11
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Sam Crawford	11
2	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	9
2	Harry Niles	8
3	Frank Schulte	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.50
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.53
3	Lew Brockett	0.92
4	Orval Overall	0.96
5	Joe Lake	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Maddox	4
2	Bill Bailey	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolly Gray	25
2	Chief Bender	24
2	Ed Walsh	24
4	Bill Bailey	21
5	Orval Overall	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.419
2	Eddie Collins	.389
3	Patsy Dougherty	.354
4	Jack Lelivelt	.353
5	Johnny Bates	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Larry Doyle	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	Sam Crawford	29
3	Home Run Baker	23
3	Honus Wagner	23
5	Jim Delahanty	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	17
2	Ty Cobb	16
3	Sam Crawford	15
4	Bob Bescher	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.24
2	Orval Overall	1.46
3	Cliff Curtis	1.56
4	Joe Lake	1.64
5	Lefty Leifield	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Orval Overall	6
2	Ed Willett	6
4	Bill Bailey	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	49
2	Earl Moore	45
3	Red Ames	44
3	Chief Bender	44
3	Frank Smith	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Al Mattern	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Nap Lajoie	.329
5	Sam Crawford	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	106
2	Ty Cobb	100
3	Sam Crawford	93
4	Home Run Baker	82
5	Dots Miller	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Bob Bescher	54
2	Eddie Collins	54
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.76
2	Harry Krause	1.94
3	Christy Mathewson	1.99
4	Mordecai Brown	2.03
5	Orval Overall	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	George Mullin	30
3	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Frank Smith	28
5	Howie Camnitz	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	225
2	Nap Rucker	205
3	Frank Smith	201
4	Walter Johnson	195
5	Mordecai Brown	185

Saves

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