On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	91	51	.641	--
Athletics	88	53	.624	2.5
Red Sox	83	59	.585	8.0
White Sox	70	70	.500	20.0
Naps	68	75	.476	23.5
Highlanders	66	73	.475	23.5
Browns	60	81	.426	30.5
Senators	39	103	.275	52.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Naps 1

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Tigers 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	104	36	.743	--
Cubs	92	45	.672	10.5
Giants	81	53	.604	20.0
Reds	70	69	.504	33.5
Phillies	68	71	.489	35.5
Cardinals	47	87	.351	54.0
Superbas	47	88	.348	54.5
Doves	39	99	.283	64.0

Games

Phillies 4, Reds 4

Pirates 12, Doves 7

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
3	Jap Barbeau	3
3	Hobe Ferris	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	3
2	Bill Abstein	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Bridwell	2
1	Duke Reilley	2
3	Jap Barbeau	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Fromme	1.00
2	George Mullin	0.75
3	Jack Coombs	0.60
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.57
5	Christy Mathewson	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Krause	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Vic Willis	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Jack Coombs	6
3	Harry Krause	5
3	Lew Moren	5
3	Dixie Walker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.363
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.335
4	Nap Lajoie	.326
5	Sam Crawford	.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	97
2	Ty Cobb	93
3	Sam Crawford	90
4	Dots Miller	83
5	Home Run Baker	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Bob Bescher	49
3	Donie Bush	49
5	Red Murray	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.90
2	Christy Mathewson	1.90
3	Ed Walsh	1.99
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Orval Overall	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	28
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Frank Smith	25
5	Howie Camnitz	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	.400
2	Chief Wilson	.377
3	Solly Hofman	.364
4	Tris Speaker	.360
5	2 tied	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
4	Dave Altizer	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
1	George Moriarty	13
3	Chief Wilson	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	9
2	Harry Niles	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Frank Schulte	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.53
2	Lew Brockett	0.92
3	Orval Overall	0.96
4	Joe Lake	1.00
5	Frank Smith	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	4
2	Bill Bailey	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	24
1	Ed Walsh	24
3	Bill Bailey	21
4	Harry Krause	19
4	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	.429
2	Eddie Collins	.384
3	Sam Crawford	.365
4	Patsy Dougherty	.362
5	Johnny Bates	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	31
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Honus Wagner	24
4	Home Run Baker	23
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
1	Dick Egan	17
3	Bob Bescher	14
3	Sam Crawford	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.24
2	Orval Overall	1.46
3	Cliff Curtis	1.56
4	Ed Walsh	1.61
5	Joe Lake	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Orval Overall	6
2	Ed Willett	6
5	10 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	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.353
2	Eddie Collins	.349
3	Honus Wagner	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	Sam Crawford	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	100
3	Sam Crawford	95
4	Dots Miller	83
5	Home Run Baker	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	84
2	Bob Bescher	55
3	Eddie Collins	54
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.82
2	Harry Krause	1.90
3	Christy Mathewson	2.02
4	Mordecai Brown	2.03
5	Orval Overall	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	George Mullin	31
3	Christy Mathewson	29
4	Frank Smith	28
5	Howie Camnitz	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	224
2	Frank Smith	201
3	Nap Rucker	200
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