On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	92	51	.643	--
Athletics	89	53	.627	2.5
Red Sox	83	60	.580	9.0
White Sox	70	72	.493	21.5
Highlanders	68	73	.482	23.0
Naps	69	75	.479	23.5
Browns	60	82	.423	31.5
Senators	39	104	.273	53.0

Games

Naps 7, Red Sox 3

Highlanders 4, White Sox 2

Highlanders 7, White Sox 1

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Tigers 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	104	36	.743	--
Cubs	93	46	.669	10.5
Giants	83	53	.610	19.0
Reds	70	70	.500	34.0
Phillies	69	71	.493	35.0
Superbas	48	89	.350	54.5
Cardinals	47	89	.346	55.0
Doves	39	99	.283	64.0

Games

Superbas 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 4, Superbas 1

Phillies 12, Reds 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 0

Giants 12, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Murray	6
1	Cy Seymour	6
3	Al Bridwell	5
3	Earle Gardner	5
3	John Knight	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Ed Sweeney	4
3	Bill Bradley	3
3	Ed Lennox	3
3	Tris Speaker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.25
2	Joe Lake	0.75
3	Harry Ables	0.70
4	Rip Hagerman	0.69
5	George Hunter	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Ables	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Rip Hagerman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Hagerman	9
1	Charley Hall	9
3	Harry Ables	7
4	George Hunter	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.366
2	Eddie Collins	.354
3	Honus Wagner	.335
4	Nap Lajoie	.330
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Beals Becker	6
2	Larry Doyle	6
2	Tommy Leach	6
2	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	97
1	Honus Wagner	97
3	Sam Crawford	91
4	Dots Miller	83
5	Home Run Baker	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Donie Bush	50
4	Bob Bescher	49
5	Red Murray	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.89
2	Christy Mathewson	1.90
3	Mordecai Brown	2.05
4	Orval Overall	2.06
5	Ed Walsh	2.09

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	Tris Speaker	.417
2	Hal Chase	.404
3	Chief Wilson	.388
4	George Moriarty	.368
5	Patsy Dougherty	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Fred Beck	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	George Moriarty	14
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Clyde Engle	12
5	Dots Miller	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Schulte	8
2	Red Murray	7
3	Jap Barbeau	6
3	Johnny Bates	6
3	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.53
2	Frank Corridon	0.77
3	Mordecai Brown	0.90
4	Lew Brockett	0.92
5	Orval Overall	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	4
2	Bill Bailey	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	Joe Lake	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolly Gray	21
1	Harry Krause	21
3	Ed Walsh	20
4	Joe Lake	19
4	Orval Overall	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.434
2	Eddie Collins	.378
3	Johnny Bates	.360
4	Joe Birmingham	.355
5	Honus Wagner	.352

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	34
2	Sam Crawford	29
3	Honus Wagner	24
4	Home Run Baker	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
1	Dick Egan	17
3	Red Murray	15
4	Bob Bescher	14
4	Sam Crawford	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.24
2	Orval Overall	1.48
3	Joe Lake	1.71
4	Cliff Curtis	1.80
5	Mordecai Brown	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Orval Overall	6
4	Bill Bailey	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	48
2	Chief Bender	44
3	Earl Moore	40
3	Ed Walsh	40
5	Frank Smith	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Al Mattern	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.358
2	Eddie Collins	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.348
4	Nap Lajoie	.330
5	Sam Crawford	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Tommy Leach	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Beals Becker	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	104
3	Sam Crawford	95
4	Home Run Baker	83
4	Dots Miller	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	84
2	Bob Bescher	54
2	Eddie Collins	54
4	Donie Bush	52
5	Red Murray	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.89
2	Ed Walsh	1.90
3	Christy Mathewson	2.02
4	Mordecai Brown	2.07
5	Orval Overall	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	31
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Christy Mathewson	29
4	Frank Smith	28
5	Howie Camnitz	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	221
2	Frank Smith	201
3	Nap Rucker	200
4	Walter Johnson	195
5	Mordecai Brown	182

Saves

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