On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	95	52	.646	--
Athletics	92	54	.630	2.5
Red Sox	85	60	.586	9.0
White Sox	74	72	.507	20.5
Highlanders	69	76	.476	25.0
Naps	70	78	.473	25.5
Browns	60	84	.417	33.5
Senators	39	108	.265	56.0

Games

Tigers 5, Highlanders 0

Athletics 7, Naps 0

White Sox 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	107	38	.738	--
Cubs	97	47	.674	9.5
Giants	87	56	.608	19.0
Reds	74	73	.503	34.0
Phillies	70	74	.486	36.5
Superbas	51	93	.354	55.5
Cardinals	50	92	.352	55.5
Doves	40	103	.280	66.0

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Superbas 4, Reds 1

Giants 13, Pirates 9

Doves 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 7, Doves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jap Barbeau	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Heinie Heitmuller	3
2	Tim Jordan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Rube Ellis	2
2	Steve Evans	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Bill Sweeney	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Harmon	0.91
2	John Raleigh	0.80
3	Cy Morgan	0.71
4	Lew Richie	0.62
5	Bob Spade	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Harmon	10
2	Red Ames	7
3	Bob Spade	6
4	Dolly Gray	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.367
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Nap Lajoie	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Red Murray	7
3	Beals Becker	6
3	Larry Doyle	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	102
2	Ty Cobb	101
3	Sam Crawford	95
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Eddie Collins	57
3	Bob Bescher	53
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Harry Krause	1.93
3	Orval Overall	2.02
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Ed Walsh	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	29
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Howie Camnitz	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Frank Smith	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	207
2	Nap Rucker	196
3	Frank Smith	177
4	Earl Moore	171
5	Mordecai Brown	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	8
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	Chief Wilson	.449
2	Harry Niles	.432
3	Ty Cobb	.404
4	Home Run Baker	.396
5	Honus Wagner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Shaw	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
1	Clyde Engle	12
1	Chief Wilson	12
4	Fred Clarke	10
4	7 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mitchell	10
2	Bob Bescher	9
3	Red Murray	8
4	Hans Lobert	7
4	Cy Seymour	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.82
3	Walter Johnson	1.00
4	Cy Morgan	1.03
5	Bill Donovan	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Nick Maddox	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	22
2	Doc Scanlan	21
3	Harry Krause	20
3	Nap Rucker	20
5	5 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Al Klawitter	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.397
2	Honus Wagner	.378
3	Home Run Baker	.371
4	Eddie Collins	.356
5	Tris Speaker	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	28
2	Ty Cobb	27
3	Home Run Baker	23
4	Honus Wagner	22
5	Clyde Engle	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Red Murray	16
3	Ty Cobb	14
3	Mike Mitchell	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	0.98
2	Joe Lake	1.32
3	Christy Mathewson	1.47
4	Nick Maddox	1.50
5	Howie Camnitz	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Nick Maddox	6
2	Orval Overall	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	49
2	Earl Moore	48
3	Chief Bender	46
4	Orval Overall	45
5	Bill Bailey	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	George Bell	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.348
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Sam Crawford	.319
5	Nap Lajoie	.319

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	106
3	Sam Crawford	99
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	78
2	Eddie Collins	57
3	Bob Bescher	55
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.93
2	Mordecai Brown	1.98
3	Ed Walsh	2.00
4	Christy Mathewson	2.03
5	Orval Overall	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	31
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Howie Camnitz	27
3	Christy Mathewson	27
5	Frank Smith	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	219
2	Nap Rucker	209
3	Walter Johnson	188
4	Frank Smith	186
5	Red Ames	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	5
4	Al Mattern	4
5	5 tied	3