On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	97	52	.651	--
Athletics	93	55	.628	3.5
Red Sox	85	62	.578	11.0
White Sox	75	73	.507	21.5
Highlanders	71	76	.483	25.0
Naps	70	80	.467	27.5
Browns	60	86	.411	35.5
Senators	41	108	.275	56.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

Tigers 8, Red Sox 3

Highlanders 5, Browns 2

Highlanders 11, Browns 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 10, White Sox 1

Senators 2, Naps 1

Senators 7, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	107	39	.733	--
Cubs	99	47	.678	8.0
Giants	88	56	.611	18.0
Reds	75	73	.507	33.0
Phillies	70	76	.479	37.0
Cardinals	51	92	.357	54.5
Superbas	51	94	.352	55.5
Doves	40	104	.278	66.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Cubs 6, Phillies 3

Reds 7, Superbas 3

Giants 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Doves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Birdie Cree	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
3	Kitty Bransfield	4
3	Harry Davis	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Ray Demmitt	1
1	Roy Ellam	1
1	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	7
2	Fred Luderus	4
3	Ray Demmitt	3
3	Jack Lapp	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Dave Altizer	2
2	Donie Bush	2
2	Birdie Cree	2
2	5 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dixie Walker	1.75
2	Art Fromme	1.17
3	Joe Lake	1.14
4	Ed Walsh	0.88
5	Tom Hughes	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Killian	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Ray Brown	1
2	Louis Drucke	1
2	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	8
1	Ed Killian	8
1	Joe Lake	8
4	Art Fromme	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Kid Speer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.372
2	Eddie Collins	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	.321
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	103
2	Sam Crawford	102
2	Honus Wagner	102
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Bob Bescher	53
3	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Harry Krause	1.93
3	Orval Overall	2.02
4	Ed Walsh	2.03
5	Mordecai Brown	2.05

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	.442
2	Ty Cobb	.431
3	Harry Niles	.404
4	Jake Stahl	.385
5	Home Run Baker	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Shaw	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	17
2	Clyde Engle	13
2	Chief Wilson	13
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	Red Murray	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.00
2	Chief Bender	0.33
3	Jack Warhop	0.55
4	Walter Johnson	1.00
5	Cy Morgan	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Joe Lake	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	22
1	Joe Lake	22
3	Doc Scanlan	21
4	Harry Krause	20
5	Dixie Walker	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Al Klawitter	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Home Run Baker	.364
3	Honus Wagner	.363
4	Tris Speaker	.347
5	Eddie Collins	.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	32
2	Ty Cobb	28
3	Clyde Engle	22
3	Honus Wagner	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Red Murray	16
3	Ty Cobb	15
3	Eddie Collins	15
5	Mike Mitchell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	0.98
2	Joe Lake	1.47
3	Christy Mathewson	1.47
4	Howie Camnitz	1.60
5	Babe Adams	1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	49
2	Earl Moore	48
3	Orval Overall	45
4	Chief Bender	41
5	Bob Groom	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	George Bell	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.365
2	Eddie Collins	.346
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Sam Crawford	.321
5	Nap Lajoie	.318

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	Ty Cobb	108
2	Honus Wagner	107
3	Sam Crawford	105
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	79
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Bob Bescher	55
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.93
2	Ed Walsh	1.96
3	Mordecai Brown	1.98
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	202
3	Walter Johnson	188
4	Red Ames	185
4	Frank Smith	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