On This Day

Thursday, September 30, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	97	53	.647	--
Athletics	93	57	.620	4.0
Red Sox	86	62	.581	10.0
White Sox	77	73	.513	20.0
Highlanders	71	76	.483	24.5
Naps	70	80	.467	27.0
Browns	60	86	.411	35.0
Senators	41	108	.275	55.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 7

Browns 4, Highlanders 4

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	108	40	.730	--
Cubs	99	47	.678	8.0
Giants	89	57	.610	18.0
Reds	75	73	.507	33.0
Phillies	70	76	.479	37.0
Cardinals	51	93	.354	55.0
Superbas	51	94	.352	55.5
Doves	41	104	.283	65.5

Games

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Pirates 9, Giants 1

Doves 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Altizer	4
1	Bobby Byrne	4
1	Tommy Leach	4
4	Ed Abbaticchio	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Tannehill	4
2	Ed Abbaticchio	3
2	Charlie French	3
4	Bill Abstein	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Earle Gardner	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bailey	0.58
2	Sam Frock	0.56
3	Jimmy Dygert	0.50
3	Jim Scott	0.50
5	Rube Manning	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Sam Frock	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Al Klawitter	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	7
1	Jimmy Dygert	7
3	Jim Scott	6
4	Sam Frock	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	Eddie Collins	.348
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	.321
5	Sam Crawford	.317

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
1	Sam Crawford	103
3	Honus Wagner	102
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Bob Bescher	53
3	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Orval Overall	2.02
3	Ed Walsh	2.03
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Harry Krause	2.07

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	Ty Cobb	.436
2	Harry Lord	.419
2	Tris Speaker	.419
4	Home Run Baker	.415
5	Chief Wilson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Shaw	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	18
2	Chief Wilson	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
3	Clyde Engle	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.00
2	Chief Bender	0.33
3	Doc Scanlan	0.53
4	Jack Warhop	0.55
5	Cy Morgan	0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	22
1	Joe Lake	22
3	Harry Krause	21
4	Dixie Walker	19
5	3 tied	18

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	.419
2	Home Run Baker	.381
3	Honus Wagner	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.364
5	Al Bridwell	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	33
2	Ty Cobb	28
3	Clyde Engle	22
3	Danny Murphy	22
3	Honus Wagner	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	0.98
2	Joe Lake	1.47
3	Howie Camnitz	1.60
4	Babe Adams	1.62
5	Cliff Curtis	1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	45
2	Red Ames	42
3	Chief Bender	41
3	Earl Moore	41
5	2 tied	37

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	.368
2	Eddie Collins	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.342
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	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	108
2	Sam Crawford	106
3	Honus Wagner	105
4	Home Run Baker	85
4	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Bob Bescher	55
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.98
2	Christy Mathewson	2.03
3	Ed Walsh	2.06
4	Harry Krause	2.07
5	Orval Overall	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	219
2	Nap Rucker	202
3	Walter Johnson	186
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