On This Day

Saturday, October 2, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 97 54 .642 --
Athletics 95 58 .621 3.0
Red Sox 88 63 .583 9.0
White Sox 78 73 .517 19.0
Highlanders 74 77 .490 23.0
Naps 70 81 .464 27.0
Browns 60 88 .405 35.5
Senators 42 110 .276 55.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 108 41 .725 --
Cubs 100 47 .680 7.0
Giants 89 59 .601 18.5
Reds 76 74 .507 32.5
Phillies 72 76 .486 35.5
Cardinals 52 94 .356 54.5
Superbas 52 95 .354 55.0
Doves 42 105 .286 65.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Grant 7
2 Ray Demmitt 5
3 Ty Cobb 4
3 Charlie French 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Bill Carrigan 1
1 Hal Chase 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 Bill Carrigan 3
2 Earle Gardner 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Autry 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Red Downey 2
1 Harry Lord 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Richie 0.75
2 Ed Reulbach 0.57
3 Nick Maddox 0.50
3 Christy Mathewson 0.50
5 Rube Vickers 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 John Kull 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Harmon 5
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Jim Scott 5
4 Tommy Atkins 4
4 9 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Larry Pape 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Eddie Collins .346
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Nap Lajoie .323
5 Sam Crawford .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 105
2 Sam Crawford 104
3 Honus Wagner 102
4 Home Run Baker 86
5 Dots Miller 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 76
2 Eddie Collins 63
3 Bob Bescher 54
4 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 200
3 Frank Smith 177
4 Earl Moore 173
5 2 tied 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 .491
2 Tris Speaker .442
3 Home Run Baker .440
4 Harry Lord .423
5 Birdie Cree .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Al Shaw 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 17
2 Danny Murphy 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Red Murray 12
4 Chief Wilson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
1 Mike Mitchell 10
3 Jimmy Austin 9
3 Eddie Collins 9
3 Hans Lobert 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Camnitz 0.00
2 Jack Warhop 0.36
3 Babe Adams 0.50
4 Cy Morgan 0.67
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Harry Gaspar 3
1 Jack Pfiester 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 25
2 Red Ames 22
2 Doc Scanlan 22
4 Nap Rucker 21
5 Rube Marquard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Al Klawitter 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Home Run Baker .404
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 Clyde Engle .362
5 Honus Wagner .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 29
2 Ty Cobb 27
3 Danny Murphy 24
4 Clyde Engle 23
5 Home Run Baker 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Bob Bescher 15
3 Ty Cobb 14
3 Red Murray 14
5 Mike Mitchell 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.15
2 Howie Camnitz 1.60
3 Babe Adams 1.62
4 Cliff Curtis 1.71
5 Christy Mathewson 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 6
1 George Mullin 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Chief Bender 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 48
2 Earl Moore 43
3 Red Ames 42
4 Orval Overall 40
5 Dolly Gray 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 1
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 15 others tied 1