On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	45	22	.672	--
Athletics	39	26	.600	5.0
Red Sox	38	29	.567	7.0
Naps	33	31	.516	10.5
Highlanders	31	33	.484	12.5
White Sox	27	35	.435	15.5
Browns	25	40	.385	19.0
Senators	21	43	.328	22.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 4

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

Browns 4, White Sox 0

Naps 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Highlanders 2

Athletics 7, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	17	.730	--
Cubs	40	23	.635	6.0
Giants	36	23	.610	8.0
Reds	34	31	.523	13.0
Phillies	29	33	.468	16.5
Cardinals	25	37	.403	20.5
Superbas	21	41	.339	24.5
Doves	18	44	.290	27.5

Games

Giants 5, Superbas 3

Giants 2, Superbas 1

Phillies 7, Doves 6

Doves 4, Phillies 0

Cubs 6, Pirates 0

Reds 10, Cardinals 2

Reds 13, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Hoblitzell	6
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Eddie Collins	5
4	Bob Bescher	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Jack Coombs	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neal Ball	2
1	George McBride	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
1	Fred Stem	2
1	Bill Sweeney	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.14
2	Red Ames	1.11
3	Harry Wolter	0.88
4	Ed Reulbach	0.83
5	Cy Young	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	10
2	Nap Rucker	8
3	Harry Wolter	7
4	Jack Coombs	6
4	Jesse Tannehill	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jean Dubuc	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.386
2	Eddie Collins	.375
3	Nap Lajoie	.350
4	Sam Crawford	.326
5	Ty Cobb	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Beals Becker	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Sam Crawford	41
3	Dots Miller	37
4	Tris Speaker	35
5	Home Run Baker	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Honus Wagner	23
3	Donie Bush	21
4	Eddie Collins	19
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.75
2	Christy Mathewson	1.51
3	Chief Bender	1.70
4	Ed Walsh	1.75
5	Barney Pelty	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	15
2	Howie Camnitz	13
3	Mordecai Brown	12
3	Christy Mathewson	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	94
2	Rube Waddell	84
3	Heinie Berger	83
4	Frank Smith	82
5	Nap Rucker	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
4	Billy Campbell	2
4	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.446
2	George Browne	.441
3	Doc Gessler	.419
4	Harry Lord	.409
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	3
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Jake Stahl	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	13
2	Jimmy Austin	12
3	Home Run Baker	11
3	Ed Konetchy	11
3	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Atz	6
1	Jimmy Austin	6
1	Hal Chase	6
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Bill O'Hara	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	0.00
2	Harry Krause	0.32
3	Christy Mathewson	0.39
4	Tom Hughes	0.69
5	Ed Reulbach	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	5
1	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	George Mullin	4
3	Ed Reulbach	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Harry Krause	20
2	Nap Rucker	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
4	Sam Frock	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.427
2	Harry Lord	.378
3	Honus Wagner	.375
4	Fred Clarke	.363
5	Heinie Wagner	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Ray Demmitt	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Clyde Engle	17
2	Dots Miller	17
2	John Titus	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Harry Lord	10
3	Bob Bescher	9
3	Al Burch	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.62
2	Harry Krause	0.70
3	Christy Mathewson	1.02
4	Vic Willis	1.23
5	Ed Walsh	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	George Mullin	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Heinie Berger	36
3	Christy Mathewson	34
4	Earl Moore	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Jean Dubuc	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.381
2	Eddie Collins	.330
3	Sam Crawford	.328
4	Ty Cobb	.323
5	Nap Lajoie	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Red Murray	8
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Ed Konetchy	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	88
3	Sam Crawford	86
4	Danny Murphy	80
5	Claude Rossman	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Hans Lobert	45
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Patsy Dougherty	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.53
2	Chief Bender	1.98
3	Ed Walsh	1.99
4	Addie Joss	2.10
5	Mordecai Brown	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Ed Walsh	31
3	Mordecai Brown	30
4	George Mullin	26
4	Ed Reulbach	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	249
2	Rube Waddell	243
3	Orval Overall	233
4	Walter Johnson	232
5	Christy Mathewson	209

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Orval Overall	4
5	4 tied	3