On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	54	30	.643	--
Athletics	48	34	.585	5.0
Red Sox	50	37	.575	5.5
Naps	46	37	.554	7.5
White Sox	39	45	.464	15.0
Highlanders	38	46	.452	16.0
Browns	36	49	.424	18.5
Senators	24	57	.296	28.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Highlanders 1, Naps 0

Tigers 6, Red Sox 0

Browns 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	23	.720	--
Cubs	53	28	.654	5.5
Giants	47	32	.595	10.5
Reds	42	41	.506	17.5
Phillies	35	44	.443	22.5
Cardinals	33	45	.423	24.0
Superbas	29	52	.358	29.5
Doves	24	57	.296	34.5

Games

Pirates 9, Doves 0

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Art Griggs	3
3	Jake Atz	2
3	George Browne	2
3	12 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Clarke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Maddox	3
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Billy Purtell	2
5	14 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Bob Ganley	2
2	Bill Sweeney	2
4	Jake Atz	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1.50
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.86
3	Rube Waddell	0.64
3	Kirby White	0.64
5	Ed Reulbach	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	7
1	Kirby White	7
3	Hooks Wiltse	6
4	Frank Smith	4
4	Harry Wolter	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.347
2	Eddie Collins	.346
3	Ty Cobb	.344
4	Mike Mitchell	.328
5	Harry Lord	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Tommy Leach	4
2	Jake Stahl	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	59
2	Sam Crawford	49
3	Dots Miller	46
4	Harry Steinfeldt	43
5	Ty Cobb	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	48
2	Honus Wagner	26
3	Donie Bush	25
4	Bob Bescher	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.96
2	Christy Mathewson	1.67
3	Ed Killian	1.83
4	Ed Walsh	2.07
5	Mordecai Brown	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	17
1	George Mullin	17
3	Frank Smith	15
4	Mordecai Brown	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	118
2	Frank Smith	103
3	Nap Rucker	102
3	Rube Waddell	102
5	Walter Johnson	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	3 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.456
2	Ty Cobb	.434
3	Mike Mitchell	.412
4	Red Kleinow	.385
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Moose McCormick	2
2	Larry McLean	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Patsy Dougherty	13
3	Harry Steinfeldt	11
4	Pat Donahue	10
4	Steve Evans	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Red Murray	11
3	Bob Bescher	10
3	Bob Ganley	10
5	Freddy Parent	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.00
2	Cy Morgan	0.33
3	Rube Kroh	0.50
3	Ed Reulbach	0.50
5	Slow Joe Doyle	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	5
2	Howie Camnitz	4
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	Harry Gaspar	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Wiltse	29
2	Earl Moore	26
3	Orval Overall	24
4	Jim Scott	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jack Powell	2
3	Harry Gaspar	1
3	Joe Lake	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.393
2	Al Bridwell	.384
3	Mike Mitchell	.350
4	Eddie Collins	.347
5	Johnny Evers	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Murray	21
2	Ty Cobb	20
3	Dots Miller	18
3	Claude Rossman	18
3	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	17
2	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	16
4	Freddy Parent	14
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.59
2	Ed Killian	0.72
3	Harry Krause	0.82
4	Cy Young	1.25
5	Cy Morgan	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Howie Camnitz	6
3	Harry Gaspar	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	44
2	Nap Rucker	41
3	Hooks Wiltse	40
4	Bugs Raymond	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Jean Dubuc	2
1	Jack Powell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Nap Lajoie	.331
3	Eddie Collins	.329
4	Ty Cobb	.325
5	Sam Crawford	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Red Murray	7
4	Sam Crawford	6
4	Ed Konetchy	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	104
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Ty Cobb	76
4	Claude Rossman	74
5	Danny Murphy	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Patsy Dougherty	46
3	Red Murray	46
5	Sherry Magee	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.65
2	Ed Reulbach	1.83
3	Ed Walsh	1.92
4	Mordecai Brown	1.99
5	Barney Pelty	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	28
3	Frank Smith	27
4	George Mullin	26
4	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	242
2	Orval Overall	241
3	Ed Walsh	236
4	Walter Johnson	231
5	Christy Mathewson	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	George McQuillan	3
3	3 others tied	3