On This Day

Monday, July 26, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 31 .648 --
Athletics 48 37 .565 7.5
Red Sox 51 40 .560 7.5
Naps 48 38 .558 8.0
White Sox 42 45 .483 14.5
Highlanders 39 48 .448 17.5
Browns 38 50 .432 19.0
Senators 25 59 .298 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 24 .718 --
Cubs 54 28 .659 5.5
Giants 47 33 .588 11.5
Reds 44 43 .506 18.0
Phillies 37 45 .451 22.5
Cardinals 34 47 .420 25.0
Superbas 31 53 .369 29.5
Doves 24 59 .289 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 Admiral Schlei 3
3 Bill Abstein 2
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Doolin 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Larry McLean 2
1 John Titus 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Ray Demmitt 2
1 Ward Miller 2
5 7 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Berger 0.86
2 Red Ames 0.67
3 Tom Hughes 0.57
4 George McQuillan 0.43
5 Al Mattern 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 George McQuillan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 10
2 Al Mattern 7
3 Heinie Berger 6
3 George McQuillan 6
5 Tom Hughes 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .348
2 Eddie Collins .345
3 Ty Cobb .336
4 Danny Hoffman .323
5 Mike Mitchell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 5
2 Beals Becker 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Sam Crawford 50
3 Dots Miller 46
4 Ty Cobb 44
4 Harry Steinfeldt 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 49
2 Bob Bescher 28
3 Donie Bush 27
3 Honus Wagner 27
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.19
2 Christy Mathewson 1.67
3 Mordecai Brown 2.04
4 Doc White 2.06
5 Ed Killian 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 18
2 Howie Camnitz 17
3 Frank Smith 16
4 Mordecai Brown 15
4 Cy Young 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 118
1 Nap Rucker 118
3 Walter Johnson 109
3 Rube Waddell 109
5 Frank Smith 107

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 .465
2 Kitty Bransfield .417
3 Rudy Hulswitt .370
4 Ty Cobb .364
5 Dave Altizer .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Moose McCormick 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Patsy Dougherty 10
2 Bill Hinchman 10
2 Billy Purtell 10
2 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Bob Bescher 10
2 Red Murray 10
4 Bob Ganley 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Summers 0.00
2 Rube Kroh 0.50
2 Ed Reulbach 0.50
4 Slow Joe Doyle 0.63
5 Rube Waddell 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 6
2 George Bell 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Howie Camnitz 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cecil Ferguson 28
2 Red Ames 27
3 Frank Smith 25
4 Nap Rucker 23
4 Smoky Joe Wood 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Chick Brandom 1
2 Joe Lake 1
2 Harry McIntire 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bridwell .389
2 Ty Cobb .365
3 Johnny Evers .351
4 Eddie Collins .348
5 Dick Hoblitzell .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 4
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Davis 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Jake Stahl 18
2 Honus Wagner 18
4 Harry Davis 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 20
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Red Murray 14
3 Freddy Parent 14
5 Sherry Magee 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.59
2 Cy Young 1.11
3 Frank Smith 1.36
4 Ed Killian 1.39
5 Cy Morgan 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gaspar 6
1 Frank Smith 6
1 Cy Young 6
4 Frank Arellanes 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 52
2 Earl Moore 43
3 Red Ames 39
4 Bugs Raymond 38
4 Hooks Wiltse 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Jean Dubuc 2
1 Jack Powell 2
4 Frank Arellanes 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .361
2 Eddie Collins .336
3 Nap Lajoie .333
4 Sam Crawford .328
5 Ty Cobb .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 10
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Ed Konetchy 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 102
2 Sam Crawford 77
3 Claude Rossman 73
4 Ty Cobb 72
4 Danny Murphy 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 65
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Red Murray 47
4 Patsy Dougherty 45
4 Sherry Magee 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.52
2 Ed Reulbach 1.85
3 Ed Walsh 1.91
4 Mordecai Brown 1.96
5 Addie Joss 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Mordecai Brown 29
3 Frank Smith 28
4 George Mullin 26
5 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 240
2 Walter Johnson 236
3 Orval Overall 234
4 Ed Walsh 229
5 Nap Rucker 202

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