On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	38	.620	--
Athletics	60	40	.600	2.0
Red Sox	59	44	.573	4.5
Naps	52	49	.515	10.5
White Sox	48	51	.485	13.5
Highlanders	47	52	.475	14.5
Browns	43	55	.439	18.0
Senators	30	72	.294	33.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	27	.719	--
Cubs	66	30	.688	3.0
Giants	54	37	.593	12.5
Reds	48	49	.495	21.5
Phillies	43	53	.448	26.0
Cardinals	40	53	.430	27.5
Superbas	35	61	.365	34.0
Doves	26	71	.268	43.5

Games

Cubs 7, Superbas 0

Phillies 6, Reds 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bates	2
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Al Burch	2
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	3 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Eddie Grant	1
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Rebel Oakes	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Bill O'Hara	3
3	Al Bridwell	1
3	Larry Doyle	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	2.33
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.00
3	John Raleigh	0.33
4	Frank Corridon	0.12
4	2 others tied	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Hooks Wiltse	6
3	John Raleigh	2
4	Frank Corridon	1
4	2 others tied	1

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.348
2	Ty Cobb	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Nap Lajoie	.318
5	Sam Crawford	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Beals Becker	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	62
2	Ty Cobb	55
2	Sam Crawford	55
4	Dots Miller	54
5	Harry Steinfeldt	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	52
2	Donie Bush	33
2	Eddie Collins	33
4	Bob Bescher	32
5	Red Murray	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.22
2	Rube Kroh	1.84
3	Mordecai Brown	1.95
4	Christy Mathewson	2.04
5	Ed Killian	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	19
1	George Mullin	19
3	Howie Camnitz	18
3	Frank Smith	18
5	Christy Mathewson	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	138
2	Walter Johnson	137
3	Orval Overall	131
4	Frank Smith	121
5	Rube Waddell	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	Jack Powell	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank LaPorte	.429
2	Dots Miller	.395
3	Doc Gessler	.395
3	Frank Schulte	.395
5	Eddie Collins	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Red Murray	11
1	Jake Stahl	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Frank LaPorte	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Johnny Bates	6
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	George Browne	6
2	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.50
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.95
3	Rube Kroh	1.00
3	Rube Manning	1.00
5	Vic Willis	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Frank Arellanes	3
3	Frank Corridon	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Mordecai Brown	32
3	Heinie Berger	21
4	Nap Rucker	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Bridwell	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Kitty Bransfield	.355
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.344
5	Art Griggs	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Rube Ellis	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Harry Steinfeldt	18
3	Patsy Dougherty	17
3	Jake Stahl	17
5	Fred Clarke	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	16
2	Bob Bescher	15
2	Ty Cobb	15
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	Donie Bush	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kroh	0.75
2	Slow Joe Doyle	0.84
3	Jim Scott	0.99
4	Cy Morgan	1.02
5	Johnny Lush	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Harry Gaspar	6
3	Ed Reulbach	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	51
2	Mordecai Brown	50
3	Walter Johnson	49
4	Frank Smith	39
5	3 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Jack Powell	2
1	Lew Richie	2
5	9 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Eddie Collins	.353
3	Sam Crawford	.326
4	Ty Cobb	.321
5	Kitty Bransfield	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	7
1	Ed Konetchy	7
1	Red Murray	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	94
2	Ty Cobb	80
2	Sam Crawford	80
4	Claude Rossman	75
5	3 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Red Murray	48
4	Bob Bescher	42
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.67
2	Christy Mathewson	1.79
3	Ed Walsh	1.86
4	Mordecai Brown	1.99
5	Addie Joss	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Mordecai Brown	31
3	Frank Smith	28
4	George Mullin	25
4	Ed Reulbach	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	244
2	Orval Overall	230
3	Rube Waddell	227
4	Ed Walsh	214
5	Nap Rucker	209

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Chick Brandom	3
3	6 others tied	3