On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	70	42	.625	--
Tigers	68	43	.613	1.5
Red Sox	68	46	.596	3.0
Naps	57	57	.500	14.0
White Sox	54	56	.491	15.0
Highlanders	51	59	.464	18.0
Browns	45	63	.417	23.0
Senators	32	79	.288	37.5

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 4

Athletics 10, Naps 6

Tigers 9, Senators 7

Red Sox 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	30	.725	--
Cubs	73	35	.676	5.5
Giants	65	40	.619	12.0
Reds	54	54	.500	24.5
Phillies	49	59	.454	29.5
Cardinals	44	63	.411	34.0
Superbas	39	68	.364	39.0
Doves	28	82	.255	51.5

Games

Superbas 1, Cardinals 0

Superbas 6, Cardinals 3

Cubs 8, Doves 3

Cubs 3, Doves 2

Giants 1, Reds 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddy Parent	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
1	Alan Storke	4
4	Jap Barbeau	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Sheckard	5
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Bill Bradley	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Freddy Parent	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	25 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.80
2	Frank Arellanes	1.00
3	Jack Pfiester	0.86
4	Mordecai Brown	0.62
5	Les Backman	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Les Backman	8
3	Jack Pfiester	6
3	Jim Scott	6
5	6 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Summers	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.346
2	Ty Cobb	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Nap Lajoie	.328
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Red Murray	5
2	Jake Stahl	5
4	Home Run Baker	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	73
2	Dots Miller	63
3	Ty Cobb	61
4	Red Murray	60
5	Sam Crawford	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Donie Bush	39
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.82
3	Christy Mathewson	1.82
4	Ed Walsh	2.00
5	Ed Reulbach	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Howie Camnitz	20
2	George Mullin	20
2	Frank Smith	20
5	Christy Mathewson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	152
2	Orval Overall	151
3	Walter Johnson	148
4	Frank Smith	133
5	Heinie Berger	131

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	Joe Birmingham	.419
2	Bill Carrigan	.405
3	Nap Lajoie	.400
4	Larry Doyle	.391
5	Chief Wilson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Bobby Byrne	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Abstein	13
1	Red Murray	13
3	Home Run Baker	12
4	Honus Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Dode Paskert	8
3	Davy Jones	7
4	Johnny Bates	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
1	Babe Adams	0.00
3	Earl Moore	0.33
4	Lew Brockett	0.55
5	Christy Mathewson	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Hooks Wiltse	23
3	Jim Scott	21
4	Orval Overall	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Ed Summers	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Hoblitzell	.362
2	Larry Doyle	.354
3	Eddie Collins	.353
4	Ty Cobb	.352
5	Chief Wilson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Chief Wilson	2
5	32 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	21
1	Ty Cobb	21
1	Red Murray	21
4	Bill Abstein	20
5	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Donie Bush	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Bob Bescher	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Morgan	1.29
1	Sam Leever	1.29
3	Slow Joe Doyle	1.36
4	Ed Reulbach	1.39
5	Bob Ewing	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Frank Arellanes	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	50
2	Mordecai Brown	48
3	Walter Johnson	47
4	Christy Mathewson	40
5	Jim Scott	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Brandom	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Sam Leever	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	Eddie Collins	.346
3	Nap Lajoie	.326
4	Ty Cobb	.323
5	Kitty Bransfield	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	100
2	Ty Cobb	84
3	Sam Crawford	81
4	Red Murray	80
5	Harry Steinfeldt	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Red Murray	47
4	Bob Bescher	45
5	Eddie Collins	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.19
2	Ed Reulbach	1.68
3	Ed Walsh	1.78
4	Christy Mathewson	1.80
5	Addie Joss	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	31
1	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Frank Smith	29
4	George Mullin	26
4	Ed Reulbach	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	250
2	Walter Johnson	239
3	Nap Rucker	218
4	Rube Waddell	211
5	Ed Walsh	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Chick Brandom	3
3	5 others tied	3