On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	83	46	.643	--
Athletics	79	49	.617	3.5
Red Sox	75	55	.577	8.5
Naps	68	64	.515	16.5
White Sox	66	63	.512	17.0
Highlanders	58	69	.457	24.0
Browns	52	75	.409	30.0
Senators	34	94	.266	48.5

Games

Naps 7, Tigers 4

Athletics 8, Highlanders 6

White Sox 4, Browns 2

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Red Sox 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	91	36	.717	--
Cubs	85	41	.675	5.5
Giants	75	49	.605	14.5
Reds	65	61	.516	25.5
Phillies	62	67	.481	30.0
Cardinals	47	77	.379	42.5
Superbas	45	81	.357	45.5
Doves	34	92	.270	56.5

Games

Phillies 6, Doves 2

Phillies 5, Doves 3

Giants 7, Superbas 6

Superbas 6, Giants 3

Cubs 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otto Knabe	5
2	Wally Clement	4
2	Ed Lennox	4
2	Red Murray	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	2
2	Jack Barry	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Mickey Doolin	1
2	Nap Lajoie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Otto Knabe	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	4
2	Johnny Bates	2
2	Jack Lelivelt	2
2	Harry Niles	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.11
2	Ed Walsh	0.89
3	Howie Camnitz	0.88
4	Frank Corridon	0.78
5	Harry Suter	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	10
2	Ed Walsh	8
3	Howie Camnitz	7
3	Frank Corridon	7
3	Charley Hall	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	Eddie Collins	.356
3	Nap Lajoie	.342
4	Honus Wagner	.336
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Tommy Leach	6
2	Red Murray	6
4	Sam Crawford	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	90
2	Ty Cobb	83
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Home Run Baker	73
5	Dots Miller	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Eddie Collins	51
3	Donie Bush	45
4	Bob Bescher	43
5	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.83
2	Christy Mathewson	1.97
3	Ed Walsh	2.12
4	Mordecai Brown	2.16
5	Orval Overall	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	24
1	George Mullin	24
1	Frank Smith	24
4	Howie Camnitz	22
4	Christy Mathewson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	181
2	Nap Rucker	173
3	Frank Smith	162
4	Heinie Berger	158
5	Walter Johnson	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	Al Mattern	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.508
2	Jack Lelivelt	.440
3	Johnny Bates	.418
4	Nap Lajoie	.414
5	Joe Birmingham	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Joe Tinker	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Sam Crawford	17
3	Honus Wagner	15
4	Jim Delahanty	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	9
4	Bob Bescher	8
4	Red Murray	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Dygert	0.75
2	Tom Hughes	0.95
3	Babe Adams	1.24
4	Jack Coombs	1.38
5	Harry Suter	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Art Fromme	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	30
2	Earl Moore	27
3	Red Ames	26
4	Frank Smith	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.455
2	Nap Lajoie	.402
3	Larry Doyle	.387
4	Eddie Collins	.385
5	Joe Birmingham	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Joe Tinker	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
1	Honus Wagner	28
3	Home Run Baker	26
4	Sam Crawford	24
4	Jim Delahanty	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Ty Cobb	16
2	Dick Egan	16
4	Dode Paskert	15
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.75
2	Harry Suter	1.29
3	George Mullin	1.50
4	Orval Overall	1.55
5	Lefty Leifield	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	6
1	Earl Moore	6
1	Frank Smith	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	50
2	Earl Moore	45
3	Red Ames	42
4	Frank Smith	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.353
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.340
5	Sam Crawford	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Red Murray	8
3	Tommy Leach	7
4	Harry Davis	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	108
2	Ty Cobb	98
3	Sam Crawford	92
4	Red Murray	84
5	Harry Steinfeldt	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Bob Bescher	52
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Red Murray	49
5	Donie Bush	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.78
2	Harry Krause	1.83
3	Christy Mathewson	1.96
4	Ed Reulbach	1.98
5	Mordecai Brown	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Frank Smith	29
4	George Mullin	28
5	Howie Camnitz	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	228
2	Walter Johnson	214
3	Nap Rucker	204
4	Frank Smith	199
5	Ed Walsh	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	Al Mattern	4
5	5 tied	3