On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 47 .652 --
Athletics 84 51 .622 4.0
Red Sox 79 57 .581 9.5
White Sox 68 67 .504 20.0
Naps 68 69 .496 21.0
Highlanders 61 73 .455 26.5
Browns 57 77 .425 30.5
Senators 35 99 .261 52.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 97 36 .729 --
Cubs 91 42 .684 6.0
Giants 77 52 .597 18.0
Reds 66 67 .496 31.0
Phillies 65 70 .481 33.0
Cardinals 47 83 .362 48.5
Superbas 47 85 .356 49.5
Doves 38 93 .290 58.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 Harry Niles 3
1 Bob Unglaub 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amby McConnell 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
3 Red Dooin 2
4 Bill Abstein 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Tom Downey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McQuillan 0.50
2 Lew Brockett 0.44
3 Doc Scanlan 0.38
4 Dolly Gray 0.33
4 Cy Morgan 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Brockett 1
1 Dolly Gray 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 George McQuillan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Brockett 4
1 Dolly Gray 4
3 Cy Morgan 3
3 Doc Scanlan 3
5 Larry Pape 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Eddie Collins .354
3 Honus Wagner .338
4 Nap Lajoie .334
5 Sam Crawford .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Beals Becker 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 Tommy Leach 6
2 Red Murray 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 95
2 Ty Cobb 91
3 Sam Crawford 85
4 Home Run Baker 77
5 Dots Miller 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Eddie Collins 54
3 Donie Bush 48
4 Bob Bescher 44
5 Red Murray 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.79
2 Christy Mathewson 1.89
3 Orval Overall 2.07
4 Mordecai Brown 2.08
5 Ed Walsh 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 26
1 George Mullin 26
3 Frank Smith 25
4 Christy Mathewson 23
5 Howie Camnitz 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 193
2 Nap Rucker 179
3 Frank Smith 167
4 Mordecai Brown 163
5 Heinie Berger 162

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 Solly Hofman .469
2 Danny Murphy .420
3 Clyde Engle .392
4 Art Griggs .391
5 Ty Cobb .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Jim Delahanty 13
4 Frank Chance 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Eddie Collins 7
2 Jack McAleese 7
2 Harry Niles 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buster Brown 0.67
2 Sam Leever 0.69
3 Ralph Works 0.73
4 Orval Overall 0.80
5 Cliff Curtis 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Overall 5
2 Nick Maddox 4
2 George Mullin 4
4 Bill Bailey 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 31
2 Earl Moore 28
3 Chief Bender 23
4 Mordecai Brown 22
4 George Mullin 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .446
2 Jack Lelivelt .393
3 Eddie Collins .390
4 Solly Hofman .376
5 Davy Jones .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
2 Honus Wagner 29
3 Sam Crawford 26
4 Home Run Baker 24
5 Jim Delahanty 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Eddie Collins 17
3 Sam Crawford 14
3 Dick Egan 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.83
2 Jack Coombs 1.20
3 Orval Overall 1.21
4 Lefty Leifield 1.34
5 Cliff Curtis 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Overall 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 George Mullin 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 51
2 Earl Moore 44
3 Red Ames 43
4 Chief Bender 42
5 Ed Walsh 41

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 .351
2 Eddie Collins .348
3 Honus Wagner .345
4 Nap Lajoie .332
5 Sam Crawford .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Red Murray 8
3 Tommy Leach 7
4 Beals Becker 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 110
2 Ty Cobb 102
3 Sam Crawford 94
4 Red Murray 81
5 Home Run Baker 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Eddie Collins 54
3 Bob Bescher 50
3 Donie Bush 50
5 Red Murray 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.79
2 Ed Walsh 1.80
3 Christy Mathewson 1.95
4 Ed Reulbach 2.03
5 Doc White 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 33
2 George Mullin 30
3 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Frank Smith 29
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 224
2 Nap Rucker 203
3 Walter Johnson 200
4 Frank Smith 193
5 Ed Walsh 188

Saves

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