On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	89	49	.645	--
Athletics	86	52	.623	3.0
Red Sox	80	59	.576	9.5
White Sox	70	68	.507	19.0
Naps	68	72	.486	22.0
Highlanders	64	73	.467	24.5
Browns	58	80	.420	31.0
Senators	38	100	.275	51.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 2, White Sox 0

Highlanders 5, Naps 3

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Senators 16, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	100	36	.735	--
Cubs	91	45	.669	9.0
Giants	80	52	.606	18.0
Reds	67	69	.493	33.0
Phillies	66	70	.485	34.0
Cardinals	47	84	.359	50.5
Superbas	47	87	.351	52.0
Doves	39	94	.293	59.5

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Doves 2, Reds 1

Reds 8, Doves 5

Pirates 6, Superbas 0

Phillies 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Purtell	5
2	Patsy Dougherty	4
2	Jack Lelivelt	4
2	Mike Mitchell	4
2	Tris Speaker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Hinchman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	5
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Kid Elberfeld	3
4	Bill Abstein	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Egan	3
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Al Bridwell	2
2	Charlie French	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	2.25
2	Red Ames	1.33
3	Cliff Curtis	0.80
4	Jack Rowan	0.75
4	Vic Willis	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	9
1	Frank Smith	9
3	Jack Quinn	7
4	Orval Overall	6
4	Jack Rowan	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Eddie Collins	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.338
4	Nap Lajoie	.328
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.313

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	96
2	Ty Cobb	92
3	Sam Crawford	87
4	Home Run Baker	79
5	Dots Miller	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Donie Bush	49
4	Bob Bescher	45
5	Red Murray	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.86
2	Harry Krause	1.94
3	Ed Walsh	1.99
4	Orval Overall	2.06
5	Mordecai Brown	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Frank Smith	25
4	Christy Mathewson	24
5	Howie Camnitz	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	200
2	Nap Rucker	183
3	Frank Smith	176
4	Mordecai Brown	165
5	Heinie Berger	162

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.404
2	Clyde Engle	.397
3	Danny Murphy	.389
4	Pep Deininger	.383
5	Tris Speaker	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	14
2	Ty Cobb	13
2	Clyde Engle	13
4	Hal Chase	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Red Murray	8
3	Sam Crawford	7
3	Harry Niles	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buster Brown	0.67
1	Earl Moore	0.67
3	Sam Leever	0.69
4	Joe Lake	1.00
5	Ed Walsh	1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	33
2	Chief Bender	32
3	Frank Smith	26
4	George Mullin	25
5	Ed Walsh	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Eddie Collins	.412
3	Jack Lelivelt	.386
4	Donie Bush	.383
5	Davy Jones	.365

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	32
2	Sam Crawford	28
3	Honus Wagner	25
4	Home Run Baker	24
5	Jim Delahanty	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Sam Crawford	16
2	Dick Egan	16
4	Eddie Collins	15
5	6 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	1.20
2	Babe Adams	1.36
3	Cliff Curtis	1.45
4	Orval Overall	1.46
5	Christy Mathewson	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Orval Overall	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	49
1	Frank Smith	49
3	Red Ames	47
4	Chief Bender	44
4	Earl Moore	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Al Mattern	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.353
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Nap Lajoie	.328
5	Sam Crawford	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	107
2	Ty Cobb	100
3	Sam Crawford	92
4	Home Run Baker	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Bob Bescher	51
3	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.70
2	Christy Mathewson	1.93
3	Harry Krause	1.94
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Ed Reulbach	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	33
2	George Mullin	30
3	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Frank Smith	29
5	Howie Camnitz	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	231
2	Nap Rucker	207
3	Frank Smith	202
4	Walter Johnson	198
5	Mordecai Brown	187

Saves

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