On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	89	50	.640	--
Athletics	87	52	.626	2.0
Red Sox	81	59	.579	8.5
White Sox	70	69	.504	19.0
Naps	68	73	.482	22.0
Highlanders	65	73	.471	23.5
Browns	59	80	.424	30.0
Senators	38	101	.273	51.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 5

Highlanders 9, Naps 4

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Browns 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	101	36	.737	--
Cubs	92	45	.672	9.0
Giants	80	53	.602	19.0
Reds	69	69	.500	32.5
Phillies	68	70	.493	33.5
Cardinals	47	86	.353	52.0
Superbas	47	88	.348	53.0
Doves	39	96	.289	61.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Pirates 12, Superbas 3

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Leach	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Joe Birmingham	2
3	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Donahue	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Purtell	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Jimmy Austin	2
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lord	2
2	Jimmy Austin	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Bobby Byrne	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.71
2	Mordecai Brown	0.50
2	Eddie Higgins	0.50
2	Nick Maddox	0.50
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	Rube Manning	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	5
2	Nick Maddox	3
2	Rube Manning	3
2	Eddie Plank	3
2	Harry Suter	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.364
2	Eddie Collins	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.338
4	Nap Lajoie	.329
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.315

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	81
5	Dots Miller	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Donie Bush	49
4	Bob Bescher	46
5	Red Murray	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.86
2	Harry Krause	1.94
3	Ed Walsh	1.99
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Orval Overall	2.06

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	177
4	Mordecai Brown	166
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	Donie Bush	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Hal Chase	.397
4	Eddie Collins	.383
5	Pep Deininger	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	15
2	Hal Chase	13
2	Ty Cobb	13
4	Clyde Engle	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	9
2	Ty Cobb	7
2	Harry Niles	7
2	Frank Schulte	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	0.67
2	Lew Brockett	1.00
2	Joe Lake	1.00
4	Frank Smith	1.09
5	Ed Walsh	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Maddox	4
1	George Mullin	4
3	Buster Brown	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	26
2	Chief Bender	24
2	Ed Walsh	24
4	Harry Krause	22
5	Earl Moore	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.447
2	Eddie Collins	.421
3	Jack Lelivelt	.370
4	Johnny Bates	.365
5	Davy Jones	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	32
2	Sam Crawford	28
3	Home Run Baker	26
4	Honus Wagner	23
5	Jim Delahanty	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Dick Egan	16
3	Sam Crawford	15
4	Eddie Collins	14
5	Red Murray	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Curtis	1.45
2	Orval Overall	1.46
3	Babe Adams	1.47
4	Joe Lake	1.64
5	Lefty Leifield	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Orval Overall	6
2	Frank Smith	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	49
2	Frank Smith	48
3	Red Ames	44
3	Chief Bender	44
5	Earl Moore	42

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	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Nap Lajoie	.330
5	Sam Crawford	.316

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	106
2	Ty Cobb	100
3	Sam Crawford	92
4	Home Run Baker	82
5	Dots Miller	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Bob Bescher	52
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.76
2	Harry Krause	1.94
3	Christy Mathewson	1.99
4	Mordecai Brown	2.03
5	Orval Overall	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	32
2	George Mullin	30
3	Frank Smith	29
4	Christy Mathewson	28
5	Howie Camnitz	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	225
2	Nap Rucker	205
3	Frank Smith	203
4	Walter Johnson	193
5	Mordecai Brown	185

Saves

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