On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 92 51 .643 --
Athletics 89 53 .627 2.5
Red Sox 83 60 .580 9.0
White Sox 70 72 .493 21.5
Highlanders 68 73 .482 23.0
Naps 69 75 .479 23.5
Browns 60 82 .423 31.5
Senators 39 104 .273 53.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 105 36 .745 --
Cubs 94 46 .671 10.5
Giants 84 53 .613 19.0
Reds 70 71 .496 35.0
Phillies 69 72 .489 36.0
Superbas 49 89 .355 54.5
Cardinals 47 90 .343 56.0
Doves 39 100 .281 65.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Johnny Evers 3
1 Bob Harmon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Hummel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Luderus 3
2 Al Bridwell 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
2 Chief Wilson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Tommy Clarke 2
1 Joe Delahanty 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.70
2 Red Ames 0.69
3 Nick Maddox 0.44
4 Nap Rucker 0.42
5 Rube Kroh 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Rube Kroh 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 Nap Rucker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 11
2 Nap Rucker 8
3 Earl Moore 7
4 Nick Maddox 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Eddie Collins .354
3 Honus Wagner .335
4 Nap Lajoie .330
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 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 97
1 Honus Wagner 97
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Dots Miller 83
5 Home Run Baker 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 74
2 Eddie Collins 54
3 Donie Bush 50
4 Bob Bescher 49
5 Red Murray 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.89
2 Christy Mathewson 1.90
3 Mordecai Brown 2.05
4 Orval Overall 2.06
5 Ed Walsh 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 28
2 Mordecai Brown 26
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Frank Smith 25
5 Howie Camnitz 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 200
2 Nap Rucker 191
3 Frank Smith 177
4 Earl Moore 168
5 Mordecai Brown 166

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 Chief Wilson .438
2 Hal Chase .396
3 Tris Speaker .395
4 George McBride .381
5 Roy Hartzell .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Fred Beck 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 George Moriarty 14
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 Clyde Engle 12
3 Chief Wilson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Schulte 8
2 Art Devlin 7
2 Red Murray 7
4 Jap Barbeau 6
4 8 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.53
2 Frank Corridon 0.77
3 Mordecai Brown 0.90
4 Lew Brockett 0.92
5 Orval Overall 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 George Mullin 4
3 Bill Bailey 3
3 Frank Corridon 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 23
2 Harry Krause 21
3 Ed Walsh 20
4 Dolly Gray 19
4 Joe Lake 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Joe Birmingham .375
3 Eddie Collins .372
4 Honus Wagner .369
5 Johnny Bates .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Hal Chase 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Sam Crawford 29
3 Honus Wagner 22
4 Home Run Baker 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Lake 1.32
2 Babe Adams 1.36
3 Orval Overall 1.71
4 Cliff Curtis 1.80
5 Mordecai Brown 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 7
2 Nick Maddox 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Bill Bailey 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 49
2 Earl Moore 47
3 Chief Bender 44
4 Orval Overall 41
5 Ed Walsh 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Fred Beebe 1
2 George Bell 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .357
2 Eddie Collins .350
3 Honus Wagner .347
4 Nap Lajoie .330
5 Sam Crawford .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Tommy Leach 7
3 Beals Becker 6
3 Larry Doyle 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 106
2 Ty Cobb 104
3 Sam Crawford 95
4 Dots Miller 83
5 Home Run Baker 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 84
2 Bob Bescher 54
2 Eddie Collins 54
4 Donie Bush 52
5 Red Murray 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.89
2 Ed Walsh 1.90
3 Christy Mathewson 2.05
4 Mordecai Brown 2.07
5 Orval Overall 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 31
2 Mordecai Brown 30
3 Christy Mathewson 29
4 Frank Smith 27
5 Howie Camnitz 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 221
2 Nap Rucker 208
3 Walter Johnson 195
4 Frank Smith 192
5 Red Ames 186

Saves

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