Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, October 1, 1909

On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	97	54	.642	--
Athletics	93	58	.616	4.0
Red Sox	87	62	.584	9.0
White Sox	78	73	.517	19.0
Highlanders	73	76	.490	23.0
Naps	70	81	.464	27.0
Browns	60	88	.405	35.5
Senators	42	108	.280	54.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 6

Highlanders 6, Browns 0

Highlanders 11, Browns 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	108	40	.730	--
Cubs	99	47	.678	8.0
Giants	89	57	.610	18.0
Reds	76	73	.510	32.5
Phillies	70	76	.479	37.0
Superbas	51	94	.352	55.5
Cardinals	51	94	.352	55.5
Doves	41	104	.283	65.5

Games

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Gardner	5
1	Harry Lord	5
3	John Knight	4
4	Bill Carrigan	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Birdie Cree	1
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	Jim Stephens	1
1	Harry Wolter	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earle Gardner	4
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	3
2	Hughie Jennings	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Ables	0.70
2	Chief Bender	0.64
3	Grover Lowdermilk	0.62
4	Jack Warhop	0.57
5	Dixie Walker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Fred Olmstead	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Grover Lowdermilk	10
2	Harry Ables	7
2	Chief Bender	7
4	Dixie Walker	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	Eddie Collins	.348
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Sam Crawford	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	103
1	Sam Crawford	103
3	Honus Wagner	102
4	Home Run Baker	86
5	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Eddie Collins	61
3	Bob Bescher	54
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Orval Overall	2.02
3	Ed Walsh	2.03
4	Mordecai Brown	2.05
5	Harry Krause	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	29
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Howie Camnitz	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Frank Smith	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	207
2	Nap Rucker	196
3	Frank Smith	177
4	Earl Moore	171
5	Mordecai Brown	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	8
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	Harry Lord	.488
2	Ty Cobb	.471
3	Home Run Baker	.444
4	Tris Speaker	.442
5	Hal Chase	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Shaw	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
3	Hal Chase	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	18
2	Clyde Engle	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
3	Danny Murphy	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
1	Mike Mitchell	10
3	Hans Lobert	9
4	Jimmy Austin	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Camnitz	0.00
2	Jack Warhop	0.36
3	Babe Adams	0.50
4	Doc Scanlan	0.53
5	Cy Morgan	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Harry Gaspar	3
1	George Mullin	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	25
1	Dixie Walker	25
3	Red Ames	22
4	Harry Krause	21
5	Doc Scanlan	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Al Klawitter	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.408
2	Home Run Baker	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Clyde Engle	.362
5	Honus Wagner	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	30
2	Ty Cobb	27
3	Clyde Engle	23
4	Home Run Baker	22
4	Danny Murphy	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Red Murray	15
4	Eddie Collins	14
4	Mike Mitchell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	0.98
2	Joe Lake	1.50
3	Howie Camnitz	1.60
4	Babe Adams	1.62
5	Cliff Curtis	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Nick Maddox	6
2	Orval Overall	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	Chief Bender	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	48
2	Orval Overall	45
3	Red Ames	42
4	Earl Moore	41
5	Ed Walsh	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	George Bell	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.369
2	Eddie Collins	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Sam Crawford	.319
5	Nap Lajoie	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Red Murray	7
2	Tris Speaker	7
4	Beals Becker	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	108
2	Sam Crawford	105
2	Honus Wagner	105
4	Home Run Baker	86
5	Dots Miller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Eddie Collins	61
3	Bob Bescher	56
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.98
2	Orval Overall	2.02
3	Christy Mathewson	2.03
4	Ed Walsh	2.06
5	Harry Krause	2.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	207
2	Nap Rucker	202
3	Walter Johnson	186
4	Frank Smith	185
5	Red Ames	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Doc Crandall	5
4	Al Mattern	4
5	5 tied	3