On This Day

Tuesday, October 5, 1909

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 54 .645 --
Athletics 95 58 .621 3.5
Red Sox 88 63 .583 9.5
White Sox 78 74 .513 20.0
Highlanders 74 77 .490 23.5
Naps 71 82 .464 27.5
Browns 61 89 .407 36.0
Senators 42 110 .276 56.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 111 42 .725 --
Cubs 102 49 .675 8.0
Giants 91 59 .607 18.5
Reds 77 77 .500 34.5
Phillies 72 78 .480 37.5
Cardinals 54 96 .360 55.5
Superbas 53 97 .353 56.5
Doves 44 106 .293 65.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Ward Miller 4
2 Rebel Oakes 4
2 Frank Schulte 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Rebel Oakes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 4
2 Rudy Hulswitt 3
2 Rebel Oakes 3
4 Frank Schulte 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 3
2 Chief Wilson 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Bill Abstein 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Adams 1.33
2 George Hunter 0.45
3 Jack Pfiester 0.30
4 Bob Harmon 0.29
5 Jack Bushelman 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 Jack Pfiester 1
1 Lew Richie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Hunter 5
2 Babe Adams 4
3 Jack Bushelman 3
3 Jack Pfiester 3
3 Jack Rowan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Eddie Collins .346
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Nap Lajoie .324
5 Sam Crawford .314

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 105
2 Sam Crawford 104
3 Honus Wagner 102
4 Dots Miller 92
5 Home Run Baker 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 76
2 Eddie Collins 63
3 Bob Bescher 54
4 Donie Bush 53
5 Red Murray 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.87
2 Ed Walsh 2.03
3 Mordecai Brown 2.05
4 Harry Krause 2.07
5 Orval Overall 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 29
2 Mordecai Brown 27
3 Howie Camnitz 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Frank Smith 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 211
2 Nap Rucker 200
3 Frank Smith 177
4 Earl Moore 173
5 Mordecai Brown 170

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .522
2 Home Run Baker .444
3 Harry Lord .442
4 Tris Speaker .390
5 Harry Niles .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Al Shaw 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 17
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Dots Miller 13
2 Danny Murphy 13
2 Red Murray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
1 Hans Lobert 9
3 Bob Bescher 8
4 Mike Mitchell 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Camnitz 0.00
2 Jack Warhop 0.36
3 Bill Donovan 0.50
4 Cy Morgan 0.67
5 Jack Quinn 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Art Fromme 3
1 Bob Harmon 3
1 Eddie Higgins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 22
1 Doc Scanlan 22
3 Bill Bailey 21
4 Bob Harmon 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 2
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 Al Klawitter 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Home Run Baker .406
3 Tris Speaker .396
4 Hal Chase .365
5 Harry Lord .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 28
2 Ty Cobb 26
3 Dots Miller 21
3 Danny Murphy 21
5 Home Run Baker 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Bob Bescher 14
3 Red Murray 13
4 Jap Barbeau 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.69
2 Babe Adams 1.72
3 Earl Moore 1.75
4 Bill Donovan 1.75
5 3 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 6
1 George Mullin 6
3 Red Ames 5
4 Bill Bailey 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 40
2 Red Ames 39
3 Dolly Gray 37
3 Orval Overall 37
5 Earl Moore 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 2
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Heinie Berger 1
2 12 others tied 1