On This Day

Thursday, October 7, 1909

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1909 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 8, 1909

Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Final 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 104 49 .680 7.0
Giants 92 61 .601 19.0
Reds 77 77 .500 34.5
Phillies 74 79 .484 37.0
Superbas 55 98 .359 56.0
Cardinals 54 98 .355 56.5
Doves 45 108 .294 66.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Dave Shean 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy McMillan 4
2 Red Murray 3
3 Fred Beck 1
3 Al Bridwell 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Burch 1
1 Dave Shean 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tully Sparks 0.60
2 Al Mattern 0.36
3 George Daly 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 1
1 Al Mattern 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tully Sparks 6
2 George Daly 4
2 Al Mattern 4
4 George Bell 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Red Murray 89

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 .588
2 Home Run Baker .474
3 Tris Speaker .457
4 Harry Lord .432
5 Beals Becker .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Al Shaw 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Murray 18
2 Sam Crawford 14
3 Ty Cobb 12
3 Danny Murphy 12
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Hans Lobert 7
3 Dave Altizer 6
3 Art Devlin 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Morgan 0.00
2 Bill Donovan 0.50
2 Jack Warhop 0.50
4 Jack Quinn 0.69
5 Ed Reulbach 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Scanlan 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Art Fromme 3
2 Bob Harmon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Scanlan 25
2 Red Ames 22
3 Bob Harmon 19
4 Harry Ables 18
4 Joe Lake 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 2
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 Al Klawitter 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .432
2 Home Run Baker .394
3 Tris Speaker .382
4 Hal Chase .375
5 Harry Lord .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 27
2 Ty Cobb 24
3 Dots Miller 21
3 Red Murray 21
5 Danny Murphy 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
1 Red Murray 13
3 Hans Lobert 12
4 Jap Barbeau 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.40
2 Babe Adams 1.46
3 Eddie Plank 1.56
4 Orval Overall 1.57
5 Mordecai Brown 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Maddox 6
2 Red Ames 5
2 George Mullin 5
4 Bill Bailey 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 40
2 Red Ames 39
3 Dolly Gray 37
4 Bill Bailey 35
4 Ed Walsh 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Melter 2
2 Frank Arellanes 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Doc Crandall 1
2 11 others tied 1