On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	73	43	.629	--
Athletics	71	45	.612	2.0
Red Sox	72	47	.605	2.5
Naps	59	59	.500	15.0
White Sox	56	59	.487	16.5
Highlanders	53	62	.461	19.5
Browns	47	66	.416	24.5
Senators	33	83	.284	40.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Naps 8, Senators 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 0

Highlanders 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	82	32	.719	--
Cubs	75	37	.670	6.0
Giants	68	42	.618	12.0
Reds	56	56	.500	25.0
Phillies	51	61	.455	30.0
Cardinals	45	67	.402	36.0
Superbas	41	71	.366	40.0
Doves	31	83	.272	51.0

Games

Reds 7, Superbas 1

Doves 10, Cardinals 8

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Phillies 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Dooin	4
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	George Stovall	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Tommy Leach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Rube Ellis	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Al Orth	3
2	George Stovall	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Stovall	4
2	Dick Egan	2
2	Tris Speaker	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	29 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mullin	1.25
2	Ed Walsh	0.57
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.56
4	Jack Rowan	0.50
5	Red Ames	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Al Mattern	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Al Mattern	5
2	George Mullin	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Lew Richie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.351
2	Eddie Collins	.350
3	Nap Lajoie	.332
4	Honus Wagner	.325
5	Mike Mitchell	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Tommy Leach	6
3	Red Murray	5
3	Jake Stahl	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	76
2	Ty Cobb	67
3	Dots Miller	65
4	Sam Crawford	63
5	Home Run Baker	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	Donie Bush	40
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.63
2	Christy Mathewson	1.82
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.07
4	Orval Overall	2.16
5	Mordecai Brown	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	22
2	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Howie Camnitz	21
2	Frank Smith	21
5	Christy Mathewson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	159
2	Nap Rucker	158
3	Walter Johnson	155
4	Frank Smith	138
5	2 tied	135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	Eddie Collins	.404
3	Joe Ward	.400
4	Davy Jones	.388
5	Jack Lelivelt	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
4	Bobby Byrne	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Delahanty	14
1	Honus Wagner	14
3	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Home Run Baker	12
4	Ty Cobb	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	10
2	Al Burch	9
2	Eddie Collins	9
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	Davy Jones	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Orval Overall	0.35
3	Lew Brockett	0.92
4	Bill Donovan	0.98
5	George Mullin	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Morgan	4
2	Fred Beebe	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Hooks Wiltse	22
3	George McQuillan	21
3	Orval Overall	21
3	Ed Walsh	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.398
2	Frank LaPorte	.383
3	Eddie Collins	.364
4	Ed Konetchy	.360
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
2	Ty Cobb	23
3	Red Murray	20
4	Bill Abstein	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Donie Bush	13
3	Dode Paskert	12
4	Al Burch	11
4	Tris Speaker	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Brockett	1.41
2	Sam Leever	1.50
3	Charley Hall	1.53
4	Bob Ewing	1.54
5	2 tied	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Arellanes	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Cy Morgan	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	49
2	Walter Johnson	46
3	Christy Mathewson	43
4	Orval Overall	41
5	Nap Rucker	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
1	Orval Overall	2
1	Lew Richie	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.351
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Ty Cobb	.331
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Mike Mitchell	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	7
1	Red Murray	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Ed Konetchy	6
3	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	103
2	Ty Cobb	88
3	Sam Crawford	83
4	Red Murray	78
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Bob Bescher	45
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	2 tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.63
2	Christy Mathewson	1.82
3	Ed Walsh	1.85
4	Ed Reulbach	1.87
5	Addie Joss	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	31
1	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Frank Smith	29
4	George Mullin	28
5	Howie Camnitz	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	238
2	Walter Johnson	233
3	Nap Rucker	213
4	Rube Waddell	205
5	Frank Smith	199

Saves

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