On This Day

Saturday, September 25, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	94	51	.648	--
Athletics	91	53	.632	2.5
Red Sox	85	60	.586	9.0
White Sox	72	72	.500	21.5
Highlanders	68	75	.476	25.0
Naps	69	77	.473	25.5
Browns	60	84	.417	33.5
Senators	39	106	.269	55.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 2, Highlanders 1

Tigers 10, Highlanders 4

Athletics 5, Naps 0

Athletics 3, Naps 0

White Sox 2, Senators 1

White Sox 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	106	36	.746	--
Cubs	95	46	.674	10.5
Giants	84	54	.609	20.0
Reds	71	71	.500	35.0
Phillies	69	73	.486	37.0
Superbas	49	90	.353	55.5
Cardinals	48	90	.348	56.0
Doves	39	101	.279	66.0

Games

Cubs 7, Doves 4

Reds 5, Giants 2

Giants 1, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 12, Superbas 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Niles	5
1	Rube Oldring	5
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Hal Chase	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Steve Evans	1
1	George Gibson	1
1	Al Shaw	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Mike Mitchell	2
2	Tris Speaker	2
5	18 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	1.25
2	Bob Groom	1.00
3	Chief Bender	0.80
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.78
5	Rube Manning	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	7
2	Ray Collins	6
2	Rube Manning	6
4	Fred Anderson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	Ralph Works	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	Eddie Collins	.354
3	Honus Wagner	.338
4	Nap Lajoie	.327
5	Sam Crawford	.315

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	99
2	Honus Wagner	98
3	Sam Crawford	94
4	Home Run Baker	84
5	Dots Miller	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Eddie Collins	54
3	Bob Bescher	51
3	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.87
2	Harry Krause	1.89
3	Mordecai Brown	2.05
4	Orval Overall	2.06
5	Ed Walsh	2.09

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	200
2	Nap Rucker	191
3	Frank Smith	177
4	Earl Moore	168
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	Hal Chase	.411
1	Ty Cobb	.411
3	Home Run Baker	.389
4	Chief Wilson	.388
5	Tris Speaker	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Fred Beck	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	George Moriarty	14
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Clyde Engle	13
5	Chief Wilson	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	8
1	Mike Mitchell	8
3	Art Devlin	7
3	Hans Lobert	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.47
2	Vic Willis	0.60
3	Frank Corridon	0.77
4	Mordecai Brown	0.90
5	Lew Brockett	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Maddox	4
1	George Mullin	4
3	Bill Bailey	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	23
2	Harry Krause	21
3	Ed Walsh	20
4	Bill Bailey	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.434
2	Honus Wagner	.392
3	Eddie Collins	.368
4	Johnny Bates	.365
5	Joe Birmingham	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Sam Crawford	31
3	Home Run Baker	22
3	Honus Wagner	22
5	Clyde Engle	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
1	Ty Cobb	16
1	Dick Egan	16
4	Red Murray	15
5	Mike Mitchell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Lake	1.32
2	Babe Adams	1.36
3	Nick Maddox	1.50
4	Mordecai Brown	1.63
5	Orval Overall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	8
2	Nick Maddox	6
3	Bill Bailey	5
3	Chief Bender	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	49
2	Chief Bender	48
3	Earl Moore	47
4	Orval Overall	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.357
2	Eddie Collins	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Nap Lajoie	.327
5	Sam Crawford	.322

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	Ty Cobb	106
2	Honus Wagner	105
3	Sam Crawford	98
4	Home Run Baker	84
5	Dots Miller	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	81
2	Bob Bescher	56
3	Eddie Collins	54
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Red Murray	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.89
2	Ed Walsh	1.93
3	Mordecai Brown	1.98
4	Christy Mathewson	2.03
5	Orval Overall	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	32
2	Mordecai Brown	30
3	Christy Mathewson	28
4	Howie Camnitz	27
4	Frank Smith	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	219
2	Nap Rucker	208
3	Frank Smith	192
4	Walter Johnson	190
5	Red Ames	186

Saves

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