On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 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

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	106	36	.746	--
Cubs	96	46	.676	10.0
Giants	85	55	.607	20.0
Reds	72	72	.500	35.0
Phillies	69	73	.486	37.0
Superbas	50	91	.355	55.5
Cardinals	49	91	.350	56.0
Doves	39	102	.277	66.5

Games

Cubs 3, Doves 2

Giants 7, Reds 4

Reds 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 4, Superbas 3

Superbas 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Burch	5
2	Mike Mitchell	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Ellis	1
1	Ed Lennox	1
1	Al Shaw	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Chappy Charles	1
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rebel Oakes	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Mike Mitchell	2
4	Jap Barbeau	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Scanlan	1.50
2	Rube Marquard	0.57
3	Harry Gaspar	0.50
3	Rube Kroh	0.50
3	Nap Rucker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Eddie Higgins	1
1	Rube Kroh	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Doc Scanlan	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Scanlan	12
2	Rube Marquard	8
3	Nap Rucker	5
4	Fred Beebe	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	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	53
4	Donie Bush	51
5	Red Murray	47

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	196
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	Harry Niles	.438
2	Ty Cobb	.412
3	Home Run Baker	.404
4	Chief Wilson	.400
5	Tris Speaker	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Shaw	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Fred Beck	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Chief Wilson	12
4	Clyde Engle	11
4	George Moriarty	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mitchell	10
2	Bob Bescher	9
3	Hans Lobert	8
3	Red Murray	8
5	Cy Seymour	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Willis	0.60
2	Frank Corridon	0.77
3	Mordecai Brown	0.82
4	Orval Overall	0.95
5	Walter Johnson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Frank Corridon	3
2	Nick Maddox	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	23
2	Doc Scanlan	21
3	Nap Rucker	20
4	Dolly Gray	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Steve Melter	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.432
2	Honus Wagner	.388
3	Johnny Bates	.374
4	Eddie Collins	.374
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	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	32
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	18
2	Mike Mitchell	16
2	Red Murray	16
4	Ty Cobb	15
5	Dick Egan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Lake	1.32
2	Babe Adams	1.44
3	Nick Maddox	1.50
4	Mordecai Brown	1.63
5	Orval Overall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	7
2	Nick Maddox	6
3	Bill Bailey	5
3	Chief Bender	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	46
2	Earl Moore	45
3	Red Ames	42
4	Rube Marquard	41
4	Orval Overall	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	George Bell	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.360
2	Eddie Collins	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Nap Lajoie	.327
5	Sam Crawford	.321

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	104
3	Sam Crawford	98
4	Home Run Baker	84
5	Dots Miller	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Bob Bescher	55
3	Eddie Collins	54
4	Donie Bush	52
4	Red Murray	52

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	2.19

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	212
2	Nap Rucker	209
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