Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 25, 1909

On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	21	11	.656	--
Athletics	18	11	.621	1.5
Highlanders	17	13	.567	3.0
Red Sox	17	13	.567	3.0
White Sox	15	17	.469	6.0
Browns	14	16	.467	6.0
Naps	12	19	.387	8.5
Senators	8	22	.267	12.0

Games

Athletics 13, Naps 2

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Browns 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	20	11	.645	--
Cubs	21	13	.618	0.5
Phillies	14	14	.500	4.5
Reds	17	17	.500	4.5
Giants	13	15	.464	5.5
Superbas	13	16	.448	6.0
Cardinals	15	19	.441	6.5
Doves	11	19	.367	8.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 3

Pirates 6, Doves 2

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Williams	4
2	Jack Barry	3
2	George Gibson	3
2	Solly Hofman	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Gibson	1
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Tommy Leach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Mullin	3
1	Jimmy Williams	3
3	John Hummel	2
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	Fred Stem	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jap Barbeau	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Jack McAleese	1
1	George Moriarty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.40
2	Bugs Raymond	1.29
3	Tully Sparks	1.20
4	Harry McIntire	0.82
5	Bill Grahame	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Bill Grahame	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry McIntire	9
1	Bugs Raymond	9
3	Chief Bender	7
4	Tully Sparks	6
5	Bill Grahame	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Hoffman	.372
2	Honus Wagner	.368
3	Tim Jordan	.351
4	Solly Hofman	.344
5	2 tied	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
2	Tris Speaker	22
3	Bill Abstein	18
4	Joe Tinker	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Honus Wagner	14
3	Donie Bush	11
4	Bobby Byrne	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	1.20
2	Barney Pelty	1.46
3	Bugs Raymond	1.52
4	Tully Sparks	1.55
5	Mordecai Brown	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	8
2	Howie Camnitz	7
2	Orval Overall	7
2	Frank Smith	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	55
2	Frank Smith	46
3	Bugs Raymond	43
4	Nap Rucker	42
5	Rube Waddell	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Billy Campbell	2
3	Al Mattern	2
5	20 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Solly Hofman	.417
2	Red Murray	.415
3	Ty Cobb	.407
4	Nap Lajoie	.405
5	Danny Hoffman	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
3	Al Burch	1
3	Sam Crawford	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	10
1	Ty Cobb	10
1	Tim Jordan	10
1	Red Murray	10
5	3 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Donie Bush	7
3	Jack Barry	6
4	Kid Elberfeld	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.00
2	Fred Beebe	0.50
2	Barney Pelty	0.50
4	Orval Overall	0.92
5	3 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Orval Overall	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Rube Waddell	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Heinie Berger	25
2	Nap Rucker	24
3	Orval Overall	21
4	Harry McIntire	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Bill Donovan	1
2	Bull Durham	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.398
2	Solly Hofman	.367
3	Nap Lajoie	.367
4	Sam Crawford	.366
5	Mike Mitchell	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	20
2	Tris Speaker	19
3	Joe Tinker	15
4	Bill Abstein	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Honus Wagner	11
3	Donie Bush	9
4	Kid Elberfeld	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	0.69
2	Rip Hagerman	1.00
3	Chief Bender	1.20
4	Tully Sparks	1.55
5	Doc White	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	5
1	Mordecai Brown	5
1	Howie Camnitz	5
1	George Mullin	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	41
2	Heinie Berger	37
2	Bugs Raymond	37
4	Walter Johnson	32
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Billy Campbell	1
2	Harry Coveleski	1
2	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.367
2	Mike Donlin	.340
3	Sam Crawford	.318
4	Matty McIntyre	.316
5	Ty Cobb	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	12
2	Honus Wagner	10
3	Red Murray	8
4	Sam Crawford	7
4	Tommy Leach	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	103
2	Ty Cobb	91
3	Mike Donlin	88
4	Sam Crawford	86
5	Joe Tinker	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	62
2	Ty Cobb	52
3	Hans Lobert	51
4	Patsy Dougherty	45
5	Red Murray	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.71
2	Mordecai Brown	1.86
3	Ed Walsh	2.11
4	George McQuillan	2.34
5	Cy Young	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	36
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Mordecai Brown	31
4	Ed Summers	25
5	Vic Willis	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	250
2	Rube Waddell	239
3	Christy Mathewson	232
4	Nap Rucker	218
5	Orval Overall	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Sam Leever	4
3	Orval Overall	4