On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1909

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	72	43	.626	--
Athletics	71	44	.617	1.0
Red Sox	71	46	.607	2.0
Naps	58	59	.496	15.0
White Sox	55	58	.487	16.0
Highlanders	52	62	.456	19.5
Browns	47	65	.420	23.5
Senators	33	82	.287	39.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 4

Senators 6, Naps 5

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 1, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	32	.717	--
Cubs	75	36	.676	5.0
Giants	68	41	.624	11.0
Reds	55	56	.495	25.0
Phillies	50	61	.450	30.0
Cardinals	45	66	.405	35.0
Superbas	41	70	.369	39.0
Doves	30	83	.265	51.0

Games

Reds 2, Superbas 0

Doves 9, Cardinals 8

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beals Becker	4
1	George Stovall	4
3	George Browne	3
3	Jack Coffey	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Delahanty	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Delahanty	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Jack Coffey	2
2	Dick Egan	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Atz	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Wally Clement	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Fromme	1.75
2	Mordecai Brown	0.71
3	Lew Brockett	0.50
4	Christy Mathewson	0.40
4	Harry McIntire	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Fromme	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Lew Brockett	4
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.350
3	Nap Lajoie	.333
4	Honus Wagner	.323
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	76
2	Ty Cobb	66
3	Dots Miller	65
4	Sam Crawford	63
5	Home Run Baker	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	Donie Bush	40
4	Bob Bescher	35
5	Red Murray	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.53
2	Christy Mathewson	1.82
3	Ed Reulbach	2.05
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.07
5	Ed Walsh	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	21
1	Howie Camnitz	21
1	George Mullin	21
1	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	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	Nap Lajoie	.392
3	Joe Birmingham	.390
4	Larry Doyle	.384
5	Jake Stahl	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Chief Wilson	2
3	Bobby Byrne	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Delahanty	14
1	Honus Wagner	14
3	Home Run Baker	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	9
2	Al Burch	8
2	Eddie Collins	8
4	Davy Jones	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Orval Overall	0.35
3	Jack Powell	0.79
4	Lew Brockett	0.92
5	Bill Donovan	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Morgan	4
2	Frank Arellanes	3
2	Fred Beebe	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Hooks Wiltse	22
3	Orval Overall	21
4	Nap Rucker	20
5	George McQuillan	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Mattern	2
2	Frank Arellanes	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Bill Donovan	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.394
2	Dick Hoblitzell	.372
3	Eddie Collins	.368
4	Frank LaPorte	.363
5	Ed Konetchy	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
2	Ty Cobb	22
3	Red Murray	21
4	Joe Delahanty	19
4	Dots Miller	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	17
2	Donie Bush	13
3	Dode Paskert	11
4	Al Bridwell	10
4	Al Burch	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Brockett	1.41
2	Ed Reulbach	1.45
3	Frank Arellanes	1.49
4	Sam Leever	1.50
5	Charley Hall	1.53

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
3	Frank Arellanes	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Ty Cobb	.329
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Sam Crawford	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Tim Jordan	6
2	Ed Konetchy	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	103
2	Ty Cobb	87
3	Sam Crawford	83
4	Red Murray	78
5	Harry Steinfeldt	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Bob Bescher	45
4	Red Murray	44
5	Eddie Collins	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Krause	1.53
2	Ed Reulbach	1.68
3	Ed Walsh	1.79
4	Christy Mathewson	1.82
5	Addie Joss	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	31
1	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Frank Smith	29
4	George Mullin	27
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	238
2	Walter Johnson	233
3	Nap Rucker	214
4	Rube Waddell	205
5	Frank Smith	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Arellanes	7
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Al Mattern	4
4	Fred Beebe	3
4	5 others tied	3