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Nebraska Baseball

Western League

Frank Lange of Des Moines no-hit Lincoln on September 27, winning 1-0. Harry Welch of Omaha won the batting title at .373. Des Moines' Fred Lange led the league with 328 strikeouts and 29 wins.

1909 Western League Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Des Moines Boosters 93 59 .612 --
Sioux City Soos 94 60 .610 --
Omaha Rourkes 84 68 .553 9
Topeka Jayhawks 76 73 .510 15.5
Wichita Jobbers 71 82 .464 22.5
Denver Grizzlies 69 82 .460 23.5
Lincoln Greenbackers 61 89 .407 31
Pueblo Indians 58 93 .384 34.5
Trivia

In 1882, Paul Hines was the first player to wear sunglasses on the field.
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