On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 5 .615 --
Athletics 6 4 .600 0.5
Highlanders 5 4 .556 1.0
Naps 7 6 .538 1.0
Red Sox 7 6 .538 1.0
White Sox 5 5 .500 1.5
Senators 5 9 .357 3.5
Browns 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Pirates 7 3 .700 1.0
Phillies 7 4 .636 1.5
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.5
Reds 4 6 .400 4.0
Doves 4 8 .333 5.0
Superbas 4 9 .308 5.5
Cardinals 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Danny Hoffman 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Oscar Stanage 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Dick Egan 2
2 Harry Steinfeldt 2
4 Ty Cobb 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Dick Egan 1
1 Red Fisher 1
1 Ward Miller 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 1.44
2 Howie Camnitz 1.17
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.45
4 Frank Browning 0.33
5 Orval Overall 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heinie Berger 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 13
2 Howie Camnitz 7
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
4 Orval Overall 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .458
2 Harry Lord .410
3 Ty Cobb .400
4 Dots Miller .385
5 Clyde Milan .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Carrigan 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 Fred Beck 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 13
1 Kid Elberfeld 13
1 Jake Stahl 13
4 Jack Lelivelt 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
2 Johnny Bates 6
2 Red Murray 6
2 Harry Wolter 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Powell 0.00
2 Frank Smith 0.46
3 Doc White 0.50
3 Hooks Wiltse 0.50
5 Harry McIntire 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 George Mullin 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 George Suggs 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Bugs Raymond 23
4 Lew Moren 21
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Bert Humphries 2
3 Les Backman 1
3 Jim Moroney 1
3 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Eddie Collins .345
3 Nap Lajoie .342
4 Honus Wagner .332
5 Harry Lord .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Larry Doyle 8
2 Tris Speaker 8
4 Jake Stahl 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 111
2 Sam Crawford 108
3 Honus Wagner 101
4 Red Murray 94
5 Dots Miller 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 78
2 Eddie Collins 67
3 Bob Bescher 56
4 Donie Bush 53
5 Red Murray 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.85
2 Harry Krause 1.99
3 Orval Overall 2.05
4 Mordecai Brown 2.13
5 Ed Reulbach 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 28
2 Mordecai Brown 27
2 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Frank Smith 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 201
1 Nap Rucker 201
3 Orval Overall 199
4 Frank Smith 180
5 Earl Moore 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 7
2 Doc Crandall 6
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Al Mattern 3
3 3 others tied 3