On This Day

Thursday, May 12, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 4 .765 --
Naps 12 7 .632 2.0
Highlanders 11 7 .611 2.5
Tigers 13 9 .591 2.5
Red Sox 10 11 .476 5.0
White Sox 8 9 .471 5.0
Senators 6 16 .273 9.5
Browns 4 14 .222 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 6 .667 --
Giants 14 8 .636 0.0
Phillies 10 8 .556 2.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 2.0
Reds 9 8 .529 2.5
Doves 7 12 .368 5.5
Superbas 8 14 .364 6.0
Cardinals 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Hummel 5
2 Bobby Byrne 4
3 Bill Collins 3
3 Jake Daubert 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hummel 5
2 Larry McLean 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
4 Les Backman 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Les Channell 1
2 Art Devlin 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 4.00
2 Joe Lake 0.83
3 George Suggs 0.56
4 Ray Collins 0.38
5 Howie Camnitz 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Backman 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Lake 5
1 George Suggs 5
3 Chief Bender 4
4 Howie Camnitz 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .426
2 Nap Lajoie .419
3 Johnny Bates .403
4 Otto Knabe .369
5 Zack Wheat .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Carrigan 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 John Flynn 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 22
2 Hal Chase 16
2 Kid Elberfeld 16
2 Red Murray 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Johnny Bates 10
2 Red Murray 10
2 Harry Wolter 10
5 Eddie Collins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Powell 0.68
2 Cy Morgan 0.90
3 Harry Krause 1.00
4 Frank Smith 1.11
5 Chief Bender 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 5
1 George Mullin 5
1 George Suggs 5
4 Addie Joss 4
4 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 33
3 Smoky Joe Wood 32
4 Frank Smith 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Backman 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Bert Humphries 2
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 8 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Knabe .438
2 Nap Lajoie .421
3 Johnny Bates .417
3 Sherry Magee .417
5 Zack Wheat .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Flynn 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Bill Carrigan 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hummel 14
2 Hal Chase 12
3 Sam Crawford 11
3 John Flynn 11
3 Red Murray 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 7
2 Johnny Bates 5
2 Red Murray 5
2 Harry Wolter 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Morgan 0.86
2 Addie Joss 0.87
3 Bill Powell 1.04
4 George Mullin 1.20
4 Lefty Leifield 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 George Mullin 3
1 Orval Overall 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
1 George Suggs 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Ed Walsh 20
3 Addie Joss 19
4 Russ Ford 18
5 Chief Bender 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Backman 1
1 Frank Browning 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Eddie Collins .345
3 Nap Lajoie .343
4 Harry Lord .324
5 Sam Crawford .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Larry Doyle 8
3 Tris Speaker 7
3 Jake Stahl 7
5 Beals Becker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 111
2 Sam Crawford 109
3 Red Murray 99
4 Honus Wagner 98
5 Dots Miller 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 78
2 Eddie Collins 69
3 Bob Bescher 59
4 Donie Bush 54
5 Red Murray 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.83
2 Christy Mathewson 1.83
3 Orval Overall 1.98
4 Harry Krause 1.99
5 Frank Smith 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
2 George Mullin 28
3 Mordecai Brown 25
4 Frank Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 207
2 Walter Johnson 205
3 Orval Overall 200
4 Earl Moore 179
5 Chief Bender 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 6
1 Doc Crandall 6
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Steve Melter 3
3 3 others tied 3