On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 4 .800 --
Highlanders 13 8 .619 3.5
Tigers 15 10 .600 3.5
Naps 12 10 .545 5.0
Red Sox 12 12 .500 6.0
White Sox 8 12 .400 8.0
Senators 9 16 .360 9.5
Browns 4 17 .190 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 8 .619 --
Reds 12 9 .571 1.0
Phillies 12 9 .571 1.0
Cubs 13 11 .542 1.5
Giants 14 12 .538 1.5
Cardinals 11 13 .458 3.5
Doves 9 14 .391 5.0
Superbas 9 17 .346 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Byrne 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 Rube Oldring 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Gessler 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Clarke 3
2 Bill Carrigan 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Abstein 2
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Rollie Zeider 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Coombs 1.17
2 Russ Ford 1.12
3 Lou Schettler 0.64
4 King Cole 0.60
4 Doc Scanlan 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 9
2 Jack Coombs 7
2 Lou Schettler 7
4 King Cole 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Kirby White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .413
2 Nap Lajoie .412
3 Tris Speaker .376
4 Ty Cobb .368
5 Zack Wheat .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Carrigan 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 John Flynn 2
2 Tris Speaker 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 26
2 John Hummel 19
3 Hal Chase 18
3 Red Murray 18
3 Jake Stahl 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Eddie Collins 12
2 Red Murray 12
4 Harry Wolter 11
5 Johnny Bates 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.00
2 Cy Morgan 1.15
3 Chief Bender 1.34
4 Lefty Leifield 1.45
5 Ed Willett 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 George Suggs 5
4 Russ Ford 4
4 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 64
2 Ed Walsh 39
3 Russ Ford 36
3 Smoky Joe Wood 36
5 Frank Smith 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Backman 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Bert Humphries 2
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 10 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .500
2 Zack Wheat .440
3 Tris Speaker .390
4 Ginger Beaumont .382
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Bill Carrigan 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hummel 14
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Sam Crawford 13
4 Larry McLean 10
4 Red Murray 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 7
1 Eddie Collins 7
3 Donie Bush 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Red Murray 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Suggs 0.50
2 Jack Coombs 0.75
3 Addie Joss 0.90
4 Lefty Leifield 1.06
5 Cy Morgan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Jack Coombs 2
2 Cliff Curtis 2
2 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Russ Ford 21
3 Addie Joss 18
3 Cy Morgan 18
5 Nap Rucker 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Backman 1
1 Frank Browning 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Eddie Collins .348
3 Nap Lajoie .345
4 Harry Lord .320
5 Sam Crawford .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 112
1 Sam Crawford 112
3 Red Murray 97
3 Honus Wagner 97
5 Dots Miller 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 77
2 Eddie Collins 72
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Red Murray 55
5 Donie Bush 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.83
2 Harry Krause 1.99
3 Christy Mathewson 2.09
4 Orval Overall 2.09
5 Cy Morgan 2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 212
2 Nap Rucker 202
3 Orval Overall 196
4 Earl Moore 176
5 Christy Mathewson 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Arellanes 6
1 Doc Crandall 6
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Harry Gaspar 3
3 3 others tied 3