On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 4 .818 --
Highlanders 15 8 .652 3.5
Tigers 15 11 .577 5.0
Naps 13 11 .542 6.0
Red Sox 13 12 .520 6.5
Senators 10 17 .370 10.5
White Sox 8 14 .364 10.0
Browns 4 19 .174 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 8 .652 --
Cubs 14 11 .560 2.0
Giants 15 12 .556 2.0
Reds 12 10 .545 2.5
Phillies 12 11 .522 3.0
Cardinals 13 13 .500 3.5
Doves 9 16 .360 7.0
Superbas 9 18 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Griggs 4
2 Josh Devore 3
2 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Dots Miller 3
2 Danny Murphy 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Tommy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bridwell 2
1 Buster Brown 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Josh Devore 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Dode Paskert 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Jack Barry 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Morgan 0.71
2 John Frill 0.62
3 Ed Walsh 0.55
4 Christy Mathewson 0.50
5 Jack Pfiester 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
3 John Frill 5
3 Cy Morgan 5
3 George Suggs 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .430
2 Sherry Magee .397
3 Tris Speaker .378
4 Ty Cobb .367
5 Zack Wheat .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 26
2 Hal Chase 21
2 Jake Stahl 21
4 John Hummel 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Eddie Collins 12
2 Red Murray 12
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 Harry Wolter 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.00
2 Chief Bender 1.13
3 Cy Morgan 1.31
4 Lefty Leifield 1.45
5 Ed Willett 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 6
1 George Mullin 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
3 George Suggs 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 64
2 Ed Walsh 45
3 Smoky Joe Wood 40
4 Russ Ford 36
5 Christy Mathewson 33

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 Tris Speaker .450
2 Zack Wheat .426
3 Sherry Magee .393
4 Nap Lajoie .386
5 Davy Jones .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 13
1 John Hummel 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
4 Ed Konetchy 11
4 Larry McLean 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 8
2 Ty Cobb 7
3 Donie Bush 5
3 Hal Chase 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.42
2 Jack Coombs 0.75
3 Addie Joss 0.90
4 Jack Pfiester 0.95
5 Chief Bender 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Cy Morgan 3
2 George Mullin 3
2 Smoky Joe Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 23
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Ed Walsh 19
4 Addie Joss 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Backman 1
1 Frank Browning 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Fred Link 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Nap Lajoie .352
3 Eddie Collins .348
4 Harry Lord .319
5 Tris Speaker .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 111
2 Sam Crawford 109
3 Honus Wagner 97
4 Red Murray 95
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 77
2 Eddie Collins 71
3 Bob Bescher 65
4 Red Murray 55
5 Donie Bush 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.83
2 Orval Overall 2.09
3 Harry Krause 2.10
4 Cy Morgan 2.15
5 Frank Smith 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Mordecai Brown 24
4 Frank Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 209
2 Nap Rucker 202
3 Orval Overall 196
4 Earl Moore 176
5 Christy Mathewson 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 6
2 Frank Arellanes 5
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Harry Gaspar 3
3 3 others tied 3