On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 9 .743 --
Highlanders 23 10 .697 2.0
Tigers 23 16 .590 5.0
Red Sox 19 16 .543 7.0
Naps 14 18 .438 10.5
Senators 16 22 .421 11.5
White Sox 11 20 .355 13.0
Browns 7 28 .200 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 12 .647 --
Giants 23 14 .622 0.5
Pirates 18 15 .545 3.5
Reds 18 16 .529 4.0
Cardinals 18 20 .474 6.0
Superbas 16 22 .421 8.0
Phillies 13 20 .394 8.5
Doves 14 23 .378 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Jack Barry 2
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Grant 1
1 Jake Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Eddie Grant 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Zack Wheat 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Art Devlin 1
2 Frank LaPorte 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 0.83
2 Cy Morgan 0.56
3 Ray Collins 0.50
3 Elmer Knetzer 0.50
5 Walter Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Hub Pernoll 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 5
1 Cy Morgan 5
1 Jack Quinn 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .406
2 Sherry Magee .392
3 Ty Cobb .382
4 Larry McLean .353
5 Zack Wheat .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Carrigan 3
1 John Flynn 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 34
2 Ty Cobb 31
3 Jake Stahl 25
4 Hal Chase 24
5 John Hummel 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Bob Bescher 20
3 Eddie Collins 16
4 Hans Lobert 14
5 Sherry Magee 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Willett 1.50
2 Chief Bender 1.69
3 Russ Ford 1.71
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.76
5 Orval Overall 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 9
2 Chief Bender 8
3 Christy Mathewson 7
3 George Suggs 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 91
2 Ed Walsh 72
3 Smoky Joe Wood 50
4 Russ Ford 48
5 Joe Lake 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Browning 3
2 Les Backman 2
2 Doc Crandall 2
2 Bert Humphries 2
2 Deacon Phillippe 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .429
2 Jim Delahanty .413
3 George McBride .410
4 Ed Konetchy .409
5 2 tied .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Duffy Lewis 2
2 Jake Stahl 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Birdie Cree 13
3 Joe Tinker 12
4 Donie Bush 10
4 Nap Lajoie 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 11
2 Ty Cobb 9
2 Dode Paskert 9
4 Jim Delahanty 6
4 Hans Lobert 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.90
2 King Cole 1.00
2 Orval Overall 1.00
4 Joe Lake 1.13
5 George Bell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Cliff Curtis 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 33
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Joe Lake 20
3 Hippo Vaughn 20
5 Chief Bender 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Browning 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Sam Frock 1
2 Doc Reisling 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .415
2 Nap Lajoie .393
3 Ty Cobb .375
4 Ed Konetchy .364
5 Zack Wheat .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Bob Bescher 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Sam Crawford 21
3 Hal Chase 19
4 John Hummel 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Eddie Collins 11
3 Hans Lobert 11
3 Dode Paskert 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.84
2 Lew Richie 1.48
3 Jack Pfiester 1.73
4 Hippo Vaughn 1.75
5 George Mullin 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Cliff Curtis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 59
2 Walter Johnson 55
3 Joe Lake 35
4 Russ Ford 33
4 Hippo Vaughn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Browning 3
2 Les Backman 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .399
2 Nap Lajoie .339
3 Eddie Collins .331
4 Tris Speaker .315
5 Dick Hoblitzell .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Jake Stahl 9
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 Tris Speaker 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 122
2 Sam Crawford 113
3 Red Murray 96
4 Dots Miller 84
4 Honus Wagner 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 76
2 Bob Bescher 72
3 Eddie Collins 70
4 Red Murray 54
5 Donie Bush 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.75
2 Orval Overall 2.08
3 Cy Morgan 2.12
4 Christy Mathewson 2.24
5 Ed Walsh 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 30
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Mordecai Brown 23
4 Chief Bender 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 219
2 Nap Rucker 197
3 Ed Walsh 180
4 Earl Moore 178
5 2 tied 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 6
2 Frank Arellanes 5
3 Frank Browning 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 4 others tied 3