On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 23 .667 --
Highlanders 40 28 .588 5.5
Red Sox 39 30 .565 7.0
Tigers 41 32 .562 7.0
Naps 29 34 .460 14.0
White Sox 30 37 .448 15.0
Senators 27 43 .386 19.5
Browns 21 46 .313 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 43 24 .642 --
Giants 40 26 .606 2.5
Pirates 34 31 .523 8.0
Reds 36 33 .522 8.0
Phillies 32 35 .478 11.0
Superbas 30 37 .448 13.0
Cardinals 30 39 .435 14.0
Doves 26 46 .361 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 5
1 Duffy Lewis 5
3 Earle Gardner 4
4 Lena Blackburne 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Birdie Cree 1
1 Bert Daniels 1
1 Johnny Kling 1
1 Jake Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Kid Elberfeld 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Jack Barry 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.14
2 Charley Hall 0.44
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.43
4 Fred Beebe 0.38
4 2 others tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Willie Mitchell 6
3 Charley Hall 4
3 Jack Warhop 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Dutch Hinrichs 1
1 Doc Scanlan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .394
2 Ty Cobb .376
3 Tris Speaker .339
4 Danny Murphy .324
5 Rube Oldring .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 7
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Jake Stahl 4
4 Bob Bescher 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 62
2 Ty Cobb 49
3 Sherry Magee 44
4 John Hummel 38
4 Jake Stahl 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 38
1 Eddie Collins 38
3 Bob Bescher 32
4 Dode Paskert 26
5 Donie Bush 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.82
2 Chief Bender 1.94
3 Russ Ford 2.11
4 King Cole 2.24
5 Ray Collins 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 15
1 Christy Mathewson 15
3 George Mullin 13
4 Mordecai Brown 12
4 George Suggs 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 151
2 Ed Walsh 119
3 Joe Lake 82
3 Earl Moore 82
5 Russ Ford 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 5
2 Frank Browning 3
3 Les Backman 2
3 Mordecai Brown 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Easterly .472
2 Chief Meyers .471
3 Honus Wagner .455
4 Jack Lelivelt .404
5 Rube Oldring .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 4
2 Ed Lennox 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Beck 15
2 Home Run Baker 11
2 Ted Easterly 11
2 Danny Murphy 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
1 Eddie Collins 7
1 Harry Hooper 7
1 George Moriarty 7
1 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 0.36
2 Bill Donovan 0.50
3 Mordecai Brown 1.20
3 Jack Powell 1.20
5 Bill Burns 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Sam Frock 4
1 Charley Hall 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jack Warhop 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 26
2 Jim Scott 25
3 Jack Coombs 24
4 Christy Mathewson 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Dutch Hinrichs 1
1 Jack Rowan 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .420
2 Tris Speaker .406
3 Ted Easterly .380
4 Ty Cobb .376
5 Nap Lajoie .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 6
2 Ed Lennox 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 21
1 Sherry Magee 21
3 George Moriarty 20
4 Fred Beck 19
4 Chief Meyers 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 20
2 Rollie Zeider 13
3 Hal Chase 12
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 Dode Paskert 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 1.34
2 Mordecai Brown 1.34
3 Christy Mathewson 1.97
4 Walter Johnson 2.04
5 Jack Coombs 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 9
2 Chief Bender 7
3 Bill Burns 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 57
2 Jack Coombs 44
3 Earl Moore 43
4 Ed Walsh 34
5 Cy Falkenberg 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 Mordecai Brown 2
3 Tommy Atkins 1
3 Howie Camnitz 1
3 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .399
2 Nap Lajoie .348
3 Tris Speaker .331
4 Home Run Baker .318
5 Eddie Collins .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Fred Beck 9
3 Tris Speaker 8
4 Larry Doyle 7
4 Jake Stahl 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Sam Crawford 124
3 Red Murray 88
4 Home Run Baker 81
4 Sherry Magee 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 82
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Bob Bescher 72
4 Red Murray 56
5 Donie Bush 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.79
2 Mordecai Brown 2.07
3 Frank Smith 2.13
4 Ed Walsh 2.28
5 Cy Morgan 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Mordecai Brown 27
2 George Mullin 27
4 Chief Bender 23
5 Eddie Plank 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 233
2 Earl Moore 190
3 Ed Walsh 186
4 Nap Rucker 179
5 Chief Bender 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 7
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Lew Richie 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
5 4 tied 3