On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	61	31	.663	--
Red Sox	57	37	.606	5.0
Highlanders	55	37	.598	6.0
Tigers	52	43	.547	10.5
Naps	41	47	.466	18.0
Senators	38	55	.409	23.5
White Sox	36	56	.391	25.0
Browns	27	61	.307	32.0

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Highlanders 5, Naps 2

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Browns 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	60	30	.667	--
Giants	52	37	.584	7.5
Pirates	50	37	.575	8.5
Phillies	45	44	.506	14.5
Reds	46	45	.505	14.5
Cardinals	39	54	.419	22.5
Superbas	37	54	.407	23.5
Doves	33	61	.351	29.0

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 1

Superbas 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 6, Doves 1

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Phillies 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Burch	3
1	Donie Bush	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Jack Dalton	3
1	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Dalton	3
1	Solly Hofman	3
3	Al Burch	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Art Griggs	2
1	Tommy McMillan	2
1	Fred Snodgrass	2
5	10 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolly Gray	1.00
2	Earl Moore	0.67
3	George Bell	0.50
3	Cy Morgan	0.50
5	Tom Hughes	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	6
2	George Bell	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Cy Barger	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Eddie Plank	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Nap Lajoie	.362
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Rube Oldring	.316
5	Frank LaPorte	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	8
2	Jake Stahl	7
3	Tris Speaker	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	76
2	Ty Cobb	63
3	Sherry Magee	57
4	Jake Stahl	53
5	Duffy Lewis	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
1	Eddie Collins	49
3	Bob Bescher	39
4	Dode Paskert	34
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	2.03
2	Ray Collins	2.15
3	Russ Ford	2.18
4	Chief Bender	2.20
5	King Cole	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	17
1	Christy Mathewson	17
3	Chief Bender	16
3	Mordecai Brown	16
5	George Mullin	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Ed Walsh	151
3	Russ Ford	117
4	Earl Moore	113
5	Jack Coombs	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	6
2	Frank Browning	3
2	Harry Gaspar	3
2	Ed Walsh	3
5	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Birdie Cree	.453
2	Fred Snodgrass	.429
3	Johnny Kling	.424
4	Ty Cobb	.423
5	John Flynn	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Jack Barry	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Birdie Cree	11
1	Art Devlin	11
1	Solly Hofman	11
1	Jake Stahl	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Bert Daniels	8
3	Larry Doyle	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	0.50
2	King Cole	1.17
3	Babe Adams	1.38
4	Cy Young	1.55
5	George McQuillan	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Earl Moore	4
3	Cy Barger	3
3	Russ Ford	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Ford	28
2	Walter Johnson	24
2	Cy Morgan	24
4	Earl Moore	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	Harry Gaspar	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Flynn	.411
2	Birdie Cree	.409
3	Ty Cobb	.400
4	Johnny Kling	.366
5	Fred Snodgrass	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Fred Beck	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	21
2	Art Devlin	19
2	Solly Hofman	19
2	Duffy Lewis	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Eddie Collins	16
3	Bert Daniels	15
4	Donie Bush	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.54
2	Jack Pfiester	1.75
3	Howie Camnitz	2.01
4	Lefty Leifield	2.03
5	King Cole	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	9
2	Cy Morgan	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Howie Camnitz	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	62
2	Jack Coombs	45
3	Cy Morgan	44
4	Russ Ford	41
4	Earl Moore	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
4	Buster Brown	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.402
2	Nap Lajoie	.346
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Eddie Collins	.317
5	Honus Wagner	.309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	129
2	Ty Cobb	120
3	Red Murray	84
4	Sherry Magee	82
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	85
2	Ty Cobb	76
3	Bob Bescher	63
4	Donie Bush	53
5	Dode Paskert	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.78
2	Russ Ford	2.18
3	Ed Walsh	2.31
4	Chief Bender	2.32
5	Jack Coombs	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
3	George Mullin	25
4	Chief Bender	23
5	Cy Morgan	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	238
2	Ed Walsh	215
3	Earl Moore	185
4	Christy Mathewson	171
5	Chief Bender	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	8
2	Harry Gaspar	4
2	Ed Walsh	4
4	Frank Browning	3
4	3 others tied	3