On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 31 .667 --
Red Sox 57 37 .606 5.5
Highlanders 55 38 .591 7.0
Tigers 52 43 .547 11.0
Naps 42 47 .472 18.0
Senators 38 55 .409 24.0
White Sox 36 57 .387 26.0
Browns 27 61 .307 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 30 .670 --
Pirates 52 37 .584 8.0
Giants 52 38 .578 8.5
Reds 46 47 .495 16.0
Phillies 45 46 .495 16.0
Cardinals 39 55 .415 23.5
Superbas 38 54 .413 23.5
Doves 35 61 .365 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sherry Magee 6
2 Bill Collins 5
3 Bud Sharpe 4
4 Bobby Byrne 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Jimmy Walsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 3
1 Bud Sharpe 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Al Burch 1
2 Bill Collins 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.75
2 Al Mattern 1.00
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.67
3 Irv Young 0.67
5 Lew Moren 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Sam Frock 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 7
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 Al Mattern 6
2 Irv Young 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Nap Lajoie .364
3 Tris Speaker .342
4 Sherry Magee .323
5 Rube Oldring .315

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 58
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 Jack Pfiester 2.04
3 Chief Bender 2.14
4 Ray Collins 2.15
5 Russ Ford 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 17
1 Jack Coombs 17
1 Christy Mathewson 17
4 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 Howie Camnitz 3
2 Harry Gaspar 3
2 Ed Walsh 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Snodgrass .476
2 Birdie Cree .453
3 Ty Cobb .452
4 Sherry Magee .442
5 Joe Tinker .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Jack Barry 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Birdie Cree 10
2 Tommy Leach 10
2 Jake Stahl 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Bert Daniels 7
2 Larry Doyle 7
4 Donie Bush 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 0.00
2 Jack Pfiester 0.33
3 Lefty Leifield 1.04
4 George McQuillan 1.35
5 Babe Adams 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Earl Moore 4
3 Al Mattern 3
3 Deacon Phillippe 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 26
2 Howie Camnitz 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Earl Moore 23
5 Jack Coombs 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Frank Corridon 2
1 Eddie Plank 2
4 Cliff Curtis 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Birdie Cree .412
2 Ty Cobb .389
3 Fred Snodgrass .380
4 John Flynn .375
5 Tris Speaker .364

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 Eddie Collins 16
2 Bert Daniels 15
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Donie Bush 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Pfiester 1.30
2 George McQuillan 1.54
3 Lefty Leifield 1.80
4 Al Mattern 1.99
5 King Cole 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 9
2 Al Mattern 6
2 Cy Morgan 6
4 Mordecai Brown 5
4 11 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 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Frank Corridon 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Eddie Plank 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .402
2 Nap Lajoie .348
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 83
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 Chief Bender 2.28
4 Ed Walsh 2.31
5 Jack Pfiester 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Mordecai Brown 26
3 George Mullin 25
4 Chief Bender 24
5 Cy Morgan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 238
2 Ed Walsh 215
3 Earl Moore 185
4 Chief Bender 176
5 Christy Mathewson 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 8
2 Howie Camnitz 4
2 Harry Gaspar 4
2 Ed Walsh 4
5 3 tied 3