On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	31	.667	--
Red Sox	57	38	.600	6.0
Highlanders	55	39	.585	7.5
Tigers	53	43	.552	10.5
Naps	43	47	.478	17.5
Senators	39	56	.411	24.0
White Sox	36	57	.387	26.0
Browns	28	62	.311	32.5

Games

Athletics 0, White Sox 0

Naps 6, Highlanders 5

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 9, Browns 1

Browns 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	62	30	.674	--
Pirates	53	37	.589	8.0
Giants	52	39	.571	9.5
Reds	46	47	.495	16.5
Phillies	45	47	.489	17.0
Cardinals	39	55	.415	24.0
Superbas	38	54	.413	24.0
Doves	35	61	.365	29.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Schweitzer	4
2	Joe Birmingham	3
2	Bobby Byrne	3
2	Bert Daniels	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Bobby Byrne	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	Harry Steinfeldt	2
2	Cy Young	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Schweitzer	4
2	Germany Schaefer	2
2	Bob Unglaub	2
4	Hal Chase	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Coombs	2.00
2	Joe Lake	1.80
3	Ed Walsh	1.11
4	Walter Johnson	0.83
5	Mordecai Brown	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	18
2	Ed Walsh	10
3	Joe Lake	9
4	Red Ames	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Nap Lajoie	.364
3	Tris Speaker	.341
4	Sherry Magee	.327
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	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	77
2	Ty Cobb	63
3	Sherry Magee	58
4	Jake Stahl	53
5	Duffy Lewis	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	50
2	Ty Cobb	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	Ray Collins	2.10
4	Chief Bender	2.14
5	Russ Ford	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Ed Walsh	161
3	Jack Coombs	130
4	Russ Ford	117
5	2 tied	113

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	.512
2	Sherry Magee	.500
3	Birdie Cree	.481
4	Donie Bush	.442
5	Ty Cobb	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Ty Cobb	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	Birdie Cree	10
2	Solly Hofman	10
2	Tommy Leach	10
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	8
2	Larry Doyle	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Al Schweitzer	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	0.00
2	Jack Pfiester	0.50
3	Nick Maddox	0.69
4	Babe Adams	0.82
5	Lefty Leifield	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Coombs	3
2	Deacon Phillippe	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	37
2	Ed Walsh	27
3	Chief Bender	26
3	Walter Johnson	26
5	Howie Camnitz	25

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	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.391
3	Fred Snodgrass	.390
4	Larry Gardner	.373
5	John Flynn	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	21
2	Jake Stahl	19
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Art Devlin	18
3	3 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	16
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Ty Cobb	12
3	Birdie Cree	12
5	Harry Hooper	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	1.30
2	George McQuillan	1.69
3	Ray Collins	1.80
4	King Cole	1.99
4	Ed Summers	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Al Mattern	6
2	Cy Morgan	6
2	Ed Willett	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	67
2	Jack Coombs	61
3	Cy Morgan	44
4	Ed Walsh	42
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.401
2	Nap Lajoie	.348
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Eddie Collins	.312
5	Honus Wagner	.312

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	128
2	Ty Cobb	119
3	Sherry Magee	83
3	Red Murray	83
5	Honus Wagner	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	85
2	Ty Cobb	75
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	2.20
4	Ed Walsh	2.21
5	Jack Coombs	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	243
2	Ed Walsh	225
3	Earl Moore	185
4	Chief Bender	175
5	Christy Mathewson	168

Saves

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