On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	64	31	.674	--
Red Sox	60	39	.606	6.0
Highlanders	55	41	.573	9.5
Tigers	55	43	.561	10.5
Naps	44	50	.468	19.5
Senators	40	57	.412	25.0
White Sox	37	58	.389	27.0
Browns	28	64	.304	34.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 1

Naps 5, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, Naps 4

Tigers 5, Highlanders 0

Athletics 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	62	32	.660	--
Pirates	54	38	.587	7.0
Giants	54	39	.581	7.5
Phillies	47	47	.500	15.0
Reds	47	49	.490	16.0
Superbas	41	54	.432	21.5
Cardinals	39	58	.402	24.5
Doves	36	63	.364	28.5

Games

Superbas 3, Reds 1

Pirates 10, Doves 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Phillies 9, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Ellis	5
2	Fred Clarke	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Clyde Engle	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Ellis	1
1	Doc Miller	1
1	Red Murray	1
1	Boss Schmidt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Niles	4
2	Rube Ellis	3
2	Danny Murphy	3
4	Ty Cobb	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mullin	0.86
2	Doc Reisling	0.71
3	Fred Olmstead	0.38
4	Willie Mitchell	0.33
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	6
2	Doc Reisling	5
3	Doc Crandall	4
4	Cy Barger	3
4	8 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Nap Lajoie	.357
3	Tris Speaker	.349
4	Sherry Magee	.330
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	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	80
2	Ty Cobb	65
3	Sherry Magee	62
4	Jake Stahl	56
5	Duffy Lewis	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	52
2	Ty Cobb	51
3	Bob Bescher	39
4	Dode Paskert	34
5	Sherry Magee	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Collins	2.10
2	Chief Bender	2.14
3	King Cole	2.25
4	Ed Walsh	2.29
5	George McQuillan	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	18
2	Chief Bender	17
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Jack Coombs	17
5	George Mullin	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Ed Walsh	161
3	Jack Coombs	130
4	Russ Ford	121
5	Earl Moore	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	6
2	Harry Gaspar	4
3	Frank Browning	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	Ed Walsh	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.500
1	Fred Snodgrass	.500
3	Donie Bush	.455
4	Birdie Cree	.442
5	Ty Cobb	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
3	Fred Beck	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	13
2	Jake Stahl	12
3	Birdie Cree	11
4	Solly Hofman	10
4	Jimmy Walsh	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Eddie Collins	8
4	Larry Doyle	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	0.00
2	Jack Pfiester	0.50
3	Babe Adams	0.82
4	Joe Lake	1.00
5	Ed Walsh	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	4
2	Cy Barger	3
2	Jack Coombs	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	37
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Earl Moore	23
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	Russ Ford	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
3	Frank Corridon	1
3	Cliff Curtis	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.405
2	Fred Snodgrass	.398
3	Birdie Cree	.395
4	Fred Beck	.389
5	John Flynn	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	21
2	Sam Crawford	20
2	Jake Stahl	20
4	Duffy Lewis	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	16
1	Bert Daniels	16
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Birdie Cree	12
5	Harry Hooper	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	1.30
2	Al Mattern	1.65
3	George McQuillan	1.69
4	Ray Collins	1.80
5	Earl Moore	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Al Mattern	7
3	Earl Moore	6
3	Cy Morgan	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	61
2	Walter Johnson	58
3	Ed Walsh	42
4	Cy Morgan	41
5	Russ Ford	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
5	15 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.402
2	Tris Speaker	.348
3	Nap Lajoie	.347
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Eddie Collins	.313

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	130
2	Ty Cobb	118
3	Sherry Magee	85
3	Red Murray	85
5	Honus Wagner	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	84
2	Ty Cobb	77
3	Bob Bescher	62
4	Dick Egan	52
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.95
2	Ed Walsh	2.21
3	Chief Bender	2.24
4	Jack Coombs	2.27
5	Ray Collins	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	George Mullin	26
4	Chief Bender	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Ed Walsh	225
3	Earl Moore	190
4	Christy Mathewson	175
5	Chief Bender	168

Saves

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