On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 31 .680 --
Red Sox 60 40 .600 7.5
Tigers 57 43 .570 10.5
Highlanders 55 43 .561 11.5
Naps 45 50 .474 20.0
Senators 41 58 .414 26.0
White Sox 38 59 .392 28.0
Browns 28 66 .298 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 32 .660 --
Pirates 55 38 .591 6.5
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 64 .360 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Danny Murphy 3
2 Terry Turner 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Bemis 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Birdie Cree 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Frank Truesdale 2
3 Bobby Byrne 1
3 Harry Davis 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.60
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.56
4 Sailor Stroud 0.50
5 Jack Warhop 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Sailor Stroud 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 9
2 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 Farmer Ray 4
3 Sailor Stroud 4
5 Walter Johnson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .385
2 Nap Lajoie .358
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Sherry Magee .330
5 Rube Oldring .316

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 81
2 Ty Cobb 67
3 Sherry Magee 62
4 Jake Stahl 56
5 Duffy Lewis 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 54
2 Ty Cobb 51
3 Bob Bescher 39
4 Dode Paskert 34
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Collins 2.10
2 Chief Bender 2.13
3 Ed Walsh 2.21
4 Jack Coombs 2.22
5 King Cole 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 204
2 Ed Walsh 171
3 Jack Coombs 139
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 .523
2 Fred Snodgrass .513
3 Joe Tinker .459
4 Ty Cobb .447
5 Donie Bush .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Bobby Byrne 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Birdie Cree 12
1 Sherry Magee 12
1 Jake Stahl 12
4 Ty Cobb 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Daniels 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
3 Rollie Zeider 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Leifield 0.41
2 Jack Pfiester 0.50
3 Ed Walsh 0.82
3 Babe Adams 0.82
5 Doc Scanlan 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 4
2 Cy Barger 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 40
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Chief Bender 29
4 Earl Moore 22
5 Cy Morgan 20

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 .414
2 Fred Snodgrass .411
3 Birdie Cree .375
4 Sherry Magee .373
5 Fred Beck .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
5 Jack Barry 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 21
2 Sam Crawford 19
3 Ty Cobb 18
3 Sherry Magee 18
3 Jake Stahl 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Bert Daniels 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Birdie Cree 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 1.17
2 Jack Pfiester 1.30
3 Jack Coombs 1.58
4 Al Mattern 1.65
5 Lefty Leifield 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 67
2 Walter Johnson 53
3 Ed Walsh 52
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 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .405
2 Nap Lajoie .350
3 Tris Speaker .344
4 Eddie Collins .319
5 Honus Wagner .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 130
2 Ty Cobb 117
3 Sherry Magee 85
4 Red Murray 82
5 Honus Wagner 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 84
2 Ty Cobb 75
3 Bob Bescher 61
4 Donie Bush 52
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.95
2 Ed Walsh 2.15
3 Jack Coombs 2.20
4 Chief Bender 2.23
5 Ray Collins 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 26
1 Christy Mathewson 26
1 George Mullin 26
4 Chief Bender 25
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 235
2 Walter Johnson 233
3 Earl Moore 188
4 Chief Bender 177
5 Jack Coombs 170

Saves

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