On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 32 .683 --
Red Sox 60 44 .577 10.5
Tigers 58 46 .558 12.5
Highlanders 57 47 .548 13.5
Naps 47 54 .465 22.0
Senators 45 60 .429 26.0
White Sox 42 59 .416 27.0
Browns 32 68 .320 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 33 .660 --
Pirates 59 38 .608 5.0
Giants 57 40 .588 7.0
Phillies 49 49 .500 15.5
Reds 50 51 .495 16.0
Superbas 41 58 .414 24.0
Cardinals 40 60 .400 25.5
Doves 36 67 .350 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Chance 3
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Dick Egan 3
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Rube Oldring 1
1 Ira Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Thomas 5
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Heinie Wagner 3
4 Dode Criss 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Dode Paskert 2
1 Heinie Wagner 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Scott 0.91
2 Charley Hall 0.64
3 Frank Corridon 0.40
3 Eddie Plank 0.40
5 Ed Summers 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 10
2 Charley Hall 7
3 Fred Beebe 6
4 Ed Summers 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Sam Leever 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Sherry Magee .333
5 Solly Hofman .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 82
2 Ty Cobb 67
3 Sherry Magee 63
4 Jake Stahl 56
5 Duffy Lewis 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 54
2 Ty Cobb 53
3 Bob Bescher 42
4 Dode Paskert 36
5 Donie Bush 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.13
2 Chief Bender 2.13
3 King Cole 2.17
4 Jack Coombs 2.25
5 Ray Collins 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 19
1 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Chief Bender 18
4 Mordecai Brown 17
4 George Mullin 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 211
2 Ed Walsh 190
3 Jack Coombs 144
4 Russ Ford 131
5 Earl Moore 122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .545
2 Fred Snodgrass .489
3 Josh Devore .441
4 Eddie Collins .421
5 Bobby Byrne .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 10
1 Frank Schulte 10
3 Eddie Collins 9
3 Solly Hofman 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.00
2 Ed Walsh 0.39
3 Frank Lange 0.48
4 Jack Pfiester 0.50
5 King Cole 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 4
2 Fred Beebe 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 44
2 Jack Coombs 41
3 Willie Mitchell 23
4 Chief Bender 21
4 Joe Lake 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Plank 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Cliff Curtis 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Snodgrass .420
2 Ty Cobb .379
3 Sherry Magee .374
4 John Flynn .361
5 Solly Hofman .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 19
1 Honus Wagner 19
3 Sam Crawford 18
3 Frank Schulte 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Bert Daniels 15
3 Eddie Collins 14
4 Birdie Cree 13
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.30
2 Jack Pfiester 1.30
3 King Cole 1.35
4 Lefty Leifield 1.36
5 Babe Adams 1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 68
2 Ed Walsh 66
3 Walter Johnson 47
4 Russ Ford 45
5 Cy Morgan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Frank Corridon 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Sam Leever 2
1 Eddie Plank 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .399
2 Nap Lajoie .344
3 Tris Speaker .343
4 Eddie Collins .321
5 Honus Wagner .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 131
2 Ty Cobb 117
3 Sherry Magee 84
4 Red Murray 82
4 Honus Wagner 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Bob Bescher 64
4 Donie Bush 54
5 Dode Paskert 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.93
2 King Cole 2.05
3 Ed Walsh 2.09
4 Jack Coombs 2.22
5 Chief Bender 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 George Mullin 27
3 Chief Bender 25
3 Mordecai Brown 25
5 Jack Coombs 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 254
2 Walter Johnson 240
3 Earl Moore 185
4 Chief Bender 177
5 Jack Coombs 175

Saves

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