On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 33 .689 --
Red Sox 63 46 .578 11.5
Tigers 60 48 .556 14.0
Highlanders 60 49 .550 14.5
Naps 48 58 .453 25.0
Senators 47 62 .431 27.5
White Sox 44 62 .415 29.0
Browns 34 71 .324 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 34 .663 --
Pirates 61 40 .604 6.0
Giants 60 41 .594 7.0
Reds 52 52 .500 16.5
Phillies 50 52 .490 17.5
Superbas 42 60 .412 25.5
Cardinals 42 64 .396 27.5
Doves 39 70 .358 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Stovall 5
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Bill Collins 4
2 Eddie Collins 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Doc Miller 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1
1 Bill Sweeney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Mike Mitchell 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Dick Egan 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 4 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Suggs 0.80
2 Jack Quinn 0.62
3 Bob Ewing 0.56
4 Vic Willis 0.30
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Sam Frock 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 5
1 Cy Falkenberg 5
1 Jack Quinn 5
4 Bill Donovan 4
4 George Suggs 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charley Hall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Tris Speaker .343
4 Sherry Magee .330
5 Rube Oldring .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 84
2 Ty Cobb 69
3 Sherry Magee 65
4 Jake Stahl 56
5 Mike Mitchell 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 57
2 Ty Cobb 55
3 Bob Bescher 45
4 Dode Paskert 38
5 Donie Bush 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 2.16
2 Chief Bender 2.17
3 Jack Coombs 2.24
4 Ed Walsh 2.27
5 Russ Ford 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 20
2 Chief Bender 19
2 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Mordecai Brown 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 216
2 Ed Walsh 194
3 Jack Coombs 149
4 Russ Ford 136
5 Christy Mathewson 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 6
2 Ed Walsh 5
3 Harry Gaspar 4
4 Frank Browning 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .467
2 Eddie Collins .453
3 Fred Snodgrass .420
4 Josh Devore .378
5 Joe Tinker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Doc Miller 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 9
1 Mike Mowrey 9
1 Frank Schulte 9
4 Al Bridwell 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Clyde Milan 7
2 Frank Truesdale 7
2 Rollie Zeider 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lange 0.35
2 Doc Scanlan 0.40
3 Babe Adams 0.73
4 Lefty Leifield 0.97
5 Jack Coombs 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Lefty Leifield 4
1 Earl Moore 4
1 Cy Morgan 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 43
2 Jack Coombs 37
3 Christy Mathewson 29
4 Willie Mitchell 26
5 Chief Bender 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Tommy Atkins 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Snodgrass .414
2 Ty Cobb .393
3 Eddie Collins .387
4 Sherry Magee .381
5 Larry McLean .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Doc Miller 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Sherry Magee 18
2 Tris Speaker 18
4 Solly Hofman 17
4 Honus Wagner 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Bert Daniels 13
4 Birdie Cree 11
4 Rollie Zeider 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Pfiester 0.33
2 Babe Adams 0.90
3 Lefty Leifield 0.91
4 King Cole 1.32
5 Jack Coombs 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
2 Earl Moore 7
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 Lefty Leifield 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 64
2 Ed Walsh 60
3 Walter Johnson 51
4 Russ Ford 47
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Frank Corridon 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Sam Leever 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .401
2 Nap Lajoie .345
3 Tris Speaker .341
4 Eddie Collins .327
5 Sherry Magee .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 129
2 Ty Cobb 114
3 Sherry Magee 84
4 Honus Wagner 79
5 Red Murray 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Ty Cobb 78
3 Bob Bescher 64
4 Donie Bush 51
4 Dick Egan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.99
2 King Cole 2.05
3 Ed Walsh 2.18
4 Chief Bender 2.20
5 Jack Coombs 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 26
1 George Mullin 26
3 Chief Bender 25
3 Mordecai Brown 25
5 Jack Coombs 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 252
2 Walter Johnson 240
3 Earl Moore 183
4 Chief Bender 181
5 Christy Mathewson 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 8
2 Ed Walsh 6
3 Harry Gaspar 5
4 Mordecai Brown 4
4 Howie Camnitz 4