On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	73	34	.682	--
Red Sox	63	46	.578	11.0
Tigers	61	48	.560	13.0
Highlanders	60	49	.550	14.0
Naps	49	58	.458	24.0
Senators	47	63	.427	27.5
White Sox	44	62	.415	28.5
Browns	34	71	.324	38.0

Games

Naps 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	68	35	.660	--
Pirates	62	40	.608	5.5
Giants	60	42	.588	7.5
Phillies	52	52	.500	16.5
Reds	52	54	.491	17.5
Superbas	43	61	.413	25.5
Cardinals	42	65	.393	28.0
Doves	40	70	.364	31.5

Games

Superbas 7, Cubs 5

Cubs 2, Superbas 0

Doves 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Phillies 7, Reds 3

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Grant	4
1	Otto Knabe	4
3	Eddie Ainsmith	3
3	Frank Chance	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Mike Mowrey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Mitchell	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Ted Easterly	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	3
2	Eddie Grant	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
4	Frank Chance	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	King Cole	1.20
2	Nap Rucker	1.14
3	Frank Corridon	0.71
4	Fred Beebe	0.44
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	King Cole	1
1	Spec Harkness	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	Al Mattern	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	8
2	King Cole	6
3	Frank Corridon	5
3	Elmer Knetzer	5
5	Fred Beebe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.373
2	Nap Lajoie	.358
3	Tris Speaker	.343
4	Sherry Magee	.328
5	Rube Oldring	.323

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	67
4	Jake Stahl	56
5	Mike Mitchell	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	57
2	Ty Cobb	55
3	Bob Bescher	45
4	Dode Paskert	39
5	Donie Bush	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	2.05
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	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.453
2	Sherry Magee	.429
3	Fred Snodgrass	.400
4	Josh Devore	.395
5	Paul Meloan	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Doc Miller	2
1	Bill Sweeney	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	10
1	Mike Mitchell	10
3	Eddie Collins	9
3	Mike Mowrey	9
5	4 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	Doc Scanlan	0.40
2	Frank Lange	0.47
3	Babe Adams	0.73
4	Lefty Leifield	0.97
5	King Cole	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Earl Moore	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	43
2	Jack Coombs	37
3	Christy Mathewson	24
3	Nap Rucker	24
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	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Snodgrass	.404
2	Eddie Collins	.398
3	Sherry Magee	.376
4	Ty Cobb	.367
5	Birdie Cree	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	Sherry Magee	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	20
2	Mike Mitchell	18
2	Tris Speaker	18
4	Honus Wagner	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
1	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	1.08
5	Jack Coombs	1.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	64
2	Ed Walsh	60
3	Russ Ford	47
4	Walter Johnson	44
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	.398
2	Nap Lajoie	.347
3	Tris Speaker	.341
4	Eddie Collins	.330
5	Sherry Magee	.314

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	86
4	Honus Wagner	79
5	Red Murray	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	83
2	Ty Cobb	78
3	Bob Bescher	64
4	Dick Egan	52
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.94
2	Orval Overall	2.14
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	239
3	Earl Moore	184
4	Chief Bender	181
5	Jack Coombs	179

Saves

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