On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 34 .685 --
Red Sox 63 47 .573 12.0
Tigers 62 48 .564 13.0
Highlanders 60 49 .550 14.5
Naps 49 59 .454 25.0
Senators 48 63 .432 27.5
White Sox 44 63 .411 29.5
Browns 34 71 .324 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 35 .660 --
Pirates 63 40 .612 5.0
Giants 60 42 .588 7.5
Phillies 52 52 .500 16.5
Reds 52 55 .486 18.0
Superbas 43 61 .413 25.5
Cardinals 42 65 .393 28.0
Doves 40 70 .364 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Byrne 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Red Killefer 3
4 Howie Camnitz 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Fred Clarke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Fred Clarke 2
4 Heinie Beckendorf 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 Red Killefer 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
4 Bobby Byrne 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Collins 0.33
2 Howie Camnitz 0.29
2 Ed Willett 0.29
4 Doc White 0.25
5 Jack Coombs 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Ed Willett 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Collins 3
1 Jack Coombs 3
3 Howie Camnitz 2
3 Doc White 2
3 Ed Willett 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Nap Lajoie .357
3 Tris Speaker .339
4 Sherry Magee .328
5 Rube Oldring .322

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 85
2 Ty Cobb 70
3 Sherry Magee 67
4 Mike Mitchell 56
4 Jake Stahl 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 58
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 2.19
4 Ed Walsh 2.27
5 Russ Ford 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 21
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 152
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 .446
2 Miller Huggins .405
3 Josh Devore .395
4 Paul Meloan .392
5 Fred Luderus .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Doc Miller 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 11
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Sam Crawford 9
2 Sherry Magee 9
2 Mike Mowrey 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
1 Clyde Milan 9
3 Rollie Zeider 8
4 Frank Truesdale 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lange 0.47
1 Doc Scanlan 0.47
3 Babe Adams 0.73
4 Lefty Leifield 0.96
5 King Cole 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Earl Moore 4
4 King Cole 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 43
2 Jack Coombs 40
3 Christy Mathewson 24
3 Nap Rucker 24
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Tommy Atkins 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Snodgrass .413
2 Ty Cobb .389
3 Sherry Magee .388
4 Eddie Collins .388
5 Birdie Cree .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Bobby Byrne 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 20
2 Mike Mitchell 18
3 Ty Cobb 17
4 Birdie Cree 16
4 Tris Speaker 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Eddie Collins 15
3 Bert Daniels 12
3 Clyde Milan 12
5 Rollie Zeider 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Pfiester 0.33
2 Babe Adams 0.90
3 Lefty Leifield 0.95
4 King Cole 1.08
5 Jack Coombs 1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 62
2 Ed Walsh 60
3 Russ Ford 47
4 Howie Camnitz 44
4 Walter Johnson 44

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 .402
2 Nap Lajoie .345
3 Tris Speaker .339
4 Eddie Collins .332
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 130
2 Ty Cobb 115
3 Sherry Magee 86
4 Red Murray 78
4 Honus Wagner 78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 1.94
2 Ed Walsh 2.18
3 Jack Coombs 2.19
4 Orval Overall 2.24
5 Chief Bender 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 26
1 George Mullin 26
3 Chief Bender 25
3 Mordecai Brown 25
5 Jack Coombs 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 252
2 Walter Johnson 234
3 Earl Moore 184
4 Jack Coombs 182
5 Christy Mathewson 178

Saves

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