On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	75	34	.688	--
Red Sox	64	47	.577	12.0
Tigers	62	49	.559	14.0
Highlanders	61	49	.555	14.5
Naps	49	60	.450	26.0
Senators	49	63	.438	27.5
White Sox	44	64	.407	30.5
Browns	34	72	.321	39.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Highlanders 6, Browns 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 1

Senators 10, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	35	.663	--
Pirates	64	40	.615	5.0
Giants	61	42	.592	7.5
Phillies	53	52	.505	16.5
Reds	52	56	.481	19.0
Superbas	43	62	.410	26.5
Cardinals	42	66	.389	29.0
Doves	40	71	.360	32.5

Games

Cubs 5, Superbas 3

Giants 9, Reds 3

Pirates 8, Doves 6

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Miller	5
2	Bill Collins	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Johnny Bates	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Clyde Engle	1
1	John Flynn	1
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	Harry Wolter	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	3
1	John Flynn	3
1	Harry Wolter	3
4	Bill Collins	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Vin Campbell	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Ford	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.50
2	Sailor Stroud	0.50
4	Doc Scanlan	0.44
5	Walter Johnson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Ford	10
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
2	Jack Rowan	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.374
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Tris Speaker	.336
4	Sherry Magee	.328
5	Rube Oldring	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	86
2	Ty Cobb	70
3	Sherry Magee	67
4	Jake Stahl	58
5	Mike Mitchell	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	58
2	Ty Cobb	56
3	Bob Bescher	46
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	Russ Ford	2.24
5	Ed Walsh	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	21
2	Christy Mathewson	20
3	Chief Bender	19
3	Mordecai Brown	19
5	Walter Johnson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	219
2	Ed Walsh	194
3	Jack Coombs	152
4	Russ Ford	146
5	Christy Mathewson	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	6
2	Ed Walsh	5
3	Harry Gaspar	4
3	Deacon Phillippe	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.500
2	Miller Huggins	.400
3	Rube Oldring	.389
4	Johnny Bates	.380
4	Paul Meloan	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Clarke	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	John Flynn	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	Clyde Milan	10
2	Eddie Collins	8
2	Rollie Zeider	8
4	Bob Bescher	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Lange	0.47
2	Babe Adams	0.96
3	King Cole	1.00
4	Kirby White	1.04
5	Ed Willett	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Earl Moore	4
1	Eddie Plank	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Russ Ford	29
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Nap Rucker	24
5	Jack Coombs	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Tommy Atkins	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Snodgrass	.413
2	Sherry Magee	.402
3	Eddie Collins	.394
4	Ty Cobb	.386
5	Birdie Cree	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Donie Bush	2
3	Bobby Byrne	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	20
2	Ty Cobb	17
3	Sam Crawford	16
3	Mike Mitchell	16
3	Tris Speaker	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Eddie Collins	14
3	Clyde Milan	13
4	Bert Daniels	12
5	Rollie Zeider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	0.33
2	King Cole	0.63
3	Babe Adams	0.90
4	Frank Lange	0.96
5	Jack Coombs	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
1	Earl Moore	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
4	Lefty Leifield	6
4	Ed Willett	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	62
2	Ed Walsh	60
3	Walter Johnson	47
4	Russ Ford	46
5	Howie Camnitz	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.397
2	Nap Lajoie	.345
3	Tris Speaker	.339
4	Eddie Collins	.329
5	Honus Wagner	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	131
2	Ty Cobb	115
3	Sherry Magee	86
4	Mike Mitchell	76
4	Red Murray	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	82
2	Ty Cobb	78
3	Bob Bescher	65
4	Dick Egan	52
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.94
2	Jack Coombs	2.19
3	Ed Walsh	2.23
4	Orval Overall	2.24
5	Russ Ford	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	George Mullin	26
4	Chief Bender	25
5	Jack Coombs	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	245
2	Walter Johnson	237
3	Earl Moore	184
4	Jack Coombs	182
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	2 others tied	4