On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 34 .691 --
Red Sox 64 48 .571 13.0
Tigers 63 49 .563 14.0
Highlanders 63 49 .563 14.0
Naps 50 60 .455 26.0
Senators 49 64 .434 28.5
White Sox 44 65 .404 31.5
Browns 34 74 .315 41.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 35 .673 --
Pirates 64 41 .610 7.0
Giants 61 44 .581 10.0
Phillies 54 53 .505 18.0
Reds 54 56 .491 19.5
Superbas 43 65 .398 29.5
Cardinals 43 67 .391 30.5
Doves 41 71 .366 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Burch 1
1 Larry Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
2 Jimmy Archer 1
2 Al Burch 1
2 Bill Davidson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 John Titus 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 999.00
2 King Cole 0.88
3 Harry Gaspar 0.38
4 Nap Rucker 0.33
5 George Bell 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Lew Richie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 King Cole 7
2 Harry Gaspar 3
2 Nap Rucker 3
4 George Bell 2
4 Bob Ewing 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .372
2 Nap Lajoie .359
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Rube Oldring .330
5 Sherry Magee .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 89
2 Ty Cobb 70
3 Sherry Magee 68
4 Jake Stahl 58
5 Mike Mitchell 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Eddie Collins 58
3 Bob Bescher 47
4 Dode Paskert 40
5 Donie Bush 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 2.05
2 Jack Coombs 2.19
3 Russ Ford 2.24
4 Chief Bender 2.25
5 Ed Walsh 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 21
2 Chief Bender 20
2 Christy Mathewson 20
4 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 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .473
2 Rube Oldring .409
3 Paul Meloan .404
4 Mike Mowrey .404
5 Miller Huggins .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 John Flynn 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 10
1 Frank Schulte 10
3 Sam Crawford 9
3 Larry Doyle 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Bob Bescher 8
2 Ty Cobb 8
4 Rollie Zeider 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 0.00
1 Jack Powell 0.00
3 Frank Lange 0.47
4 Kirby White 0.53
5 King Cole 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 4
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Lefty Leifield 4
1 Earl Moore 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 33
2 Russ Ford 25
3 Chief Bender 22
3 Jack Coombs 22
5 Jim Scott 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .410
2 Sherry Magee .402
3 Fred Snodgrass .389
4 Solly Hofman .375
5 Joe Tinker .365

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 21
2 Sam Crawford 19
3 Frank Schulte 18
4 Rube Oldring 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Eddie Collins 14
3 Bert Daniels 13
4 Rollie Zeider 12
5 Clyde Milan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 0.87
2 Frank Lange 0.96
3 Babe Adams 1.26
4 Ed Walsh 1.48
5 Jack Coombs 1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 59
2 Ed Walsh 55
3 Chief Bender 48
4 Russ Ford 46
5 Walter Johnson 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .400
2 Nap Lajoie .348
3 Tris Speaker .341
4 Eddie Collins .329
5 Honus Wagner .320

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 134
2 Ty Cobb 115
3 Sherry Magee 84
4 Red Murray 75
5 2 tied 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 81
2 Ty Cobb 79
3 Bob Bescher 66
4 Dick Egan 52
5 Donie Bush 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 1.95
2 Orval Overall 2.22
3 Ed Walsh 2.23
4 Russ Ford 2.24
5 Jack Coombs 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Chief Bender 26
2 Mordecai Brown 26
2 George Mullin 26
5 Jack Coombs 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 245
2 Walter Johnson 237
3 Earl Moore 184
4 Chief Bender 180
5 Jack Coombs 176

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