On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	81	35	.698	--
Red Sox	70	48	.593	12.0
Highlanders	67	50	.573	14.5
Tigers	65	53	.551	17.0
Senators	53	66	.445	29.5
Naps	50	66	.431	31.0
White Sox	45	69	.395	35.0
Browns	35	79	.307	45.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Naps 1

Highlanders 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 6, Highlanders 6

Athletics 5, Browns 1

Senators 3, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	77	36	.681	--
Pirates	69	43	.616	7.5
Giants	64	47	.577	12.0
Phillies	57	57	.500	20.5
Reds	58	58	.500	20.5
Cardinals	45	71	.388	33.5
Superbas	44	70	.386	33.5
Doves	43	75	.364	36.5

Games

Giants 18, Cubs 9

Reds 5, Phillies 2

Pirates 7, Superbas 5

Cardinals 7, Doves 1

Doves 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Lord	5
1	Clyde Milan	5
3	Fred Beck	4
3	Birdie Cree	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Ellis	1
1	John Flynn	1
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Bresnahan	4
2	Fred Beck	3
2	Hal Chase	3
4	Wid Conroy	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charley Hall	3.00
2	Chief Bender	2.75
3	Walter Johnson	1.00
4	Sailor Stroud	0.86
5	Dixie Walker	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	12
2	Chief Bender	11
3	Charley Hall	6
3	Sailor Stroud	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.367
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Sherry Magee	.328
5	Rube Oldring	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	9
2	Fred Beck	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
4	Larry Doyle	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	92
2	Sherry Magee	77
3	Ty Cobb	71
4	Jake Stahl	62
5	Mike Mitchell	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	63
2	Ty Cobb	59
3	Bob Bescher	51
4	Dode Paskert	44
5	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.99
2	Jack Coombs	2.07
3	Chief Bender	2.15
4	Russ Ford	2.23
5	Ed Walsh	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	23
2	Chief Bender	22
3	Christy Mathewson	21
4	Mordecai Brown	20
5	Walter Johnson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	243
2	Ed Walsh	205
3	Jack Coombs	170
4	Russ Ford	155
5	Chief Bender	143

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.431
2	Eddie Collins	.420
3	Dode Paskert	.412
4	Doc Gessler	.408
5	Sam Crawford	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Bill Sweeney	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	John Flynn	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Joe Tinker	12
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	Sam Crawford	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	11
2	Clyde Milan	10
3	Bob Bescher	9
3	Eddie Collins	9
3	Harry Wolter	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
2	Russ Ford	0.67
3	Jack Coombs	1.09
4	Charley Hall	1.20
5	King Cole	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	King Cole	4
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Earl Moore	4
1	Deacon Phillippe	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	36
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Jack Coombs	26
4	Russ Ford	24
5	Babe Adams	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	2
2	Tommy Atkins	1
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	Rube Dessau	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.409
2	Sherry Magee	.400
3	Solly Hofman	.382
4	Joe Tinker	.369
5	Doc Gessler	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	John Flynn	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	25
2	Frank Schulte	19
3	Honus Wagner	18
4	Sam Crawford	17
5	Eddie Collins	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	16
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Clyde Milan	14
4	Bob Bescher	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.04
2	Jack Coombs	1.25
3	Ed Walsh	1.57
4	Doc Scanlan	1.61
5	Mordecai Brown	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	8
2	Chief Bender	7
2	Jack Coombs	7
4	King Cole	6
4	Walter Johnson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	67
2	Ed Walsh	59
3	Chief Bender	57
4	Walter Johnson	50
5	Russ Ford	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Deacon Phillippe	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.389
2	Tris Speaker	.346
3	Nap Lajoie	.341
4	Honus Wagner	.336
5	Eddie Collins	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	10
1	Jake Stahl	10
3	Fred Beck	9
3	Larry Doyle	9
3	Tris Speaker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	133
2	Ty Cobb	109
3	Sherry Magee	92
4	Honus Wagner	79
5	Red Murray	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	83
2	Ty Cobb	76
3	Bob Bescher	70
4	Red Murray	56
5	2 tied	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.90
2	Jack Coombs	2.15
3	Ed Walsh	2.16
4	Chief Bender	2.17
5	Russ Ford	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	28
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Jack Coombs	25
5	George Mullin	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	254
2	Ed Walsh	248
3	Chief Bender	201
4	Jack Coombs	194
5	Earl Moore	183

Saves

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