On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 36 .695 --
Red Sox 72 48 .600 11.0
Highlanders 68 51 .571 14.5
Tigers 66 54 .550 17.0
Senators 55 67 .451 29.0
Naps 51 67 .432 31.0
White Sox 45 71 .388 36.0
Browns 36 81 .308 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 37 .684 --
Pirates 69 46 .600 10.0
Giants 67 48 .583 12.0
Reds 60 59 .504 21.0
Phillies 59 59 .500 21.5
Cardinals 48 71 .403 33.0
Superbas 44 72 .379 35.5
Doves 43 78 .355 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Ellis 4
1 Steve Evans 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
1 Bill Rariden 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Mike Mitchell 3
3 Ray Collins 2
3 Jack Coombs 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Pat Newnam 2
3 Vin Campbell 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Collins 4.00
2 Russ Ford 2.75
3 George Kahler 1.20
4 Tom Hughes 0.88
5 Mordecai Brown 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 11
2 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Tom Hughes 7
4 George Kahler 6
4 Christy Mathewson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Suggs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .370
2 Nap Lajoie .354
3 Tris Speaker .345
4 Solly Hofman .331
5 Sherry Magee .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 9
2 Fred Beck 8
2 Frank Schulte 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 95
2 Sherry Magee 78
3 Ty Cobb 71
4 Jake Stahl 63
5 Mike Mitchell 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 64
2 Ty Cobb 60
3 Bob Bescher 53
4 Dode Paskert 45
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 2.03
2 King Cole 2.08
3 Chief Bender 2.15
4 Russ Ford 2.19
5 Ed Walsh 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 24
2 Chief Bender 22
2 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Mordecai Brown 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 243
2 Ed Walsh 205
3 Jack Coombs 175
4 Russ Ford 166
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 6 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Wallace .477
2 John Knight .447
3 Danny Murphy .442
4 Eddie Collins .422
5 Ed Konetchy .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 John Flynn 2
3 Pat Newnam 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
1 Mike Mitchell 13
3 Frank Schulte 12
3 Honus Wagner 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Clyde Milan 9
2 Dode Paskert 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hippo Vaughn 0.50
2 Jack Coombs 0.65
3 Russ Ford 1.00
4 Ralph Works 1.13
5 2 tied 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 5
2 King Cole 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 30
2 Chief Bender 29
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Walter Johnson 27
5 Mordecai Brown 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 Rube Dessau 1
2 Charley Hall 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Solly Hofman .435
2 Eddie Collins .422
3 Sherry Magee .368
4 Honus Wagner .366
5 Tris Speaker .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Sherry Magee 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 John Flynn 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 23
2 Sherry Magee 22
3 Sam Crawford 19
4 Mike Mitchell 18
4 Honus Wagner 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Bob Bescher 14
2 Clyde Milan 14
2 Red Murray 14
2 Rollie Zeider 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.36
2 King Cole 1.42
3 Ed Walsh 1.66
4 Walter Johnson 1.71
5 Doc Scanlan 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 7
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Earl Moore 7
4 Chief Bender 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 65
2 Russ Ford 55
2 Ed Walsh 55
4 Chief Bender 52
5 Walter Johnson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
4 Tommy Atkins 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .384
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 Nap Lajoie .343
4 Honus Wagner .327
5 Eddie Collins .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 129
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Sherry Magee 93
4 Red Murray 76
4 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 82
2 Ty Cobb 76
3 Bob Bescher 71
4 Red Murray 56
5 Dode Paskert 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 1.99
2 Orval Overall 2.13
3 Chief Bender 2.17
4 Jack Coombs 2.18
5 Russ Ford 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 253
2 Ed Walsh 242
3 Jack Coombs 194
4 Chief Bender 191
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