On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	37	.694	--
Red Sox	72	50	.590	12.5
Highlanders	70	51	.579	14.0
Tigers	68	54	.557	16.5
Senators	56	69	.448	30.0
Naps	52	68	.433	31.5
White Sox	46	72	.390	36.5
Browns	36	83	.303	47.0

Games

Naps 6, Browns 5

Tigers 7, White Sox 3

Highlanders 6, Red Sox 5

Athletics 5, Senators 1

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	80	37	.684	--
Pirates	69	48	.590	11.0
Giants	67	50	.573	13.0
Reds	62	59	.512	20.0
Phillies	61	59	.508	20.5
Cardinals	48	71	.403	33.0
Superbas	46	72	.390	34.5
Doves	43	80	.350	40.0

Games

Superbas 3, Doves 2

Superbas 8, Doves 0

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	Otto Knabe	4
1	Ed Lennox	4
4	Johnny Bates	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	John Hummel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Ed Lennox	3
4	Birdie Cree	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Bill Collins	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willie Mitchell	1.00
2	Elmer Knetzer	0.62
3	Bob Ewing	0.50
3	Marc Hall	0.50
5	Louis Drucke	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Rube Dessau	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	8
2	Louis Drucke	7
2	Marc Hall	7
4	Jack Coombs	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.369
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Tris Speaker	.344
4	Solly Hofman	.331
5	Sherry Magee	.322

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	96
2	Sherry Magee	79
3	Ty Cobb	74
4	Jake Stahl	65
5	Mike Mitchell	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	64
2	Ty Cobb	60
3	Bob Bescher	54
4	Dode Paskert	45
5	2 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	2.00
2	King Cole	2.08
3	Russ Ford	2.19
4	Ed Walsh	2.20
5	Chief Bender	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	25
2	Chief Bender	22
2	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Mordecai Brown	21
5	Walter Johnson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	257
2	Ed Walsh	215
3	Jack Coombs	180
4	Russ Ford	166
5	Chief Bender	147

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	Honus Wagner	.446
2	Sam Crawford	.442
3	Steve Evans	.439
4	Roger Bresnahan	.414
5	Ed Konetchy	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Jim Delahanty	2
2	John Flynn	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	12
1	Frank Schulte	12
3	Sam Crawford	11
3	Jimmy Sheckard	11
3	Honus Wagner	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
1	Red Murray	9
3	Hans Lobert	8
3	Harry Wolter	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.73
2	Russ Ford	1.00
3	Ralph Works	1.13
4	Harry McIntire	1.17
5	Walter Johnson	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Bob Ewing	4
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	41
2	Chief Bender	33
3	Russ Ford	30
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Louis Drucke	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Rube Dessau	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	George Suggs	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.393
2	Honus Wagner	.384
3	Sam Crawford	.366
4	Danny Murphy	.357
5	Sherry Magee	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Sherry Magee	4
3	John Flynn	3
3	Bill Sweeney	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	22
2	Sam Crawford	20
2	Frank Schulte	20
4	Mike Mitchell	18
4	Honus Wagner	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	16
2	Bob Bescher	15
2	Eddie Collins	15
2	Red Murray	15
2	Rollie Zeider	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.96
2	Ed Walsh	1.33
3	Walter Johnson	1.50
4	King Cole	1.62
5	Doc Scanlan	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	68
2	Ed Walsh	64
3	Walter Johnson	61
4	Chief Bender	56
5	Russ Ford	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Tommy Atkins	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.380
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	Nap Lajoie	.346
4	Honus Wagner	.327
5	Solly Hofman	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	10
2	Fred Beck	9
2	Larry Doyle	9
2	Tris Speaker	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	125
2	Ty Cobb	101
3	Sherry Magee	94
4	Red Murray	77
5	Hal Chase	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	80
2	Ty Cobb	74
3	Bob Bescher	69
4	Red Murray	54
5	Donie Bush	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	1.99
2	Jack Coombs	2.12
3	Ed Walsh	2.16
4	Russ Ford	2.19
5	Orval Overall	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	267
2	Ed Walsh	252
3	Jack Coombs	196
4	Chief Bender	195
5	Earl Moore	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Ed Walsh	6
3	Harry Gaspar	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	3 others tied	4