On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 38 .689 --
Red Sox 72 50 .590 12.0
Highlanders 70 51 .579 13.5
Tigers 69 54 .561 15.5
Senators 57 69 .452 29.0
Naps 53 68 .438 30.5
White Sox 46 73 .387 36.5
Browns 36 84 .300 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 37 .684 --
Pirates 70 48 .593 10.5
Giants 68 50 .576 12.5
Reds 62 60 .508 20.5
Phillies 61 60 .504 21.0
Cardinals 48 71 .403 33.0
Superbas 46 73 .387 35.0
Doves 44 80 .355 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Easterly 4
2 Joe Birmingham 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Fred Merkle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Pryor McElveen 3
3 Fred Merkle 2
3 Harry Smith 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Turner 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Joe Birmingham 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 2.67
2 Doc Crandall 0.38
3 Babe Adams 0.33
4 George Kahler 0.31
5 Bill Burns 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Sam Frock 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 George Kahler 4
2 Joe Lake 4
4 Bill Burns 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Curtis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .371
2 Nap Lajoie .359
3 Tris Speaker .344
4 Solly Hofman .331
5 Honus Wagner .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 9
2 Fred Beck 8
2 Frank Schulte 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 Larry Doyle 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 96
2 Sherry Magee 80
3 Ty Cobb 75
4 Jake Stahl 65
5 Mike Mitchell 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 64
2 Ty Cobb 60
3 Bob Bescher 55
4 Dode Paskert 45
5 Donie Bush 42

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 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 265
2 Ed Walsh 215
3 Jack Coombs 180
4 Russ Ford 166
5 Chief Bender 148

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 Steve Evans .486
2 Sam Crawford .452
3 Ed Konetchy .444
4 Honus Wagner .439
5 Tris Speaker .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Jim Delahanty 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Hal Chase 10
3 Sam Crawford 10
3 Honus Wagner 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
2 Red Murray 8
2 Harry Wolter 8
4 Bill Collins 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.73
2 Harry McIntire 1.17
3 Fred Beebe 1.33
4 Ed Walsh 1.38
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
2 Fred Beebe 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 King Cole 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Chief Bender 34
3 Jack Coombs 28
4 Louis Drucke 25
5 Ed Walsh 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Rube Dessau 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .402
2 Eddie Collins .381
3 Sam Crawford .365
4 Larry McLean .354
5 Danny Murphy .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Sherry Magee 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
3 John Flynn 3
3 2 others tied 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 17
2 Bob Bescher 16
3 Eddie Collins 15
3 Red Murray 15
3 Rollie Zeider 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.96
2 Ed Walsh 1.33
3 Walter Johnson 1.44
4 King Cole 1.62
5 Mordecai Brown 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
1 Walter Johnson 8
3 King Cole 6
3 Earl Moore 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Jack Coombs 68
3 Ed Walsh 64
4 Chief Bender 50
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 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .381
2 Tris Speaker .354
3 Nap Lajoie .346
4 Honus Wagner .328
5 Solly Hofman .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 124
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Sherry Magee 94
4 Red Murray 75
5 Hal Chase 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 80
2 Ty Cobb 73
3 Bob Bescher 70
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 275
2 Ed Walsh 252
3 Chief Bender 196
3 Jack Coombs 196
5 Christy Mathewson 170

Saves

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