On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 39 .685 --
Red Sox 73 51 .589 12.0
Highlanders 71 52 .577 13.5
Tigers 71 54 .568 14.5
Senators 58 70 .453 29.0
Naps 54 69 .439 30.5
White Sox 47 74 .388 36.5
Browns 36 86 .295 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 38 .681 --
Pirates 73 49 .598 9.5
Giants 68 52 .567 13.5
Phillies 63 60 .512 20.0
Reds 64 62 .508 20.5
Superbas 48 73 .397 34.0
Cardinals 48 73 .397 34.0
Doves 44 82 .349 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 5
1 Hans Lobert 5
3 Home Run Baker 4
3 Johnny Bates 4
3 10 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Wid Conroy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Leach 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Solly Hofman 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Lord 3
2 Tris Speaker 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 29 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spec Harkness 0.86
2 Charley Hall 0.83
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.78
4 Dixie Walker 0.73
5 Jack Coombs 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charley Hall 10
2 Dixie Walker 8
3 Hippo Vaughn 7
4 Jack Coombs 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Barney Slaughter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .367
2 Nap Lajoie .365
3 Tris Speaker .346
4 Solly Hofman .332
5 Honus Wagner .327

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 82
3 Ty Cobb 76
4 Jake Stahl 66
5 Mike Mitchell 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 64
2 Ty Cobb 60
3 Bob Bescher 56
4 Dode Paskert 45
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.97
2 King Cole 2.08
3 Russ Ford 2.18
4 Ed Walsh 2.28
5 Walter Johnson 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 26
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 221
3 Jack Coombs 186
4 Russ Ford 170
5 Chief Bender 148

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Solly Hofman .567
2 Ed Konetchy .459
3 Rube Ellis .442
4 Tris Speaker .439
5 Honus Wagner .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 John Hummel 2
3 Tommy Leach 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 14
2 Frank Schulte 10
2 Honus Wagner 10
4 Hal Chase 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
2 Bill Collins 8
2 Red Murray 8
4 Hans Lobert 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.78
2 Harry Gaspar 1.04
3 Harry McIntire 1.17
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.45
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 5
2 Bob Ewing 4
2 Deacon Phillippe 4
4 Fred Beebe 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Jack Coombs 34
3 Louis Drucke 31
4 Chief Bender 28
5 Ed Walsh 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Rube Dessau 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .400
2 Danny Murphy .380
3 Eddie Collins .378
4 Nap Lajoie .378
5 Ed Konetchy .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Frank Schulte 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 Frank Schulte 20
3 Mike Mitchell 19
4 Sam Crawford 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
1 Clyde Milan 17
3 Rollie Zeider 16
4 Eddie Collins 14
4 Red Murray 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 0.83
2 Jack Coombs 1.15
3 Walter Johnson 1.50
4 King Cole 1.62
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 9
2 Walter Johnson 7
3 King Cole 6
3 Bob Ewing 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 64
2 Ed Walsh 60
3 Jack Coombs 56
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 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 Tris Speaker .355
3 Nap Lajoie .352
4 Honus Wagner .331
5 Sherry Magee .324

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 102
3 Sherry Magee 94
4 Hal Chase 76
5 Red Murray 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 79
2 Ty Cobb 72
3 Bob Bescher 70
4 Red Murray 53
5 Donie Bush 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 King Cole 1.99
2 Jack Coombs 2.08
3 Russ Ford 2.18
4 Ed Walsh 2.20
5 Walter Johnson 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 275
2 Ed Walsh 256
3 Jack Coombs 202
4 Chief Bender 188
5 2 tied 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 7
2 Harry Gaspar 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
4 Deacon Phillippe 4
4 Hooks Wiltse 4