On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 40 .685 --
Highlanders 73 53 .579 13.5
Red Sox 73 53 .579 13.5
Tigers 72 56 .563 15.5
Senators 59 71 .454 29.5
Naps 56 70 .444 30.5
White Sox 49 76 .392 37.0
Browns 38 88 .302 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 38 .689 --
Pirates 75 50 .600 10.5
Giants 70 52 .574 14.0
Phillies 65 61 .516 21.0
Reds 64 65 .496 23.5
Superbas 49 75 .395 36.0
Cardinals 49 75 .395 36.0
Doves 44 84 .344 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rollie Zeider 5
2 Hal Chase 4
3 Jimmy Austin 3
3 Vin Campbell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Tom Jones 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Ed Reulbach 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Olmstead 3.50
2 Earl Moore 1.50
3 Harry Krause 1.25
4 Irv Young 0.80
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dode Criss 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Harry Krause 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Krause 10
2 Earl Moore 9
3 Fred Olmstead 7
4 Jim Scott 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Culp 1
1 Spec Harkness 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .368
2 Ty Cobb .368
3 Tris Speaker .342
4 Honus Wagner .332
5 Solly Hofman .331

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 98
2 Sherry Magee 86
3 Ty Cobb 78
4 Jake Stahl 67
5 Mike Mitchell 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 65
2 Ty Cobb 60
3 Bob Bescher 57
4 Dode Paskert 46
5 Rollie Zeider 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.97
2 King Cole 2.08
3 Russ Ford 2.18
4 Chief Bender 2.27
5 Ed Walsh 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 26
2 Chief Bender 23
2 Christy Mathewson 23
4 Walter Johnson 22
5 Mordecai Brown 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 270
2 Ed Walsh 221
3 Jack Coombs 186
4 Russ Ford 170
5 Chief Bender 155

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 .500
2 Nap Lajoie .489
3 Rube Ellis .476
4 Bob Unglaub .404
5 Jimmy Sheckard .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 John Hummel 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Sheckard 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 11
1 Jimmy Sheckard 11
3 Hans Lobert 10
3 Mike Mitchell 10
5 Hal Chase 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
1 Rollie Zeider 9
3 Larry Doyle 8
4 Bobby Byrne 7
4 Bill Collins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.75
2 Ray Collins 0.95
3 Harry Gaspar 1.20
4 Walter Johnson 1.50
4 Russ Ford 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 King Cole 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
2 Jack Coombs 30
2 Louis Drucke 30
4 Chief Bender 23
5 Mordecai Brown 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Culp 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Spec Harkness 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Solly Hofman .450
2 Honus Wagner .412
3 Nap Lajoie .402
4 Frank Schulte .364
5 Ed Konetchy .363

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 24
2 Mike Mitchell 20
2 Frank Schulte 20
4 Jimmy Sheckard 19
5 Sam Crawford 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Clyde Milan 16
2 Red Murray 16
4 Rollie Zeider 14
5 Dode Paskert 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 0.83
2 Jack Coombs 1.28
3 Walter Johnson 1.38
4 King Cole 1.68
5 Hippo Vaughn 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
2 King Cole 7
2 Walter Johnson 7
4 Bob Ewing 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 66
2 Ed Walsh 50
3 Russ Ford 49
4 Chief Bender 48
5 Jack Coombs 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
3 Tommy Atkins 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 Tris Speaker .351
3 Nap Lajoie .351
4 Honus Wagner .334
5 Sherry Magee .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 10
1 Jake Stahl 10
3 Fred Beck 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 125
2 Ty Cobb 101
3 Sherry Magee 98
4 Hal Chase 73
4 Red Murray 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 78
2 Ty Cobb 69
3 Bob Bescher 68
4 Red Murray 56
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 George McQuillan 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 27
1 Jack Coombs 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Mordecai Brown 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 280
2 Ed Walsh 256
3 Jack Coombs 202
4 Chief Bender 195
5 Christy Mathewson 176

Saves

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