On This Day

Friday, September 30, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 46 .683 --
Highlanders 82 62 .569 16.5
Tigers 82 64 .562 17.5
Red Sox 80 66 .548 19.5
Naps 67 77 .465 31.5
Senators 64 82 .438 35.5
White Sox 64 83 .435 36.0
Browns 45 103 .304 55.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 47 .667 --
Giants 86 59 .593 10.0
Pirates 83 62 .572 13.0
Phillies 74 71 .510 22.0
Reds 73 75 .493 24.5
Cardinals 59 83 .415 35.5
Superbas 60 86 .411 36.5
Doves 50 96 .342 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 4
1 Joe Burg 4
1 Jake Daubert 4
1 Josh Devore 4
1 Ray Jansen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Bob Coulson 1
1 Jake Daubert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Bob Coulson 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 Bill Cunningham 3
3 Art Devlin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Burg 2
1 Josh Devore 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
4 Fred Beck 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.80
2 Jack Coombs 0.75
3 Bob Groom 0.38
4 Nap Rucker 0.29
5 Alex Malloy 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Fred Olmstead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
2 Jack Coombs 6
3 Nap Rucker 5
4 Doc Crandall 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Tris Speaker .343
4 Sherry Magee .331
5 Solly Hofman .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 112
2 Sherry Magee 100
3 Ty Cobb 84
4 Mike Mitchell 82
5 Red Murray 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 78
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 61
4 Red Murray 52
4 Dode Paskert 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.78
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 King Cole 2.24
5 Chief Bender 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 31
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Mordecai Brown 24
3 Russ Ford 24
3 Walter Johnson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 308
2 Ed Walsh 258
3 Jack Coombs 224
4 Russ Ford 196
5 Christy Mathewson 180

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .568
2 Ted Easterly .516
3 Johnny Bates .447
4 Eddie Collins .415
5 Josh Devore .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Fred Beck 2
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Murray 16
2 Johnny Bates 12
2 Eddie Grant 12
4 Bob Coulson 11
4 Mike Mitchell 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 19
2 Eddie Collins 11
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 Red Murray 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.00
2 Frank Lange 1.17
3 Jack Coombs 1.18
4 Harry Fanwell 1.23
5 Russ Ford 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Jack Coombs 3
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 26
2 Jack Coombs 25
2 Nap Rucker 25
4 Frank Lange 24
5 Smoky Joe Wood 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elmer Koestner 2
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Ray Collins 1
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .457
2 Johnny Evers .382
3 Frank Schulte .376
4 Sherry Magee .364
5 Red Murray .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Fred Beck 2
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Murray 30
2 Sherry Magee 22
3 Paul Meloan 20
3 Mike Mitchell 20
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 21
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Larry Doyle 16
4 Hans Lobert 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.85
2 Ed Walsh 1.43
3 Russ Ford 1.72
4 Walter Johnson 1.74
5 Babe Adams 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 7
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Doc Crandall 7
4 Willie Mitchell 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 65
2 Ed Walsh 53
3 Jack Coombs 49
4 Frank Lange 48
5 Smoky Joe Wood 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 Elmer Koestner 2
4 Ray Caldwell 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .379
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Tris Speaker .349
4 Sherry Magee .336
5 Honus Wagner .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 114
2 Sherry Magee 105
3 Red Murray 87
4 Ty Cobb 86
5 Mike Mitchell 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 81
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Ty Cobb 62
4 Red Murray 53
5 Dode Paskert 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.80
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 King Cole 2.16
5 George McQuillan 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 31
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Mordecai Brown 25
4 Russ Ford 24
4 Walter Johnson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 309
2 Ed Walsh 258
3 Jack Coombs 227
4 Russ Ford 196
5 Christy Mathewson 185

Saves

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