On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1910

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 46 .685 --
Highlanders 83 62 .572 16.5
Tigers 83 64 .565 17.5
Red Sox 80 67 .544 20.5
Naps 68 77 .469 31.5
Senators 64 83 .435 36.5
White Sox 64 84 .432 37.0
Browns 45 104 .302 56.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 95 47 .669 --
Giants 87 59 .596 10.0
Pirates 84 62 .575 13.0
Phillies 74 73 .503 23.5
Reds 73 76 .490 25.5
Superbas 62 86 .419 36.0
Cardinals 59 84 .413 36.5
Doves 50 97 .340 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Doc Scanlan 4
3 Bob Coulson 3
3 Josh Devore 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Doc Gessler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Scanlan 5
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 King Cole 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 John Hummel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Coulson 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Bill Collins 2
3 Eddie Grant 2
3 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.22
2 Russ Ford 1.00
3 Bill Bailey 0.71
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.67
5 Louis Drucke 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Louis Drucke 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 11
2 Russ Ford 7
3 Jack Ferry 6
4 Bill Bailey 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .374
2 Ty Cobb .373
3 Tris Speaker .340
4 Sherry Magee .327
5 Solly Hofman .324

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 100
3 Ty Cobb 84
4 Mike Mitchell 82
5 Red Murray 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 78
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 61
4 Red Murray 54
5 Dode Paskert 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.78
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 Chief Bender 2.27
5 Walter Johnson 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 308
2 Ed Walsh 258
3 Jack Coombs 224
4 Russ Ford 203
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 .622
2 Ted Easterly .485
3 Johnny Bates .452
4 Josh Devore .444
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .422

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 Bob Coulson 13
3 Johnny Bates 12
3 Kitty Bransfield 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 18
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Larry Doyle 9
3 Red Murray 9
5 Sherry Magee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.00
2 Frank Lange 1.17
3 Willie Mitchell 1.20
4 Russ Ford 1.50
5 Jack Coombs 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ford 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 27
1 Jim Scott 27
3 Nap Rucker 25
4 Frank Lange 24
5 Smoky Joe Wood 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 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 .468
2 Frank Schulte .386
3 Johnny Evers .385
4 Mike Mitchell .364
5 Fred Merkle .358

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 31
2 Sherry Magee 22
3 Mike Mitchell 20
4 Paul Meloan 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 21
2 Bob Bescher 17
2 Larry Doyle 17
4 Hans Lobert 15
4 Red Murray 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.85
2 Ed Walsh 1.67
3 Russ Ford 1.77
4 Babe Adams 1.86
5 Fred Olmstead 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 7
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Doc Crandall 7
4 Russ Ford 6
4 Willie Mitchell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 51
2 Jack Coombs 49
3 Frank Lange 48
4 Louis Drucke 45
5 Smoky Joe Wood 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 Elmer Koestner 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .378
2 Nap Lajoie .375
3 Tris Speaker .345
4 Sherry Magee .332
5 Honus Wagner .324

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 115
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 61
4 Red Murray 54
5 Dode Paskert 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.78
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 George McQuillan 2.26
5 King Cole 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 309
2 Ed Walsh 258
3 Jack Coombs 224
4 Russ Ford 203
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