On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1910

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	31	.670	--
Red Sox	59	38	.608	5.5
Highlanders	55	40	.579	8.5
Tigers	54	43	.557	10.5
Naps	43	49	.467	19.0
Senators	39	57	.406	25.0
White Sox	37	57	.394	26.0
Browns	28	63	.308	33.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 2

Red Sox 7, Naps 3

Red Sox 8, Naps 3

Tigers 9, Highlanders 6

Athletics 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	62	31	.667	--
Pirates	53	38	.582	8.0
Giants	53	39	.576	8.5
Reds	47	48	.495	16.0
Phillies	46	47	.495	16.0
Superbas	40	54	.426	22.5
Cardinals	39	57	.406	24.5
Doves	36	62	.367	28.5

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 0

Superbas 8, Cardinals 1

Reds 6, Doves 3

Doves 4, Reds 0

Giants 10, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	Fred Beck	5
2	Duffy Lewis	5
4	Zack Wheat	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	John Knight	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Bridwell	4
2	Tommy Clarke	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Mickey Doolin	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beals Becker	2
1	Bert Daniels	2
1	Davy Jones	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.33
2	Christy Mathewson	0.88
3	Al Mattern	0.80
4	Dolly Gray	0.78
5	Eddie Plank	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	8
2	Dolly Gray	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
5	Bob Harmon	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gaspar	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Nap Lajoie	.361
3	Tris Speaker	.350
4	Sherry Magee	.331
5	Rube Oldring	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	8
2	Jake Stahl	7
3	Tris Speaker	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	80
2	Ty Cobb	63
3	Sherry Magee	60
4	Jake Stahl	56
5	Duffy Lewis	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	50
2	Ty Cobb	49
3	Bob Bescher	39
4	Dode Paskert	34
5	Sherry Magee	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	2.03
2	Ray Collins	2.10
3	Chief Bender	2.14
4	King Cole	2.25
5	Ed Walsh	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	18
2	Chief Bender	17
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Jack Coombs	17
5	George Mullin	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Ed Walsh	161
3	Jack Coombs	130
4	Russ Ford	121
5	Earl Moore	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	6
2	Harry Gaspar	4
3	Frank Browning	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	Ed Walsh	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.500
1	Fred Snodgrass	.500
3	Donie Bush	.488
4	Birdie Cree	.444
5	Ty Cobb	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Fred Beck	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	13
2	Jake Stahl	12
3	Birdie Cree	11
4	Sam Crawford	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	10
2	Larry Doyle	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Cole	0.00
2	Jack Pfiester	0.50
3	Babe Adams	0.82
4	Ed Walsh	1.03
5	Lefty Leifield	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	4
1	Doc White	4
3	Fred Beebe	3
3	Jack Coombs	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	37
2	Chief Bender	26
2	Walter Johnson	26
4	Earl Moore	23
5	Ed Walsh	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
5	7 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Snodgrass	.408
2	Birdie Cree	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.378
4	Ty Cobb	.376
5	Fred Beck	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
5	3 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Sam Crawford	21
2	Jake Stahl	21
4	Art Devlin	19
4	Duffy Lewis	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	17
2	Eddie Collins	15
3	Birdie Cree	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Harry Hooper	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	1.30
2	Al Mattern	1.65
3	George McQuillan	1.69
4	Ray Collins	1.80
5	2 tied	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Al Mattern	7
3	Earl Moore	6
3	Cy Morgan	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	61
2	Walter Johnson	58
3	Cy Morgan	44
4	Earl Moore	42
4	Ed Walsh	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	2
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Gaspar	2
1	Eddie Plank	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.401
2	Tris Speaker	.348
3	Nap Lajoie	.348
4	Eddie Collins	.312
5	Honus Wagner	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	9
1	Ty Cobb	9
1	Tris Speaker	9
4	Larry Doyle	8
4	Jake Stahl	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	130
2	Ty Cobb	116
3	Sherry Magee	83
3	Red Murray	83
5	Honus Wagner	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	85
2	Ty Cobb	75
3	Bob Bescher	63
4	Dick Egan	52
4	Dode Paskert	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.78
2	Chief Bender	2.20
3	Ed Walsh	2.21
4	Jack Coombs	2.27
5	Ray Collins	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	27
1	Christy Mathewson	27
3	George Mullin	25
4	Chief Bender	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Ed Walsh	225
3	Earl Moore	190
4	Chief Bender	175
4	Christy Mathewson	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	8
2	Harry Gaspar	5
3	Howie Camnitz	4
3	Ed Walsh	4
5	3 tied	3