On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 2 .857 --
Highlanders 7 5 .583 4.0
Senators 6 6 .500 5.0
White Sox 6 7 .462 5.5
Athletics 6 7 .462 5.5
Red Sox 6 7 .462 5.5
Naps 6 9 .400 6.5
Browns 4 10 .286 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 3 .786 --
Pirates 8 4 .667 2.0
Giants 8 5 .615 2.5
Cubs 8 6 .571 3.0
Reds 4 6 .400 5.0
Rustlers 5 10 .333 6.5
Cardinals 3 7 .300 6.0
Dodgers 4 10 .286 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 5
2 Fred Clarke 4
2 Red Murray 4
4 Birdie Cree 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hans Lobert 2
2 Dots Miller 1
2 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Murray 5
2 Hans Lobert 4
3 Scotty Ingerton 3
3 Stuffy McInnis 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 Bill Cunningham 1
2 Mickey Doolin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.60
2 Doc White 1.33
3 Christy Mathewson 0.64
4 Eddie Plank 0.43
5 Earl Moore 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Eddie Plank 6
4 Earl Moore 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .500
2 Red Dooin .478
3 Nap Lajoie .420
4 Birdie Cree .405
5 Patsy Dougherty .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Steve Evans 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
1 Frank Schulte 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Frank Chance 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Frank Chance 7
3 Josh Devore 6
3 George Moriarty 6
5 10 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Works 0.00
2 Orlie Weaver 0.37
3 George Suggs 1.59
4 Doc Crandall 1.80
4 Doc White 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 4
1 George Mullin 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Big Jeff Pfeffer 3
3 Eddie Plank 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 29
2 Gene Krapp 27
3 Earl Moore 25
4 Ed Walsh 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Jesse Baker 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .384
2 Ty Cobb .382
3 Eddie Collins .337
4 Tris Speaker .333
5 Honus Wagner .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Fred Beck 9
3 Jake Stahl 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
2 Sherry Magee 109
3 Ty Cobb 96
4 Mike Mitchell 88
5 Red Murray 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 84
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Ty Cobb 63
4 Dode Paskert 57
5 Red Murray 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.80
2 Ed Walsh 2.08
3 Russ Ford 2.14
4 Chief Bender 2.34
5 King Cole 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Russ Ford 26
4 Mordecai Brown 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 292
2 Ed Walsh 269
3 Jack Coombs 234
4 Russ Ford 203
5 Christy Mathewson 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Ed Walsh 5
5 Lew Richie 4