On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 2 .895 --
Highlanders 8 7 .533 7.0
Red Sox 9 8 .529 7.0
White Sox 8 8 .500 7.5
Athletics 8 8 .500 7.5
Senators 7 9 .438 8.5
Naps 7 12 .368 10.0
Browns 4 14 .222 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 4 .778 --
Giants 11 5 .688 2.0
Pirates 10 5 .667 2.5
Cubs 11 6 .647 2.5
Reds 4 8 .333 7.0
Rustlers 6 13 .316 8.5
Cardinals 3 9 .250 8.0
Dodgers 4 13 .235 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bridwell 3
1 Fred Clarke 3
1 Matty McIntyre 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Clarke 6
2 Honus Wagner 4
3 Chief Meyers 3
3 Jimmy Sheckard 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 2
1 Otis Johnson 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.40
2 Ed Walsh 1.38
3 Ray Caldwell 0.80
4 Harry Krause 0.55
5 George Chalmers 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Harry Krause 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 11
2 Ray Caldwell 8
3 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Harry Krause 6
4 Ralph Works 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gardner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .482
2 Red Dooin .407
3 Birdie Cree .404
4 Fred Clarke .397
5 Nap Lajoie .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
2 Tris Speaker 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 17
2 Ty Cobb 16
2 Frank Schulte 16
4 Patsy Dougherty 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
1 Eddie Collins 10
3 Donie Bush 8
4 Frank Chance 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlie Weaver 0.84
2 Ralph Works 1.33
3 Bugs Raymond 1.40
4 Elmer Steele 1.71
5 George Mullin 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 5
2 Earl Moore 4
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 Ralph Works 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 38
2 Smoky Joe Wood 36
3 Gene Krapp 32
4 Vean Gregg 25
4 Earl Moore 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Jesse Baker 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .377
2 Ty Cobb .375
3 Tris Speaker .344
4 Eddie Collins .342
5 Honus Wagner .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Fred Beck 9
3 Sherry Magee 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
2 Sherry Magee 108
3 Ty Cobb 96
4 Mike Mitchell 88
5 Frank Schulte 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 84
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Dode Paskert 57
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.86
2 Russ Ford 2.08
3 Ed Walsh 2.12
4 Walter Johnson 2.32
5 King Cole 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Russ Ford 27
2 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Mordecai Brown 25
4 Walter Johnson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 287
2 Ed Walsh 270
3 Jack Coombs 238
4 Russ Ford 203
5 Earl Moore 194

Saves

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