On This Day

Friday, May 5, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 2 .895 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 6.5
White Sox 9 8 .529 7.0
Athletics 9 8 .529 7.0
Highlanders 8 8 .500 7.5
Senators 7 10 .412 9.0
Naps 7 13 .350 10.5
Browns 4 14 .222 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 5 .737 --
Pirates 11 5 .688 1.5
Giants 11 6 .647 2.0
Cubs 11 7 .611 2.5
Reds 5 8 .385 6.0
Rustlers 7 13 .350 7.5
Dodgers 5 13 .278 8.5
Cardinals 3 10 .231 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Devore 4
1 Larry Gardner 4
3 Tom Downey 3
3 Earle Gardner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Fred Payne 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 5
2 Steve Yerkes 4
3 Tom Downey 3
3 Dick Hoblitzell 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Gardner 3
2 Bob Coulson 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Lange 1.40
2 Eddie Plank 0.62
3 Bill Steele 0.43
4 Bobby Keefe 0.42
5 Hi West 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 Frank Lange 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charley Hall 7
1 Frank Lange 7
3 Red Ames 5
3 Bobby Keefe 5
3 Eddie Plank 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .450
2 Birdie Cree .404
3 Red Dooin .403
4 Clyde Engle .391
5 Fred Clarke .383

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 Otis Johnson 14
5 8 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlie Weaver 0.84
2 Bobby Keefe 1.31
3 Ralph Works 1.33
4 Bugs Raymond 1.40
5 Elmer Steele 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 5
2 Earl Moore 4
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 Eddie Plank 4
2 Ralph Works 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 38
2 Smoky Joe Wood 36
3 Gene Krapp 32
4 Red Ames 28
5 2 tied 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 Ty Cobb .377
2 Nap Lajoie .374
3 Tris Speaker .344
4 Eddie Collins .340
5 Honus Wagner .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 118
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 66
4 Dode Paskert 57
5 Rollie Zeider 56

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