On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 2 .900 --
White Sox 9 8 .529 7.5
Highlanders 9 8 .529 7.5
Red Sox 10 9 .526 7.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 8.0
Senators 8 10 .444 9.0
Naps 7 13 .350 11.0
Browns 4 15 .211 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 5 .750 --
Pirates 12 5 .706 1.5
Giants 12 6 .667 2.0
Cubs 11 8 .579 3.5
Reds 6 8 .429 6.0
Rustlers 7 14 .333 8.5
Dodgers 5 14 .263 9.5
Cardinals 3 11 .214 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bridwell 4
1 Bill Cunningham 4
1 Wilbur Good 4
4 Dode Criss 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Dode Criss 1
2 Hans Lobert 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dode Criss 3
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
1 Ted Easterly 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Honus Wagner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Dick Egan 2
1 Matty McIntyre 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Fred Snodgrass 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.67
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.58
3 Babe Adams 0.57
4 Orlie Weaver 0.55
5 Earl Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Bill Burns 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
2 Earl Moore 7
4 Orlie Weaver 6
5 George Mullin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Rube Marquard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .438
2 Stuffy McInnis .426
3 Birdie Cree .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
5 Patsy Dougherty .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 John Titus 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Hans Lobert 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
1 Sam Crawford 18
3 Frank Schulte 17
4 Patsy Dougherty 15
4 Honus Wagner 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
3 Donie Bush 9
4 Josh Devore 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 1.31
2 Ralph Works 1.33
3 Bugs Raymond 1.35
4 Orlie Weaver 1.67
5 Elmer Steele 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 6
2 Earl Moore 5
3 Doc Crandall 4
3 Russ Ford 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Smoky Joe Wood 36
3 Gene Krapp 32
3 Earl Moore 32
5 Red Ames 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Jesse Baker 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .379
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Tris Speaker .342
4 Eddie Collins .341
5 Honus Wagner .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Sherry Magee 10
4 Fred Beck 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 119
2 Sherry Magee 109
3 Ty Cobb 97
4 Mike Mitchell 88
5 Frank Schulte 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 65
4 Dode Paskert 57
4 Rollie Zeider 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.86
2 Ed Walsh 2.08
3 Russ Ford 2.11
4 King Cole 2.34
5 Chief Bender 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Russ Ford 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 Mordecai Brown 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 295
2 Ed Walsh 266
3 Jack Coombs 238
4 Russ Ford 205
5 Earl Moore 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 7
2 Ed Walsh 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 Lew Richie 4