On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 2 .909 --
Red Sox 11 9 .550 8.0
Athletics 9 9 .500 9.0
Highlanders 9 9 .500 9.0
White Sox 9 10 .474 9.5
Senators 8 10 .444 10.0
Naps 8 14 .364 12.0
Browns 5 16 .238 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 5 .762 --
Pirates 13 6 .684 2.0
Giants 12 7 .632 3.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 4.5
Reds 7 8 .467 6.0
Rustlers 8 14 .364 8.5
Cardinals 4 12 .250 9.5
Dodgers 5 15 .250 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 John Titus 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Biff Schaller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scotty Ingerton 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Doc Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 3
2 Donie Bush 2
3 Hal Chase 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 1.50
2 Elmer Steele 0.88
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.67
4 Tex Covington 0.62
5 Frank Lange 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Tex Covington 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Elmer Steele 7
3 Frank Lange 6
4 Tex Covington 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .438
2 Ty Cobb .407
3 Red Dooin .397
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
5 Nap Lajoie .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 John Titus 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Scotty Ingerton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
1 Sam Crawford 21
3 Honus Wagner 19
4 Frank Schulte 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Donie Bush 11
2 Eddie Collins 11
4 Josh Devore 9
4 Red Murray 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 1.31
2 Ralph Works 1.33
3 Orlie Weaver 1.67
4 Eddie Plank 1.75
5 Elmer Steele 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 6
2 Earl Moore 5
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 5
4 Pete Alexander 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Smoky Joe Wood 38
3 Gene Krapp 36
4 Earl Moore 32
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
3 Jesse Baker 1
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Murphy .488
2 Ty Cobb .446
3 Stuffy McInnis .442
4 Chief Wilson .432
5 Del Gainer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 4
2 Scotty Ingerton 3
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Sam Crawford 12
2 Otis Johnson 12
2 Hans Lobert 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Donie Bush 8
3 Harry Lord 7
3 Red Murray 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.33
2 Judge Nagle 1.35
3 Hi West 1.50
4 Bobby Keefe 1.72
5 Charley Hall 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 Russ Ford 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 27
2 Gene Krapp 23
3 Frank Lange 22
4 Pete Alexander 19
4 Ray Caldwell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
3 Jesse Baker 1
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 Nap Lajoie .376
3 Tris Speaker .342
4 Eddie Collins .342
5 Honus Wagner .333

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 121
2 Sherry Magee 111
3 Ty Cobb 99
4 Mike Mitchell 88
5 Frank Schulte 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Red Murray 59
5 Dode Paskert 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 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 287
2 Ed Walsh 266
3 Jack Coombs 238
4 Russ Ford 205
5 Earl Moore 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 8
2 Ed Walsh 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 Lew Richie 4