On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 4 .846 --
Red Sox 14 10 .583 7.0
Athletics 12 9 .571 7.5
White Sox 11 11 .500 9.0
Highlanders 11 11 .500 9.0
Senators 9 12 .429 10.5
Naps 9 17 .346 13.0
Browns 5 19 .208 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 6 .760 --
Giants 14 9 .609 4.0
Pirates 14 9 .609 4.0
Reds 11 8 .579 5.0
Cubs 13 11 .542 5.5
Cardinals 7 13 .350 9.5
Rustlers 8 18 .308 11.5
Dodgers 6 18 .250 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 5
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dode Criss 1
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Dode Paskert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Riggert 4
2 Josh Clarke 3
2 Mike Mowrey 3
2 Dode Paskert 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Golden 0.90
2 Ray Caldwell 0.54
3 Fred Olmstead 0.40
4 Jack Coombs 0.39
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Tex Covington 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Golden 9
2 Ray Caldwell 7
2 Jack Coombs 7
4 Fred Beebe 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bill Burns 1
1 Earl Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .429
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Red Dooin .397
4 Jake Daubert .385
5 Nap Lajoie .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 John Titus 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 26
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Honus Wagner 21
4 Sherry Magee 19
4 Dode Paskert 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Ty Cobb 14
3 Donie Bush 12
4 Josh Devore 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Works 1.00
2 Orlie Weaver 1.67
3 Eddie Plank 1.70
4 Russ Ford 1.79
5 Bobby Keefe 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 6
1 George Mullin 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Russ Ford 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 42
1 Ed Walsh 42
3 Smoky Joe Wood 39
4 Pete Alexander 38
5 Gene Krapp 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
4 Jesse Baker 1
4 15 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .512
2 Doc Miller .476
3 Ty Cobb .434
4 John Titus .432
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dots Miller 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 14
1 Honus Wagner 14
1 Chief Wilson 14
4 Solly Hofman 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
2 Donie Bush 8
2 Harry Lord 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 1.33
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.54
2 Ralph Works 1.54
4 Babe Adams 1.73
5 George Chalmers 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Tex Covington 3
1 Russ Ford 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 26
2 Pete Alexander 23
3 Earl Moore 22
4 Gene Krapp 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Bill Burns 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .391
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Eddie Collins .341
4 Tris Speaker .336
5 Honus Wagner .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Fred Beck 11
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Sherry Magee 11
5 Jake Daubert 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 123
2 Sherry Magee 115
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Mike Mitchell 87
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 87
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Red Murray 57
4 Dode Paskert 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 2.09
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.16
4 Walter Johnson 2.27
5 King Cole 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Russ Ford 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 283
2 Ed Walsh 267
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 209
5 Russ Ford 205

Saves

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