On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 5 .839 --
White Sox 16 12 .571 8.5
Red Sox 15 14 .517 10.0
Athletics 13 14 .481 11.0
Highlanders 13 14 .481 11.0
Naps 13 18 .419 13.0
Senators 10 17 .370 14.0
Browns 9 21 .300 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 8 .733 --
Pirates 19 9 .679 2.0
Giants 16 12 .571 5.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 5.5
Reds 12 12 .500 7.0
Cardinals 10 15 .400 9.5
Dodgers 9 20 .310 12.5
Rustlers 8 23 .258 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Ainsmith 4
1 Jimmy Callahan 4
1 Jim Delahanty 4
4 Al Burch 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Archer 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Del Gainer 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Gainer 4
1 Ivy Olson 4
3 Jimmy Callahan 3
3 Frank Chance 3
3 Lee Tannehill 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Dick Egan 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.83
2 Doc Scanlan 0.75
3 Babe Adams 0.67
4 Doc White 0.62
5 Jack Powell 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Scanlan 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Toots Shultz 5
2 Doc White 5
5 Babe Adams 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Nap Rucker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .468
2 Eddie Collins .422
3 Ty Cobb .400
4 Doc Miller .391
5 Nap Lajoie .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 John Titus 5
1 Honus Wagner 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
1 Honus Wagner 31
3 Sam Crawford 29
4 Sherry Magee 22
5 Fred Luderus 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Donie Bush 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
5 Harry Lord 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 1.99
2 Babe Adams 2.03
3 Orlie Weaver 2.06
4 Ralph Works 2.27
5 Cy Barger 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 George Mullin 7
3 Babe Adams 6
3 Russ Ford 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 53
2 Smoky Joe Wood 47
3 Ed Walsh 45
4 Earl Moore 44
5 Gene Krapp 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Miller .481
2 Stuffy McInnis .477
3 Jimmy Callahan .475
4 Ty Cobb .440
5 Sherry Magee .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
2 Honus Wagner 4
4 Dick Hoblitzell 3
4 Doc Miller 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 23
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Fred Luderus 14
3 Matty McIntyre 14
5 Chief Wilson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Dick Egan 8
3 Harry Lord 7
3 Fred Merkle 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.50
2 Cy Barger 1.00
3 Babe Adams 1.69
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.93
5 Russ Ford 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
4 Cy Barger 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Frank Lange 26
3 Rube Marquard 22
4 Ray Caldwell 20
5 Earl Moore 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Rube Marquard 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .389
2 Nap Lajoie .376
3 Eddie Collins .342
4 Honus Wagner .341
5 Tris Speaker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Fred Beck 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
5 Jake Daubert 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
2 Sherry Magee 115
3 Ty Cobb 105
4 Mike Mitchell 90
5 Solly Hofman 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 84
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Dode Paskert 56
5 Red Murray 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.11
2 Ed Walsh 2.16
3 Jack Coombs 2.23
4 Walter Johnson 2.33
5 King Cole 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Russ Ford 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Mordecai Brown 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 275
2 Ed Walsh 264
3 Jack Coombs 238
4 Earl Moore 211
5 Russ Ford 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 7
1 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Ed Walsh 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 2 others tied 4