On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 5 .844 --
White Sox 16 13 .552 9.5
Red Sox 16 14 .533 10.0
Highlanders 14 14 .500 11.0
Athletics 13 15 .464 12.0
Naps 14 18 .438 13.0
Senators 10 18 .357 15.0
Browns 9 22 .290 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 9 .710 --
Pirates 19 10 .655 2.0
Giants 17 12 .586 4.0
Cubs 17 13 .567 4.5
Reds 12 13 .480 7.0
Cardinals 11 15 .423 8.5
Dodgers 10 20 .333 11.5
Rustlers 8 24 .250 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Earle Gardner 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Roy Hartzell 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Hans Lobert 1
1 Frank Schulte 1
1 Oscar Stanage 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Rube Oldring 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delos Drake 2
2 Eddie Ainsmith 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Joe Birmingham 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.88
2 Nap Rucker 0.86
3 Frank Smith 0.71
4 Harry McIntire 0.50
4 Eddie Stack 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Brockett 1
1 Roy Golden 1
1 Spec Harkness 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 10
2 Hooks Wiltse 7
3 Nap Rucker 6
4 Frank Smith 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Steele 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .451
2 Eddie Collins .442
3 Ty Cobb .398
4 Doc Miller .384
5 Nap Lajoie .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Hans Lobert 5
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 John Titus 5
1 Honus Wagner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Honus Wagner 31
3 Sam Crawford 30
4 Sherry Magee 22
4 Frank Schulte 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Donie Bush 14
4 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 2.11
5 Cy Barger 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 George Mullin 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Babe Adams 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 57
2 Pete Alexander 53
3 Ed Walsh 46
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 23 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .460
2 Jimmy Callahan .455
3 Stuffy McInnis .444
4 Earle Gardner .440
4 Doc Miller .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
3 Dick Hoblitzell 3
3 Hans Lobert 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 19
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Sam Crawford 13
3 Ed Konetchy 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
1 Fred Merkle 7
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Donie Bush 6
3 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.50
2 Cy Barger 1.00
3 Babe Adams 1.69
4 Spec Harkness 1.74
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Frank Lange 26
3 Nap Rucker 23
4 Rube Marquard 22
5 Smoky Joe Wood 21

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 .388
2 Nap Lajoie .375
3 Eddie Collins .347
4 Honus Wagner .337
5 Tris Speaker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 14
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 121
2 Sherry Magee 115
3 Ty Cobb 106
4 Mike Mitchell 90
5 Solly Hofman 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Ty Cobb 68
3 Bob Bescher 67
4 Red Murray 56
5 Dode Paskert 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.11
2 Ed Walsh 2.11
3 Jack Coombs 2.28
4 Walter Johnson 2.33
5 King Cole 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Russ Ford 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Mordecai Brown 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 275
2 Ed Walsh 259
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