On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 6 .818 --
White Sox 16 13 .552 9.0
Red Sox 16 14 .533 9.5
Highlanders 15 14 .517 10.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 11.0
Naps 15 18 .455 12.0
Senators 10 19 .345 15.0
Browns 9 23 .281 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 10 .688 --
Pirates 19 11 .633 2.0
Giants 18 12 .600 3.0
Cubs 18 13 .581 3.5
Reds 13 13 .500 6.0
Cardinals 12 15 .444 7.5
Dodgers 10 21 .323 11.5
Rustlers 8 25 .242 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 4
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Ed Sweeney 4
4 Neal Ball 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Bris Lord 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Keefe 0.62
2 King Cole 0.43
3 Louis Drucke 0.40
4 Earl Moore 0.35
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Louis Drucke 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 6
2 Bobby Keefe 5
3 Jack Coombs 4
3 Louis Drucke 4
3 Pat Paige 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .460
2 Eddie Collins .450
3 Ty Cobb .406
4 Nap Lajoie .380
5 Danny Murphy .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 6
2 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Hans Lobert 5
2 Fred Luderus 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 35
2 Honus Wagner 31
3 Sam Crawford 30
4 Frank Schulte 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Donie Bush 14
3 Fred Merkle 14
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 Bobby Keefe 2.22

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 Earl Moore 50
4 Ed Walsh 46
5 Gene Krapp 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .473
2 Stuffy McInnis .467
3 Jimmy Callahan .455
4 Eddie Collins .450
5 George Stovall .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
3 Hans Lobert 3
3 Doc Miller 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 19
1 Honus Wagner 19
3 Fred Luderus 14
4 Sam Crawford 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Merkle 8
2 Ty Cobb 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 Frank Smith 1.62
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 Tex Covington 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Earl Moore 25
3 Nap Rucker 23
4 Rube Marquard 22
5 Smoky Joe Wood 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .471
2 Eddie Collins .458
3 Doc Miller .435
4 Ty Cobb .411
5 Del Gainer .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 6
2 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Hans Lobert 5
2 Fred Luderus 5
2 Honus Wagner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Honus Wagner 28
3 Sam Crawford 23
3 Frank Schulte 23
5 Chief Wilson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Fred Merkle 12
4 Donie Bush 11
4 Harry Lord 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.47
2 Russ Ford 1.87
3 Bobby Keefe 2.27
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.47
5 Orlie Weaver 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Russ Ford 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 46
2 Pete Alexander 44
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Frank Lange 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Nap Lajoie .375
3 Eddie Collins .350
4 Honus Wagner .339
5 Tris Speaker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
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 107
4 Solly Hofman 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.11
2 Ed Walsh 2.11
3 Walter Johnson 2.39
4 King Cole 2.40
5 Jack Coombs 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 267
2 Ed Walsh 259
3 Jack Coombs 242
4 Earl Moore 215
5 Russ Ford 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Ed Walsh 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 3 others tied 4