On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 7 .794 --
White Sox 16 13 .552 8.5
Red Sox 16 14 .533 9.0
Athletics 15 15 .500 10.0
Highlanders 15 15 .500 10.0
Naps 16 18 .471 11.0
Senators 10 20 .333 15.0
Browns 10 23 .303 16.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Easterly 3
1 Kid Elberfeld 3
1 Hap Myers 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Meloan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Birmingham 2
1 George Stovall 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delos Drake 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Bris Lord 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Krause 1.00
2 Ray Fisher 0.70
3 Vean Gregg 0.55
4 Jack Lively 0.43
5 Tom Hughes 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Harry Krause 1
1 Roy Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Fisher 7
2 Vean Gregg 6
2 Harry Krause 6
2 Jack Lively 6
5 Tom Hughes 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .461
2 Stuffy McInnis .444
3 Ty Cobb .405
4 Danny Murphy .383
5 Nap Lajoie .380

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 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Donie Bush 14
3 Fred Merkle 14
5 2 tied 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 Eddie Collins .500
2 Stuffy McInnis .465
3 Ty Cobb .463
4 Jimmy Callahan .455
4 George Stovall .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 5
2 Scotty Ingerton 3
2 Doc Miller 3
2 Oscar Stanage 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Honus Wagner 16
3 Ed Konetchy 13
3 Fred Luderus 13
3 Chief Wilson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Harry Lord 6
3 Fred Merkle 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.67
2 Russ Ford 1.50
3 Babe Adams 1.57
4 Frank Smith 1.62
5 Spec Harkness 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Tex Covington 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Rube Marquard 22
2 Nap Rucker 22
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 Frank Lange 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Eddie Plank 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Fred Blanding 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .471
2 Stuffy McInnis .455
3 Doc Miller .435
4 Danny Murphy .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 6
2 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Hans Lobert 5
2 Fred Luderus 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
2 Honus Wagner 25
3 Sam Crawford 22
4 Chief Wilson 21
5 3 tied 20

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 Smoky Joe Wood 2.47
4 Bobby Keefe 2.50
5 Ralph Works 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
3 Babe Adams 5
3 Russ Ford 5
3 4 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 Nap Rucker 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 .392
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Eddie Collins .354
4 Honus Wagner .339
5 Tris Speaker .338

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 119
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 Ty Cobb 67
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Red Murray 56
5 Dode Paskert 53

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