On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	8	.771	--
White Sox	16	13	.552	8.0
Red Sox	17	14	.548	8.0
Athletics	16	15	.516	9.0
Highlanders	15	15	.500	9.5
Naps	16	19	.457	11.0
Senators	11	20	.355	14.0
Browns	10	24	.294	16.5

Games

Athletics 9, Naps 3

Senators 7, Tigers 3

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	22	11	.667	--
Giants	19	12	.613	2.0
Pirates	19	12	.613	2.0
Cubs	19	13	.594	2.5
Reds	13	14	.481	6.0
Cardinals	13	15	.464	6.5
Dodgers	11	21	.344	10.5
Rustlers	8	26	.235	14.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 3, Rustlers 1

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George McBride	5
2	Red Murray	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Doyle	1
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Danny Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Doyle	4
1	Danny Murphy	4
3	Harry Davis	3
4	Al Bridwell	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
2	Ted Easterly	1
2	Harry Hooper	1
2	Miller Huggins	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bugs Raymond	0.83
2	Slim Sallee	0.50
3	Pete Alexander	0.45
4	Babe Adams	0.38
4	Ed Reulbach	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	Bugs Raymond	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Blanding	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Cy Morgan	5
2	Bugs Raymond	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.467
2	Stuffy McInnis	.444
3	Ty Cobb	.407
4	Danny Murphy	.392
5	Nap Lajoie	.373

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	Sam Crawford	31
2	Honus Wagner	31
4	Fred Luderus	24
4	Frank Schulte	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Eddie Collins	16
3	Donie Bush	14
3	Fred Merkle	14
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Ford	1.99
2	Orlie Weaver	2.06
3	Ralph Works	2.11
4	Bobby Keefe	2.22
5	Babe Adams	2.48

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	Pete Alexander	58
2	Smoky Joe Wood	57
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	.512
2	Stuffy McInnis	.465
2	Red Murray	.465
4	Jimmy Callahan	.455
4	George Stovall	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Buck Herzog	3
2	Scotty Ingerton	3
2	Doc Miller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
1	Fred Luderus	15
3	Fred Merkle	13
3	Honus Wagner	13
3	Chief Wilson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	8
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Fred Merkle	6
3	Red Murray	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.67
2	Russ Ford	1.50
3	Spec Harkness	1.74
4	Lew Richie	2.16
4	Frank Smith	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Tex Covington	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	39
2	Nap Rucker	24
3	Rube Marquard	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	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.471
2	Stuffy McInnis	.455
3	Danny Murphy	.433
4	Doc Miller	.424
5	Ty Cobb	.404

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	23
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	Home Run Baker	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Ford	2.00
2	Babe Adams	2.09
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	Pete Alexander	49
2	Smoky Joe Wood	46
3	Nap Rucker	36
4	Frank Lange	35
4	Earl Moore	35

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	.380
3	Eddie Collins	.357
4	Tris Speaker	.338
5	Honus Wagner	.336

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	105
4	Solly Hofman	90
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	85
2	Ty Cobb	67
3	Bob Bescher	63
4	Red Murray	57
5	Dode Paskert	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Ford	2.05
2	Ed Walsh	2.11
3	Walter Johnson	2.39
4	King Cole	2.40
5	Jack Coombs	2.43

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	200

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