On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 8 .778 --
White Sox 16 14 .533 9.0
Athletics 17 15 .531 9.0
Red Sox 17 15 .531 9.0
Highlanders 16 15 .516 9.5
Naps 16 20 .444 12.0
Senators 11 21 .344 15.0
Browns 11 24 .314 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 12 .647 --
Giants 20 12 .625 1.0
Cubs 20 13 .606 1.5
Pirates 19 13 .594 2.0
Cardinals 14 15 .483 5.5
Reds 13 15 .464 6.0
Dodgers 12 21 .364 9.5
Rustlers 8 27 .229 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bris Lord 4
1 Paul Meloan 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jack Lelivelt 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolly Gray 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Mike Mowrey 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
3 Jim Delahanty 1
3 Larry Doyle 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Camnitz 0.67
1 Russ Ford 0.67
3 Christy Mathewson 0.56
4 Buster Brown 0.55
5 Ed Walsh 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Buster Brown 6
2 Howie Camnitz 6
2 Russ Ford 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .464
2 Stuffy McInnis .444
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Danny Murphy .392
5 Doc Miller .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
1 John Titus 6
3 Scotty Ingerton 5
3 Hans Lobert 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Honus Wagner 33
3 Sam Crawford 32
4 Eddie Collins 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Fred Merkle 15
4 Donie Bush 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.04
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 George Mullin 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Russ Ford 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 58
2 Smoky Joe Wood 57
3 Ed Walsh 53
4 Earl Moore 50
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
1 Bris Lord .500
3 George Stovall .473
4 Stuffy McInnis .465
5 Matty McIntyre .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 4
2 Buck Herzog 3
2 Doc Miller 3
2 Danny Murphy 3
2 Oscar Stanage 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Eddie Collins 14
2 Honus Wagner 14
4 Ed Konetchy 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 8
1 Ty Cobb 8
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7
3 Fred Merkle 7
5 Sam Crawford 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.67
2 Spec Harkness 1.74
3 Russ Ford 1.80
4 Hooks Wiltse 2.30
5 Ed Reulbach 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Russ Ford 3
1 Vean Gregg 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Nap Rucker 24
3 Russ Ford 22
3 Rube Marquard 22
5 Smoky Joe Wood 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 .455
2 Stuffy McInnis .453
3 Danny Murphy .449
4 Doc Miller .438
5 Ty Cobb .430

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 6
2 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Hans Lobert 5
2 Fred Luderus 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Honus Wagner 27
3 Sam Crawford 23
4 Eddie Collins 21
4 Chief Wilson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Fred Merkle 13
3 Home Run Baker 11
3 Donie Bush 11
3 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.05
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 Russ Ford 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
1 George Mullin 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 49
2 Smoky Joe Wood 46
3 Nap Rucker 36
4 Russ Ford 35
4 2 others tied 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 .394
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
2 Sherry Magee 12
4 Fred Beck 11
5 Jake Daubert 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
2 Sherry Magee 116
3 Ty Cobb 107
4 Solly Hofman 90
5 Frank Schulte 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Ty Cobb 70
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Red Murray 58
5 3 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.06
2 Ed Walsh 2.14
3 King Cole 2.40
4 Jack Coombs 2.43
5 Walter Johnson 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Russ Ford 29
3 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Mordecai Brown 27
5 Earl Moore 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 268
2 Ed Walsh 266
3 Jack Coombs 242
4 Earl Moore 215
5 Russ Ford 206

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