On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 9 .763 --
Athletics 19 15 .559 8.0
White Sox 17 15 .531 9.0
Red Sox 18 16 .529 9.0
Highlanders 17 16 .515 9.5
Naps 16 22 .421 13.0
Senators 12 22 .353 15.0
Browns 12 25 .324 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 13 .639 --
Giants 21 13 .618 1.0
Cubs 21 13 .618 1.0
Pirates 20 14 .588 2.0
Cardinals 15 16 .484 5.5
Reds 14 16 .467 6.0
Dodgers 13 22 .371 9.5
Rustlers 8 28 .222 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Byrne 5
2 Ted Easterly 4
2 Ivy Olson 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 Jim Murray 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murphy 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 0.67
3 Bobby Keefe 0.62
4 Ed Willett 0.55
5 George Kahler 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Smoky Joe Wood 8
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
3 Ed Willett 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .443
2 Ty Cobb .419
3 Danny Murphy .376
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .371
5 Doc Miller .370

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 38
2 Honus Wagner 34
3 Sam Crawford 32
4 Sherry Magee 28
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Sam Crawford 15
3 Fred Merkle 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.01
2 Russ Ford 2.04
3 Orlie Weaver 2.06
4 Babe Adams 2.48
5 Ralph Works 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 George Mullin 8
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
4 Russ Ford 7
4 Ralph Works 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 68
2 Pete Alexander 64
3 Earl Moore 57
4 Ed Walsh 54
5 Gene Krapp 46

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 Bris Lord .488
2 Stuffy McInnis .475
3 Ty Cobb .455
4 Matty McIntyre .453
5 Earle Gardner .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Doc Miller 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 14
2 Honus Wagner 14
4 Ping Bodie 13
4 Sherry Magee 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Sam Crawford 8
3 Home Run Baker 7
4 Bob Bescher 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.00
2 Russ Ford 1.80
3 Mordecai Brown 1.96
4 Bill Schardt 2.20
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Russ Ford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 36
2 Rube Marquard 30
2 Smoky Joe Wood 30
4 Nap Rucker 23
5 Russ Ford 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Fred Blanding 1
2 Bill Burns 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .459
2 Ty Cobb .447
3 Doc Miller .438
4 Danny Murphy .422
5 Eddie Collins .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Honus Wagner 27
3 Sam Crawford 23
3 Chief Wilson 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Fred Merkle 13
4 Sam Crawford 12
4 Red Murray 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.05
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.14
3 Bobby Keefe 2.22
4 Babe Adams 2.49
5 Barney Pelty 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Russ Ford 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Ralph Works 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 57
2 Pete Alexander 55
3 Earl Moore 42
3 Nap Rucker 42
5 2 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 .393
2 Nap Lajoie .381
3 Eddie Collins .359
4 Tris Speaker .339
5 Honus Wagner .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Sherry Magee 12
4 Fred Beck 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 120
1 Sherry Magee 120
3 Ty Cobb 106
4 Solly Hofman 89
5 Frank Schulte 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Ty Cobb 70
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Red Murray 59
5 Donie Bush 52

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Russ Ford 29
3 Mordecai Brown 27
3 Christy Mathewson 27
5 Earl Moore 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 268
2 Ed Walsh 256
3 Jack Coombs 248
4 Earl Moore 220
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