On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 30 10 .750 --
Athletics 20 16 .556 8.0
White Sox 17 16 .515 9.5
Highlanders 18 17 .514 9.5
Red Sox 18 17 .514 9.5
Naps 17 22 .436 12.5
Senators 13 22 .371 14.5
Browns 13 26 .333 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 13 .639 --
Cubs 22 13 .629 0.5
Phillies 23 15 .605 1.0
Pirates 21 16 .568 2.5
Reds 16 17 .485 5.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 6.0
Dodgers 14 23 .378 9.5
Rustlers 9 29 .237 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Tom Downey 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Dave Rowan 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 4
2 Dave Rowan 3
2 Burt Shotton 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Delahanty 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.62
2 Spec Harkness 0.27
3 Earl Hamilton 0.15
3 George Suggs 0.15
5 Lefty Leifield 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Ralph Works 5
3 Spec Harkness 3
4 Vean Gregg 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .426
2 Ty Cobb .418
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
4 Doc Miller .381
5 Danny Murphy .379

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 42
2 Honus Wagner 36
3 Sam Crawford 32
4 Sherry Magee 29
5 Ping Bodie 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Donie Bush 15
3 Sam Crawford 15
3 2 others tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.01
2 Orlie Weaver 2.06
3 Russ Ford 2.15
4 Eddie Plank 2.68
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 Russ Ford 8
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 George Mullin 8
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 68
2 Pete Alexander 64
3 Ed Walsh 62
4 Earl Moore 61
5 Frank Lange 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .447
2 Ty Cobb .436
3 Ted Easterly .435
4 Earle Gardner .426
4 Matty McIntyre .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 3
2 Buck Herzog 2
2 Hans Lobert 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Ping Bodie 14
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Honus Wagner 14
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Snodgrass 8
2 Bob Bescher 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Schardt 0.00
2 Slim Sallee 0.72
3 Vean Gregg 0.83
4 Bobby Keefe 1.00
5 Rube Marquard 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ford 3
1 Vean Gregg 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 Barney Pelty 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 26
2 Russ Ford 21
2 Nap Rucker 21
4 Ed Walsh 20
5 Earl Moore 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
3 Fred Blanding 1
3 Jack Ferry 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .455
2 Doc Miller .435
3 Ty Cobb .434
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
5 Matty McIntyre .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Hans Lobert 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
4 Sherry Magee 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Honus Wagner 29
3 Chief Wilson 25
4 Ping Bodie 23
5 Solly Hofman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Home Run Baker 13
3 Fred Merkle 12
3 Red Murray 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2.00
2 Vean Gregg 2.04
3 Russ Ford 2.05
4 Bobby Keefe 2.36
5 Christy Mathewson 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Russ Ford 6
2 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 49
2 Smoky Joe Wood 47
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Nap Rucker 40
5 Frank Lange 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2
2 Nap Rucker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .396
2 Nap Lajoie .380
3 Eddie Collins .356
4 Tris Speaker .341
5 Honus Wagner .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 14
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Sherry Magee 12
4 Fred Beck 11
5 Duffy Lewis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 121
2 Sam Crawford 120
3 Ty Cobb 108
4 Solly Hofman 89
4 Honus Wagner 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Ty Cobb 70
3 Bob Bescher 62
4 Red Murray 60
5 Donie Bush 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.15
2 Ed Walsh 2.26
3 King Cole 2.46
4 Walter Johnson 2.51
5 Jack Coombs 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 262
2 Ed Walsh 255
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 219
5 Russ Ford 209

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