On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	49	23	.681	--
Athletics	48	24	.667	1.0
Highlanders	37	33	.529	11.0
White Sox	35	32	.522	11.5
Red Sox	37	34	.521	11.5
Naps	35	41	.461	16.0
Senators	26	47	.356	23.5
Browns	19	52	.268	29.5

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 3

Athletics 7, Naps 1

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Red Sox 6, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	43	27	.614	--
Giants	44	29	.603	0.5
Phillies	44	29	.603	0.5
Cardinals	41	31	.569	3.0
Pirates	40	31	.563	3.5
Reds	30	40	.429	13.0
Dodgers	27	44	.380	16.5
Rustlers	17	55	.236	27.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Rustlers 5, Reds 4

Giants 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 9, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Hooper	4
2	Jimmy Callahan	3
2	Bob Coulson	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	Delos Drake	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	3
1	Heinie Wagner	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Coulson	2
1	Rebel Oakes	2
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	Claud Derrick	1
3	23 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	3.75
2	Ed Walsh	0.83
3	Red Ames	0.80
4	Willie Mitchell	0.67
5	George Chalmers	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	15
2	George Chalmers	11
3	Willie Mitchell	8
4	Ray Caldwell	5
4	Ed Walsh	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.435
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
3	Eddie Collins	.380
4	Stuffy McInnis	.369
5	Sam Crawford	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	11
2	Sherry Magee	8
3	Home Run Baker	7
3	Dick Hoblitzell	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	77
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Sam Crawford	55
3	Sherry Magee	55
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Red Murray	30
3	Josh Devore	28
4	Harry Hooper	27
5	Bob Bescher	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.44
2	Bobby Keefe	2.80
3	Christy Mathewson	2.89
4	Harry Krause	2.97
5	Chief Bender	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	16
1	Jack Coombs	16
1	Smoky Joe Wood	16
4	Ed Walsh	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	139
2	Smoky Joe Wood	128
3	Pete Alexander	125
4	Jack Coombs	107
5	Earl Moore	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	9
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Charley Hall	3
2	Eddie Plank	3
2	Reggie Richter	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Ellis	.429
1	Jack Lapp	.429
1	Honus Wagner	.429
4	Hal Chase	.426
5	Dick Hoblitzell	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Larry Doyle	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Wid Conroy	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Birdie Cree	17
2	Home Run Baker	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	15
2	Red Murray	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	11
2	Bert Daniels	9
3	Kid Elberfeld	7
3	Fred Merkle	7
5	8 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.61
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Lew Richie	1.69
4	Rube Marquard	1.86
5	Harry Krause	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Jack Coombs	4
4	Bill Burns	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	33
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
3	Nap Rucker	26
4	Rube Marquard	25
5	Walter Johnson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ray Collins	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.441
2	Jim Delahanty	.437
3	Home Run Baker	.382
4	Birdie Cree	.367
5	Honus Wagner	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	6
2	Larry Doyle	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Heinie Zimmerman	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
2	Ty Cobb	28
3	Birdie Cree	25
3	Sherry Magee	25
5	Heinie Zimmerman	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	15
1	Harry Hooper	15
3	Bert Daniels	14
4	Birdie Cree	13
4	Red Murray	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.33
2	Harry McIntire	1.37
3	Nap Rucker	1.74
4	Bill Burns	2.22
5	Jack Warhop	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Jack Coombs	8
3	Bob Harmon	7
3	Nap Rucker	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	71
2	Jack Coombs	50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	50
4	Pete Alexander	49
5	Nap Rucker	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Reggie Richter	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Chief Bender	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Nap Lajoie	.372
3	Eddie Collins	.361
4	Tris Speaker	.345
5	Honus Wagner	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	Sherry Magee	14
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Fred Luderus	11
5	Larry Doyle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	119
2	Ty Cobb	116
3	Sam Crawford	112
4	Red Murray	101
4	Frank Schulte	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	67
1	Red Murray	67
3	Bob Bescher	64
4	Ty Cobb	63
5	Bert Daniels	58

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	2.61
2	Russ Ford	2.65
3	Babe Adams	2.79
4	King Cole	2.81
5	Chief Bender	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	38
2	Russ Ford	27
3	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Earl Moore	26
5	Ed Walsh	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	278
2	Jack Coombs	264
3	Walter Johnson	250
4	Earl Moore	207
5	Smoky Joe Wood	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Harry Gaspar	6
3	Charley Hall	5
3	Eddie Plank	5
5	Ed Walsh	4