On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	50	23	.685	--
Athletics	49	24	.671	1.0
White Sox	37	32	.536	11.0
Highlanders	37	35	.514	12.5
Red Sox	37	35	.514	12.5
Naps	35	42	.455	17.0
Senators	26	48	.351	24.5
Browns	20	52	.278	29.5

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 2

White Sox 7, Highlanders 0

Athletics 9, Naps 4

Tigers 7, Senators 5

Browns 7, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	45	29	.608	--
Cubs	43	28	.606	0.5
Phillies	44	30	.595	1.0
Cardinals	42	31	.575	2.5
Pirates	41	31	.569	3.0
Reds	31	40	.437	12.5
Dodgers	27	45	.375	17.0
Rustlers	17	56	.233	27.5

Games

Pirates 3, Dodgers 1

Reds 11, Rustlers 7

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Lord	4
1	Clyde Milan	4
1	Doc Miller	4
4	Dave Altizer	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Harry Lord	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Patsy Flaherty	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Frank Lange	3
1	Harry Lord	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rollie Zeider	5
2	Clyde Milan	3
3	Dick Egan	2
3	Al Schweitzer	2
5	23 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Steele	0.75
2	Rube Marquard	0.47
3	Frank Lange	0.44
4	Bill Burns	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Tex Covington	1
1	Bobby Keefe	1
1	Frank Lange	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	7
2	Bill Steele	6
3	Hank Griffin	5
4	Chief Bender	4
4	Frank Lange	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.439
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
3	Eddie Collins	.380
4	Stuffy McInnis	.372
5	Sam Crawford	.362

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	78
2	Sam Crawford	57
2	Honus Wagner	57
4	Ping Bodie	55
4	Sherry Magee	55

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.44
2	Christy Mathewson	2.89
3	Harry Krause	2.97
4	Rube Marquard	3.08
5	Bobby Keefe	3.09

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	Kid Elberfeld	.431
2	Sam Crawford	.429
2	Honus Wagner	.429
4	Dick Hoblitzell	.418
5	Ty Cobb	.417

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	Red Murray	15
4	Stuffy McInnis	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	9
1	Harry Hooper	9
3	Kid Elberfeld	7
3	Fred Merkle	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.61
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Lew Richie	1.69
4	Rube Marquard	1.89
5	Harry Krause	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Jack Coombs	4
3	Rube Marquard	4
3	Bill Steele	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	33
2	Rube Marquard	32
3	Smoky Joe Wood	28
4	Pete Alexander	22
4	Walter Johnson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ray Collins	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.451
2	Jim Delahanty	.425
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
4	Honus Wagner	.390
5	Home Run Baker	.371

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	27
3	Birdie Cree	26
4	Heinie Zimmerman	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	15
1	Harry Hooper	15
3	Birdie Cree	14
3	Bert Daniels	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.33
2	Nap Rucker	1.81
3	Jack Warhop	2.25
4	Rube Marquard	2.28
5	Bill Burns	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Jack Coombs	7
2	Bob Harmon	7
2	Bill Steele	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	71
2	Smoky Joe Wood	50
3	Pete Alexander	45
4	Jack Coombs	44
5	Rube Marquard	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Reggie Richter	3
3	Chief Bender	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Nap Lajoie	.372
3	Eddie Collins	.361
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Honus Wagner	.345

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	117
3	Sam Crawford	114
4	Red Murray	101
4	Frank Schulte	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Murray	66
2	Bob Bescher	65
2	Eddie Collins	65
4	Ty Cobb	63
5	Clyde Milan	59

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	2.61
2	Russ Ford	2.65
3	Babe Adams	2.79
4	King Cole	2.88
5	Jack Coombs	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	261
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