On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 24 .688 --
Athletics 49 27 .645 3.5
Highlanders 41 35 .539 11.5
White Sox 40 35 .533 12.0
Red Sox 40 38 .513 13.5
Naps 38 42 .475 16.5
Senators 27 51 .346 26.5
Browns 20 56 .263 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 29 .608 --
Giants 46 31 .597 0.5
Phillies 46 31 .597 0.5
Pirates 43 32 .573 2.5
Cardinals 43 32 .573 2.5
Reds 32 42 .432 13.0
Dodgers 28 47 .373 17.5
Rustlers 18 57 .240 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 Rube Ellis 4
2 Steve Evans 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Rube Ellis 1
1 Steve Evans 1
1 Roy Hartzell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Hartzell 8
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Patsy Flaherty 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.20
2 Ray Caldwell 0.83
3 Rube Marquard 0.75
4 Vean Gregg 0.56
4 Frank Lange 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 9
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Bill Donovan 6
4 Ray Caldwell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .442
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
3 Eddie Collins .380
4 Sam Crawford .379
5 Honus Wagner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 12
2 Sherry Magee 8
3 Home Run Baker 7
3 Dick Hoblitzell 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Sam Crawford 67
3 Honus Wagner 60
4 Ping Bodie 59
5 Jim Delahanty 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 41
2 Red Murray 30
3 Bob Bescher 29
4 Jimmy Callahan 28
4 Josh Devore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.47
2 Christy Mathewson 2.87
3 Babe Adams 2.96
4 Rube Marquard 3.07
5 Bobby Keefe 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 17
2 Jack Coombs 16
2 Smoky Joe Wood 16
4 Vean Gregg 15
4 Ed Walsh 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 148
2 Pete Alexander 134
3 Smoky Joe Wood 131
4 Jack Coombs 110
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 Sam Crawford .533
2 Fred Snodgrass .451
3 Harry Hooper .439
4 Ty Cobb .438
5 Fred Luderus .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 5
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 21
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Roy Hartzell 16
4 Home Run Baker 15
5 Jim Delahanty 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Daniels 9
1 Rollie Zeider 9
3 Jimmy Callahan 8
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 Clyde Milan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.52
2 Lew Richie 1.59
3 Elmer Knetzer 1.80
4 Rube Marquard 1.89
5 Gene Krapp 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 5
2 Jack Coombs 4
2 Rube Marquard 4
4 George Chalmers 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 33
2 Ed Walsh 29
2 Smoky Joe Wood 29
4 Pete Alexander 26
5 Nap Rucker 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 .461
2 Sam Crawford .419
3 Jim Delahanty .407
4 Honus Wagner .404
5 Larry McLean .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 7
2 Larry Doyle 5
3 Tris Speaker 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Home Run Baker 28
2 Duffy Lewis 28
4 Birdie Cree 27
5 Sam Crawford 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 14
1 Birdie Cree 14
3 Harry Hooper 13
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.51
2 Gene Krapp 1.62
3 Nap Rucker 1.96
4 Rube Marquard 1.98
5 Lew Richie 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Vean Gregg 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 64
2 Pete Alexander 52
3 Smoky Joe Wood 48
4 Jack Coombs 47
4 Rube Marquard 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Nap Lajoie .378
3 Eddie Collins .364
4 Honus Wagner .349
5 Sam Crawford .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Sherry Magee 14
3 Fred Luderus 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 121
1 Sam Crawford 121
3 Sherry Magee 117
4 Red Murray 102
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Red Murray 66
3 Bob Bescher 64
4 Eddie Collins 63
5 Clyde Milan 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.64
2 Ed Walsh 2.66
3 Russ Ford 2.67
4 King Cole 2.76
5 Christy Mathewson 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 37
2 Russ Ford 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
3 Earl Moore 26
5 Ed Walsh 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 282
2 Jack Coombs 263
3 Walter Johnson 247
4 Earl Moore 205
5 Smoky Joe Wood 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Harry Gaspar 6
3 Charley Hall 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
5 7 tied 3