On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 24 .700 --
Athletics 50 29 .633 5.5
White Sox 41 37 .526 14.0
Highlanders 41 38 .519 14.5
Red Sox 42 39 .519 14.5
Naps 41 42 .494 16.5
Senators 27 54 .333 29.5
Browns 22 57 .278 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 31 .613 --
Giants 48 31 .608 0.5
Cubs 45 31 .592 2.0
Cardinals 44 34 .564 4.0
Pirates 43 34 .558 4.5
Reds 32 45 .416 15.5
Dodgers 30 47 .390 17.5
Rustlers 20 58 .256 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Miller 4
2 Joe Birmingham 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Hal Chase 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Dick Hoblitzell 1
2 Fred Merkle 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
3 Walter Blair 3
3 Doc Gessler 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Miller 4
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 Bob Bescher 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nap Rucker 1.09
2 Babe Adams 0.80
3 Eddie Plank 0.56
4 George Chalmers 0.43
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Baker 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 12
2 Eddie Plank 5
3 Babe Adams 4
3 Ray Fisher 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .448
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
3 Eddie Collins .380
4 Sam Crawford .374
5 Honus Wagner .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 14
2 Dick Hoblitzell 8
2 Sherry Magee 8
2 Frank Schulte 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Sam Crawford 69
3 Ping Bodie 63
4 Jim Delahanty 61
4 Honus Wagner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 43
2 Red Murray 31
3 Bob Bescher 30
4 Jimmy Callahan 28
4 2 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.47
2 Christy Mathewson 2.88
3 Babe Adams 2.91
4 Nap Rucker 2.96
5 Bobby Keefe 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 18
2 Jack Coombs 16
2 Smoky Joe Wood 16
4 Vean Gregg 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 155
2 Pete Alexander 137
3 Smoky Joe Wood 131
4 Jack Coombs 113
5 Earl Moore 109

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 .500
2 Ty Cobb .490
3 Fred Luderus .459
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .448
5 Germany Schaefer .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 7
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Josh Devore 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 22
2 Ty Cobb 19
3 Jim Delahanty 17
4 Roy Hartzell 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 9
2 Donie Bush 8
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 Clyde Milan 8
2 Doc Miller 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.02
2 Vean Gregg 1.57
3 Rube Marquard 1.89
4 King Cole 2.13
5 Doc White 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Chalmers 4
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Ed Willett 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 33
2 Nap Rucker 30
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Ed Walsh 25
5 Pete Alexander 22

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 .462
2 Sam Crawford .417
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Larry McLean .398
5 Fred Luderus .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 9
2 Larry Doyle 6
3 Tris Speaker 4
4 Sam Crawford 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Sam Crawford 28
3 Home Run Baker 27
3 Duffy Lewis 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Harry Hooper 14
3 Jimmy Callahan 12
3 Rollie Zeider 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.51
2 Nap Rucker 1.70
3 Rube Marquard 1.98
4 Gene Krapp 2.34
5 Elmer Knetzer 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 7
1 Nap Rucker 7
1 Bill Steele 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 62
2 Nap Rucker 53
3 Pete Alexander 51
4 Smoky Joe Wood 48
5 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 .426
2 Nap Lajoie .376
3 Eddie Collins .367
4 Honus Wagner .351
5 Sam Crawford .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 17
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 124
2 Sam Crawford 117
3 Sherry Magee 116
4 Red Murray 103
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Red Murray 67
3 Bob Bescher 65
4 Eddie Collins 63
5 Bert Daniels 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.58
2 Babe Adams 2.63
3 King Cole 2.77
4 Russ Ford 2.81
5 Christy Mathewson 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 36
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Russ Ford 26
3 Earl Moore 26
5 Ed Walsh 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 284
2 Jack Coombs 263
3 Walter Johnson 241
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