On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 24 .707 --
Athletics 52 29 .642 5.5
White Sox 42 38 .525 15.0
Highlanders 41 40 .506 16.5
Red Sox 42 41 .506 16.5
Naps 43 42 .506 16.5
Senators 28 55 .337 30.5
Browns 22 59 .272 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 31 .613 --
Giants 48 31 .608 0.5
Cubs 47 31 .603 1.0
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 60 .250 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 4
1 Jim Doyle 4
3 Jimmy Austin 3
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Jim Doyle 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Bill Jones 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.00
1 Walter Johnson 1.00
3 Frank Lange 0.62
4 Ed Lafitte 0.45
5 Ed Reulbach 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 Ed Lafitte 5
3 Frank Lange 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .443
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
3 Eddie Collins .383
4 Sam Crawford .381
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 71
3 Jim Delahanty 65
4 Ping Bodie 63
5 Honus Wagner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 43
2 Red Murray 31
3 Bob Bescher 30
4 Harry Lord 29
5 3 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.44
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 17
3 Vean Gregg 16
3 Smoky Joe Wood 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 155
2 Pete Alexander 137
3 Smoky Joe Wood 131
4 Jack Coombs 121
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 Fred Luderus .491
2 Sam Crawford .490
3 Larry McLean .471
4 Fred Merkle .460
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 7
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Larry Doyle 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Tris Speaker 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 18
1 Jim Delahanty 18
3 Ty Cobb 17
4 Home Run Baker 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 9
2 Donie Bush 7
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Fred Merkle 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.02
2 Vean Gregg 1.57
3 Nap Rucker 1.86
4 Cy Falkenberg 2.08
5 Rube Marquard 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Vean Gregg 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 George Chalmers 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 26
1 Rube Marquard 26
1 Nap Rucker 26
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 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .450
2 Ty Cobb .443
3 Neal Ball .419
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .410
5 Fred Luderus .407

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 30
2 Jim Delahanty 30
4 Duffy Lewis 27
5 Home Run Baker 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Harry Hooper 14
3 Jimmy Callahan 12
3 Bert Daniels 12
3 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.59
2 Nap Rucker 1.95
3 Rube Marquard 2.05
4 Gene Krapp 2.34
5 Elmer Knetzer 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 8
2 Ed Walsh 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Jack Coombs 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 62
2 Pete Alexander 51
3 Jack Coombs 49
4 Nap Rucker 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Reggie Richter 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Eddie Collins .371
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Sam Crawford .341
5 Jim Delahanty .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 17
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 124
2 Sam Crawford 119
3 Sherry Magee 116
4 Red Murray 102
5 Frank Schulte 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Red Murray 66
3 Bob Bescher 65
4 Eddie Collins 62
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.44
2 Ed Walsh 2.55
3 Babe Adams 2.55
4 Russ Ford 2.80
5 Christy Mathewson 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 279
2 Jack Coombs 262
3 Walter Johnson 247
4 Earl Moore 204
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