On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 25 .702 --
Athletics 53 30 .639 5.5
White Sox 43 39 .524 15.0
Naps 45 43 .511 16.0
Highlanders 42 41 .506 16.5
Red Sox 43 43 .500 17.0
Senators 29 56 .341 30.5
Browns 23 60 .277 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 32 .619 --
Cubs 50 31 .617 0.5
Giants 49 33 .598 2.0
Cardinals 48 34 .585 3.0
Pirates 45 37 .549 6.0
Reds 34 46 .425 16.0
Dodgers 30 51 .370 20.5
Rustlers 20 64 .238 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Leach 4
1 Doc Miller 4
1 Terry Turner 4
4 Hal Chase 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 1
1 Red Murray 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Dots Miller 3
1 Doc Miller 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Suggs 1.20
2 Chief Bender 0.58
3 Dolly Gray 0.50
4 Jack Ferry 0.45
5 Bob Ewing 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 7
2 George Suggs 6
3 Howie Camnitz 5
3 Doc Crandall 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Irv Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .446
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
3 Sam Crawford .384
4 Eddie Collins .375
5 Jim Delahanty .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 14
2 Frank Schulte 10
3 Dick Hoblitzell 8
3 Sherry Magee 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 95
2 Sam Crawford 73
3 Jim Delahanty 66
3 Honus Wagner 66
5 Ping Bodie 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 43
2 Bob Bescher 32
3 Red Murray 31
4 Jimmy Callahan 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.51
2 Bobby Keefe 2.90
3 Nap Rucker 2.96
4 Pete Alexander 3.04
5 Babe Adams 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 19
2 Jack Coombs 17
2 Vean Gregg 17
2 Smoky Joe Wood 17
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 155
2 Pete Alexander 146
3 Smoky Joe Wood 136
4 Jack Coombs 121
4 Earl Moore 121

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 .511
2 Ty Cobb .478
3 Fred Luderus .460
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .449
5 Steve Evans .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 5
2 Jim Doyle 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
2 Honus Wagner 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
1 Sam Crawford 18
3 Jim Delahanty 16
4 Doc Gessler 14
4 Duffy Lewis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 9
2 Doc Miller 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Clyde Milan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.00
2 Nap Rucker 1.42
3 Doc White 1.91
4 Frank Lange 2.00
5 Elmer Steele 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Bill Steele 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 24
2 Pete Alexander 23
2 Chief Bender 23
2 Smoky Joe Wood 23
5 George Chalmers 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Ferry 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .464
2 Ty Cobb .436
3 Fred Luderus .411
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
5 Jim Delahanty .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 9
2 Larry Doyle 6
3 Fred Merkle 4
3 Frank Schulte 4
3 Tris Speaker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Sam Crawford 30
3 Birdie Cree 29
4 Jim Delahanty 26
4 Duffy Lewis 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 14
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Doc Miller 13
4 Jimmy Callahan 12
4 Bert Daniels 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.60
2 Nap Rucker 2.12
3 Pete Alexander 2.55
4 Gene Krapp 2.55
5 Cy Falkenberg 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Bill Steele 7
4 George Chalmers 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 56
2 Rube Marquard 55
3 Pete Alexander 51
4 Jack Coombs 46
4 Nap Rucker 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Reggie Richter 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .392
3 Eddie Collins .366
4 Honus Wagner .348
5 Sam Crawford .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 11
4 Honus Wagner 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 130
2 Sam Crawford 120
3 Sherry Magee 116
4 Red Murray 104
4 Frank Schulte 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 67
2 Red Murray 66
3 Bob Bescher 65
4 Eddie Collins 60
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.51
2 Ed Walsh 2.55
3 Babe Adams 2.63
4 Russ Ford 2.85
5 King Cole 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 35
2 Earl Moore 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Russ Ford 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 279
2 Jack Coombs 257
3 Walter Johnson 240
4 Earl Moore 216
5 Smoky Joe Wood 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Harry Gaspar 6
3 Charley Hall 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
5 Bob Harmon 4