On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 28 .678 --
Athletics 54 31 .635 4.0
White Sox 44 40 .524 13.5
Highlanders 45 41 .523 13.5
Naps 47 44 .516 14.0
Red Sox 44 45 .494 16.0
Senators 30 58 .341 29.5
Browns 25 61 .291 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 31 .622 --
Phillies 52 33 .612 0.5
Giants 51 33 .607 1.0
Cardinals 49 36 .576 3.5
Pirates 47 37 .560 5.0
Reds 35 48 .422 16.5
Dodgers 31 52 .373 20.5
Rustlers 20 66 .233 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Frank LaPorte 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
4 Sam Crawford 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Wolter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boss Schmidt 2
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Walter Blair 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charley O'Leary 2
2 Jack Bliss 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.75
2 Bill Donovan 0.67
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.67
4 Ray Fisher 0.55
5 Lefty George 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 8
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
3 Ray Fisher 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
5 Lefty George 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .440
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .392
3 Sam Crawford .386
4 Eddie Collins .365
5 Honus Wagner .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 14
2 Frank Schulte 10
3 Honus Wagner 9
4 Larry Doyle 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 98
2 Sam Crawford 75
3 Honus Wagner 68
4 Jim Delahanty 66
5 Frank Schulte 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 43
2 Bob Bescher 33
3 Jimmy Callahan 32
3 Red Murray 32
5 Harry Hooper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.50
2 Nap Rucker 2.81
3 Bobby Keefe 2.90
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 Christy Mathewson 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 155
2 Pete Alexander 146
3 Smoky Joe Wood 144
4 Earl Moore 127
5 Jack Coombs 124

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 Larry Doyle .472
3 Neal Ball .447
4 Jim Delahanty .444
5 Ty Cobb .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Doyle 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Honus Wagner 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Sam Crawford 18
3 Roy Hartzell 15
4 Jim Delahanty 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 7
1 Ty Cobb 7
1 Doc Miller 7
4 Bob Bescher 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.96
2 Cy Falkenberg 1.00
3 Elmer Steele 1.23
4 Bobby Keefe 1.53
5 Doc White 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 George Chalmers 3
1 Ray Collins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Nap Rucker 24
3 Gene Krapp 23
3 Earl Moore 23
5 Pete Alexander 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Doc Crandall 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 .465
2 Ty Cobb .433
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
4 Jim Delahanty .402
5 Neal Ball .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 8
2 Larry Doyle 6
3 Frank Schulte 4
3 Tris Speaker 4
3 Honus Wagner 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Sam Crawford 30
3 Birdie Cree 25
3 Jim Delahanty 25
5 Frank Schulte 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 14
2 Jimmy Callahan 13
2 Bert Daniels 13
2 Doc Miller 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.69
2 Nap Rucker 1.80
3 Cy Falkenberg 2.57
4 Elmer Steele 2.68
5 Larry Pape 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 8
2 George Chalmers 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Bill Steele 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 50
2 Walter Johnson 49
2 Rube Marquard 49
2 Ed Walsh 49
2 Smoky Joe Wood 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .422
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
3 Eddie Collins .368
4 Sam Crawford .350
5 Honus Wagner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 12
4 Honus Wagner 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 128
2 Sam Crawford 120
3 Sherry Magee 114
4 Red Murray 105
4 Frank Schulte 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.50
2 Ed Walsh 2.57
3 Babe Adams 2.63
4 King Cole 2.88
5 Russ Ford 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Russ Ford 26
3 Earl Moore 26
5 Walter Johnson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 274
2 Jack Coombs 257
3 Walter Johnson 243
4 Earl Moore 217
5 Smoky Joe Wood 211

Saves

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