On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	61	31	.663	--
Athletics	59	32	.648	1.5
Highlanders	48	43	.527	12.5
White Sox	45	43	.511	14.0
Red Sox	47	45	.511	14.0
Naps	48	48	.500	15.0
Senators	32	60	.348	29.0
Browns	26	64	.289	34.0

Games

White Sox 7, Highlanders 5

Athletics 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Senators 6, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	31	.640	--
Phillies	54	36	.600	3.0
Giants	53	36	.596	3.5
Pirates	52	37	.584	4.5
Cardinals	52	38	.578	5.0
Reds	38	50	.432	18.0
Dodgers	31	57	.352	25.0
Rustlers	20	70	.222	37.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 3

Reds 8, Dodgers 6

Pirates 9, Rustlers 4

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Delahanty	5
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Bert Daniels	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex Erwin	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tex Erwin	4
2	Max Carey	3
2	Joe Tinker	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	0.89
2	Tom Hughes	0.88
3	Chief Bender	0.75
4	Jack Coombs	0.60
4	Art Fromme	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	9
2	Babe Adams	8
3	Tom Hughes	7
4	Chief Bender	6
4	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.430
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392
3	Sam Crawford	.380
4	Jim Delahanty	.364
5	Honus Wagner	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
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	80
3	Jim Delahanty	71
4	Honus Wagner	70
5	Frank Schulte	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	48
2	Bob Bescher	36
3	Red Murray	34
4	Jimmy Callahan	32
5	Clyde Milan	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.51
2	Chief Bender	2.97
3	Babe Adams	3.04
4	Christy Mathewson	3.13
5	Nap Rucker	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Jack Coombs	19
3	Vean Gregg	18
4	Christy Mathewson	17
4	Smoky Joe Wood	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	159
2	Pete Alexander	154
3	Smoky Joe Wood	144
4	Jack Coombs	136
5	Earl Moore	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	10
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Charley Hall	3
2	Bob Harmon	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.488
2	Frank Schulte	.463
3	Jim Delahanty	.456
4	Home Run Baker	.429
4	Amby McConnell	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Fred Beck	2
2	Jim Doyle	2
2	Otis Johnson	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Stovall	16
2	Frank Schulte	14
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Heinie Zimmerman	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
3	Buck Herzog	6
3	Doc Miller	6
3	Fred Snodgrass	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.99
2	Elmer Steele	1.23
3	Eddie Plank	1.44
4	Larry Pape	1.54
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Chief Bender	3
1	George Chalmers	3
1	Jack Coombs	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	29
2	Jack Coombs	26
3	Bob Harmon	25
4	Babe Adams	23
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Harmon	2
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.444
2	Jim Delahanty	.442
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.414
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Home Run Baker	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	7
2	Frank Schulte	6
3	Larry Doyle	5
4	Honus Wagner	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	34
2	Ty Cobb	32
3	Jim Delahanty	27
4	Roy Hartzell	24
4	Frank Schulte	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Clyde Milan	13
2	Doc Miller	13
4	Bob Bescher	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.11
2	Elmer Steele	2.48
3	Cy Falkenberg	2.57
4	Larry Pape	2.58
5	Ed Willett	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vean Gregg	8
2	Jack Coombs	7
3	George Chalmers	6
3	Slim Sallee	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	49
1	Walter Johnson	49
3	Rube Marquard	48
4	Pete Alexander	46
5	Chief Bender	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Bob Harmon	2
2	Slim Sallee	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
3	Eddie Collins	.360
4	Honus Wagner	.350
5	Sam Crawford	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	20
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	126
2	Sam Crawford	122
3	Sherry Magee	111
4	Frank Schulte	105
5	Red Murray	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	68
1	Red Murray	68
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Josh Devore	58
5	Eddie Collins	57

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.51
2	Ed Walsh	2.59
3	Babe Adams	2.65
4	Chief Bender	2.80
5	Russ Ford	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	34
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Babe Adams	25
3	Russ Ford	25
3	Earl Moore	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	271
2	Jack Coombs	259
3	Walter Johnson	233
4	Earl Moore	211
4	Smoky Joe Wood	211

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Harry Gaspar	5
2	Charley Hall	5
2	Bob Harmon	5
2	Eddie Plank	5