On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	32	.660	--
Athletics	60	33	.645	1.5
White Sox	48	43	.527	12.5
Highlanders	48	46	.511	14.0
Red Sox	49	47	.510	14.0
Naps	48	50	.490	16.0
Senators	34	60	.362	28.0
Browns	28	66	.298	34.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 13, Highlanders 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	56	33	.629	--
Giants	56	36	.609	1.5
Phillies	56	37	.602	2.0
Pirates	55	37	.598	2.5
Cardinals	52	41	.559	6.0
Reds	39	53	.424	18.5
Dodgers	34	58	.370	23.5
Rustlers	20	73	.215	38.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Rustlers 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Doc Gessler	3
1	Rube Marquard	3
1	Matty McIntyre	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	4
2	George Moriarty	3
2	Billy Sullivan	3
2	Chief Wilson	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
3	Beals Becker	1
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	1.50
2	Ray Collins	1.29
3	Walter Johnson	0.80
4	Doc White	0.75
5	Bobby Keefe	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Bobby Keefe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Collins	9
2	Walter Johnson	8
3	Harry Krause	7
4	Mordecai Brown	6
5	Pete Alexander	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.425
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
3	Sam Crawford	.378
4	Jim Delahanty	.367
5	Eddie Collins	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Dick Hoblitzell	9
3	Honus Wagner	9
3	Chief Wilson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	98
2	Sam Crawford	80
3	Ping Bodie	75
4	Jim Delahanty	73
4	Honus Wagner	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	48
2	Bob Bescher	40
3	Jimmy Callahan	35
3	Red Murray	35
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.51
2	Chief Bender	2.97
3	Babe Adams	3.04
4	Nap Rucker	3.09
5	Lefty Leifield	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Jack Coombs	19
3	Vean Gregg	18
3	Smoky Joe Wood	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	165
2	Pete Alexander	159
3	Smoky Joe Wood	156
4	Jack Coombs	136
5	Earl Moore	129

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	Chief Meyers	.471
2	Larry Doyle	.460
3	Jim Delahanty	.453
4	Chief Wilson	.429
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Chief Wilson	3
3	Fred Beck	2
3	Jim Doyle	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	17
2	Chief Wilson	16
3	Frank Schulte	14
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
5	George Stovall	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Larry Gardner	8
2	Fred Snodgrass	8
4	Jimmy Callahan	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.99
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.07
3	Elmer Steele	1.52
4	Chief Bender	1.61
5	Jack Powell	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	George Chalmers	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Rube Marquard	27
3	Ray Collins	25
3	Bob Harmon	25
3	Smoky Joe Wood	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Harmon	2
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Delahanty	.448
2	Sam Crawford	.446
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.439
4	Ty Cobb	.387
5	Home Run Baker	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	7
2	Frank Schulte	6
3	Larry Doyle	4
3	Tris Speaker	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	33
2	Jim Delahanty	29
3	Ty Cobb	28
4	Ping Bodie	27
4	Chief Wilson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Fred Snodgrass	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Clyde Milan	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Falkenberg	2.08
2	Vean Gregg	2.15
3	Elmer Steele	2.25
4	Ed Reulbach	2.52
5	Lefty Leifield	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Chalmers	7
1	Vean Gregg	7
1	Rube Marquard	7
4	Pete Alexander	6
4	Jack Coombs	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	60
2	Walter Johnson	57
3	Smoky Joe Wood	46
4	Chief Bender	45
5	Pete Alexander	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Bob Harmon	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
3	Eddie Collins	.366
4	Sam Crawford	.353
5	Honus Wagner	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	20
2	Fred Luderus	14
2	Sherry Magee	14
4	Larry Doyle	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	125
2	Sam Crawford	121
3	Sherry Magee	107
4	Frank Schulte	105
5	Red Murray	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	71
2	Red Murray	67
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Josh Devore	60
5	2 tied	57

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.51
2	Ed Walsh	2.62
3	Babe Adams	2.70
4	Chief Bender	2.78
5	Russ Ford	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	33
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Russ Ford	25
4	Babe Adams	24
4	3 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	273
2	Jack Coombs	252
3	Walter Johnson	238
4	Smoky Joe Wood	216
5	Earl Moore	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Harry Gaspar	5
2	Charley Hall	5
2	Bob Harmon	5
5	Eddie Plank	4