On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 32 .663 --
Athletics 60 34 .638 2.5
Highlanders 50 46 .521 13.5
White Sox 48 45 .516 14.0
Red Sox 49 48 .505 15.0
Naps 48 51 .485 17.0
Senators 35 60 .368 28.0
Browns 29 66 .305 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 33 .629 --
Giants 56 36 .609 1.5
Phillies 56 37 .602 2.0
Pirates 56 37 .602 2.0
Cardinals 52 41 .559 6.0
Reds 39 53 .424 18.5
Dodgers 34 58 .370 23.5
Rustlers 20 74 .213 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 6
2 Charlie Hemphill 4
2 Harry Lord 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 5
2 Max Carey 4
3 Birdie Cree 3
3 Charlie Hemphill 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Davy Jones 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Harry Wolter 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Caldwell 0.62
1 Vean Gregg 0.62
3 Tom Hughes 0.60
4 Ed Karger 0.40
5 Russ Ford 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Jack Ferry 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 5
1 Russ Ford 5
1 Vean Gregg 5
4 Ed Karger 4
4 Doc Martin 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
3 Sam Crawford .378
4 Jim Delahanty .371
5 Eddie Collins .362

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 103
2 Sam Crawford 82
3 Ping Bodie 75
4 Jim Delahanty 74
5 Honus Wagner 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 50
2 Bob Bescher 40
3 Jimmy Callahan 35
3 Red Murray 35
5 4 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.45
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 166
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 Jim Delahanty .473
2 Chief Meyers .471
3 Larry Doyle .460
4 Max Carey .455
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 19
2 Chief Wilson 17
3 Max Carey 15
4 Ty Cobb 14
5 Frank Schulte 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
2 Fred Snodgrass 8
3 Jimmy Callahan 7
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 6 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Leifield 0.99
2 Jack Powell 1.00
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.07
4 Elmer Steele 1.52
5 Chief Bender 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Howie Camnitz 3
1 George Chalmers 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 27
2 Bob Harmon 25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 25
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 2 others tied 22

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 .458
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .444
3 Sam Crawford .439
4 Ty Cobb .405
5 Fred Luderus .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 33
2 Ty Cobb 32
3 Jim Delahanty 29
4 Chief Wilson 28
5 Ping Bodie 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 15
1 Ty Cobb 15
3 Fred Snodgrass 14
4 Jimmy Callahan 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.03
2 Cy Falkenberg 2.08
3 Elmer Steele 2.25
4 Ray Collins 2.30
5 Lefty Leifield 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 53
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Smoky Joe Wood 46
4 Pete Alexander 44
5 Chief Bender 40

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 .412
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
3 Eddie Collins .367
4 Sam Crawford .355
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 129
2 Sam Crawford 123
3 Sherry Magee 107
4 Frank Schulte 103
5 Red Murray 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 71
2 Red Murray 67
3 Ty Cobb 66
4 Josh Devore 60
5 Clyde Milan 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.45
2 Ed Walsh 2.64
3 Babe Adams 2.70
4 Chief Bender 2.78
5 Russ Ford 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Russ Ford 26
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