On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	34	.649	--
Athletics	61	34	.642	1.0
White Sox	49	46	.516	13.0
Highlanders	50	47	.515	13.0
Red Sox	51	48	.515	13.0
Naps	49	51	.490	15.5
Senators	36	61	.371	27.0
Browns	29	67	.302	33.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Red Sox 8, Tigers 2

Naps 10, Highlanders 8

Athletics 3, Browns 0

Senators 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	57	33	.633	--
Giants	57	36	.613	1.5
Phillies	56	37	.602	2.5
Pirates	56	38	.596	3.0
Cardinals	52	42	.553	7.0
Reds	39	53	.424	19.0
Dodgers	34	59	.366	24.5
Rustlers	21	74	.221	38.5

Games

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0

Giants 8, Pirates 4

Rustlers 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Germany Schaefer	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
3	Kid Elberfeld	3
3	Art Fletcher	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hooper	3
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Les Nunamaker	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Steve Yerkes	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Jackson	2
1	Heinie Wagner	2
3	Hal Chase	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.00
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
3	Charlie Becker	0.75
4	King Cole	0.67
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Becker	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	9
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Bob Groom	5
2	Nap Rucker	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Hub Perdue	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.426
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
3	Sam Crawford	.375
4	Jim Delahanty	.365
5	Eddie Collins	.361

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	104
2	Sam Crawford	83
3	Ping Bodie	76
4	Jim Delahanty	75
4	Honus Wagner	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	51
2	Bob Bescher	40
3	Jimmy Callahan	35
3	Red Murray	35
5	Fred Snodgrass	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.45
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Nap Rucker	2.99
4	Lefty Leifield	3.10
5	Rube Marquard	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Jack Coombs	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	19
4	Vean Gregg	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	167
2	Smoky Joe Wood	165
3	Pete Alexander	159
4	Jack Coombs	136
5	Earl Moore	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	10
2	Charley Hall	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Bob Harmon	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.481
2	Chief Meyers	.471
3	Chief Wilson	.446
4	Max Carey	.444
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Fred Beck	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	Ping Bodie	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Snodgrass	9
2	Bob Bescher	8
2	Ty Cobb	8
4	Jimmy Callahan	7
4	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.67
2	Jack Powell	1.00
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.07
4	Chief Bender	1.22
5	Howie Camnitz	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	George Chalmers	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Chief Bender	24
3	Ray Collins	22
3	Walter Johnson	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Harmon	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	Harry Gardner	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.435
2	Jim Delahanty	.420
3	Sam Crawford	.410
4	Fred Luderus	.400
5	Max Carey	.385

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	Ty Cobb	32
2	Sam Crawford	30
3	Ping Bodie	28
3	Jim Delahanty	28
3	Chief Wilson	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.03
2	Cy Falkenberg	2.08
3	Ray Collins	2.30
4	Chief Bender	2.42
5	Elmer Steele	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	Smoky Joe Wood	55
2	Rube Marquard	53
3	Walter Johnson	48
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	.394
3	Eddie Collins	.365
4	Sam Crawford	.356
5	Honus Wagner	.355

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	124
3	Sherry Magee	107
4	Frank Schulte	103
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.45
2	Ed Walsh	2.64
3	Chief Bender	2.66
4	Babe Adams	2.83
5	Russ Ford	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	33
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Russ Ford	25
3	Ed Walsh	25
5	4 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	274
2	Jack Coombs	250
3	Walter Johnson	238
4	Smoky Joe Wood	225
5	Earl Moore	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	6
3	Harry Gaspar	5
3	Bob Harmon	5
5	Eddie Plank	4