On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 35 .643 --
Athletics 61 34 .642 0.5
Red Sox 52 48 .520 12.0
White Sox 49 46 .516 12.5
Highlanders 50 48 .510 13.0
Naps 50 51 .495 14.5
Senators 36 61 .371 26.5
Browns 29 67 .302 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 34 .626 --
Giants 57 36 .613 1.0
Phillies 56 38 .596 2.5
Pirates 56 38 .596 2.5
Cardinals 52 42 .553 6.5
Reds 40 53 .430 18.0
Dodgers 35 59 .372 23.5
Rustlers 21 74 .221 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Dick Egan 3
1 Jack Graney 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tex Erwin 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Zack Wheat 1
1 Eddie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Jack Graney 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Egan 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Jack Graney 1
2 Dick Hoblitzell 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Collins 0.54
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.33
3 Bill Donovan 0.23
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.18
5 George Kahler 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Collins 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Collins 7
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 Willie Mitchell 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Bill Schardt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .423
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
3 Sam Crawford .378
4 Jim Delahanty .363
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
3 Jim Delahanty 76
5 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 .479
2 Chief Meyers .471
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .451
4 Max Carey .444
5 Chief Wilson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 18
2 Chief Wilson 16
3 Max Carey 15
4 Birdie Cree 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Snodgrass 9
2 Bob Bescher 8
2 Ty Cobb 8
4 Jimmy Callahan 7
4 5 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 Ray Collins 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Howie Camnitz 3
2 Lefty Leifield 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Collins 29
1 Smoky Joe Wood 29
3 Chief Bender 24
4 Walter Johnson 22
5 Rube Marquard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 Bill Schardt 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Doc Crandall 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .450
2 Sam Crawford .418
3 Jim Delahanty .412
4 Max Carey .385
5 Fred Luderus .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Sam Crawford 30
3 Jim Delahanty 29
4 Ping Bodie 28
4 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 Clyde Milan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.03
2 Ray Collins 2.19
3 Cy Falkenberg 2.33
4 Elmer Steele 2.44
5 Lefty Leifield 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 George Chalmers 6
1 Ray Collins 6
1 Jack Coombs 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 53
2 Smoky Joe Wood 52
3 Walter Johnson 48
4 Chief Bender 44
5 Pete Alexander 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Bob Harmon 2
2 Bill Schardt 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .412
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
3 Eddie Collins .362
4 Sam Crawford .358
5 Honus Wagner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
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 106
4 Frank Schulte 102
5 Honus Wagner 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 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 274
2 Jack Coombs 250
3 Walter Johnson 238
4 Smoky Joe Wood 224
5 Earl Moore 201

Saves

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