On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 35 .643 --
Tigers 64 36 .640 0.0
Red Sox 53 49 .520 12.0
White Sox 50 48 .510 13.0
Highlanders 51 49 .510 13.0
Naps 51 52 .495 14.5
Senators 38 62 .380 26.0
Browns 30 69 .303 33.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 36 .613 --
Pirates 58 38 .604 0.5
Giants 57 38 .600 1.0
Phillies 56 40 .583 2.5
Cardinals 54 43 .557 5.0
Reds 42 53 .442 16.0
Dodgers 37 59 .385 21.5
Rustlers 22 76 .224 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 4
2 Fred Beck 3
2 Dick Egan 3
2 Otto Knabe 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 John Hummel 2
2 Scotty Ingerton 2
2 George Jackson 2
2 Zack Wheat 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Miller Huggins 2
2 Hans Lobert 2
2 Rebel Oakes 2
2 Bill Sweeney 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Barger 0.44
2 King Cole 0.40
2 Earl Moore 0.40
4 Buster Brown 0.33
5 Gene Woodburn 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Cy Barger 4
1 Buster Brown 4
1 King Cole 4
1 Earl Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .399
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Honus Wagner .364
5 Jim Delahanty .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 106
2 Sam Crawford 84
3 Jim Delahanty 78
4 Ping Bodie 77
5 Honus Wagner 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 52
2 Bob Bescher 43
3 Jimmy Callahan 38
4 Josh Devore 35
4 2 others tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.71
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Bobby Keefe 3.03
4 Lefty Leifield 3.05
5 Nap Rucker 3.08

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 170
2 Smoky Joe Wood 165
3 Pete Alexander 163
4 Jack Coombs 139
5 Earl Moore 133

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .460
2 Max Carey .442
3 Zack Wheat .434
4 Chief Wilson .432
5 Birdie Cree .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 18
2 Dots Miller 16
3 Chief Wilson 14
4 Ping Bodie 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
2 Ty Cobb 9
3 Hal Chase 8
4 Josh Devore 7
4 Fred Snodgrass 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Killilay 0.00
2 Chief Bender 0.31
3 Lefty Leifield 0.72
4 Jack Ferry 1.35
5 Mordecai Brown 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Howie Camnitz 3
1 Ray Collins 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 29
2 Ray Collins 27
3 Walter Johnson 26
4 Rube Marquard 25
5 5 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Cy Falkenberg 1
2 Jack Ferry 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .431
2 Jim Delahanty .416
3 Sam Crawford .412
4 Honus Wagner .376
5 Larry Doyle .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 7
2 Honus Wagner 4
2 Chief Wilson 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
1 Sam Crawford 29
3 Jim Delahanty 28
4 Ping Bodie 26
4 Dots Miller 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Jimmy Callahan 13
3 Clyde Milan 13
5 Fred Snodgrass 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.93
2 Doc White 1.96
3 Ray Collins 2.09
4 Lefty Leifield 2.21
5 Chief Bender 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Collins 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Howie Camnitz 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 52
2 Rube Marquard 49
3 Walter Johnson 45
4 Chief Bender 40
4 Ray Collins 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Ferry 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 Bill Schardt 2
1 Irv Young 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
3 Eddie Collins .364
4 Honus Wagner .359
5 Sam Crawford .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 13
4 Larry Doyle 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 131
2 Sam Crawford 121
3 Sherry Magee 103
4 Frank Schulte 102
5 Red Murray 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 74
2 Ty Cobb 68
3 Red Murray 66
4 Josh Devore 62
5 Clyde Milan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.71
2 Chief Bender 2.73
3 Ed Walsh 2.78
4 Russ Ford 2.80
5 Babe Adams 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Russ Ford 26
4 Ed Walsh 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 267
2 Walter Johnson 237
3 Jack Coombs 235
4 Smoky Joe Wood 224
5 Earl Moore 200

Saves

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