On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	66	35	.653	--
Tigers	65	38	.631	2.0
Red Sox	54	50	.519	13.5
Highlanders	53	50	.515	14.0
Naps	52	53	.495	16.0
White Sox	50	51	.495	16.0
Senators	40	63	.388	27.0
Browns	31	71	.304	35.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Naps 6

Highlanders 6, Tigers 4

Highlanders 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

Senators 10, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	36	.621	--
Pirates	60	38	.612	0.5
Giants	57	40	.588	3.0
Phillies	56	42	.571	4.5
Cardinals	55	44	.556	6.0
Reds	44	53	.454	16.0
Dodgers	38	60	.388	22.5
Rustlers	22	78	.220	39.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Reds 3, Rustlers 0

Pirates 13, Phillies 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Fred Clarke	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Roy Hartzell	4
1	Harry Hooper	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	George Gibson	3
2	Roy Hartzell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zack Wheat	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Jimmy Callahan	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Harmon	1.14
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.57
3	Ed Lafitte	0.50
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.47
5	Harry Gaspar	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Fisher	8
1	Bob Harmon	8
3	Cy Falkenberg	7
4	Jack Killilay	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.401
3	Sam Crawford	.381
4	Jim Delahanty	.363
5	Honus Wagner	.360

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	112
2	Sam Crawford	86
3	Jim Delahanty	79
4	Ping Bodie	77
5	Honus Wagner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Bob Bescher	44
3	Jimmy Callahan	39
4	Josh Devore	35
4	2 others tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.61
2	Vean Gregg	2.73
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	Vean Gregg	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	173
2	Smoky Joe Wood	171
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	.455
2	Nap Lajoie	.450
3	Tommy Leach	.444
4	Zack Wheat	.439
5	Tris Speaker	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	19
2	Dots Miller	18
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Ping Bodie	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Hal Chase	8
4	Jimmy Callahan	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.43
2	Lefty Leifield	0.72
3	Jack Ferry	0.93
4	Rube Marquard	1.44
5	Elmer Knetzer	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Ray Collins	3
1	Jack Ferry	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Collins	27
1	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Ray Caldwell	23
3	Walter Johnson	23
5	Chief Bender	22

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	.437
2	Jim Delahanty	.427
3	Sam Crawford	.421
4	Larry Doyle	.414
5	Fred Snodgrass	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Chief Wilson	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	34
2	Sam Crawford	29
3	Dots Miller	28
4	Jim Delahanty	27
5	Roy Hartzell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
1	Ty Cobb	17
3	Jimmy Callahan	14
4	Fred Snodgrass	12
5	Birdie Cree	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	1.62
2	Chief Bender	1.65
3	Elmer Steele	1.86
4	Doc White	2.33
5	Ray Collins	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Smoky Joe Wood	43
3	Rube Marquard	42
4	Chief Bender	41
5	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	.409
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
3	Sam Crawford	.361
4	Honus Wagner	.355
5	Eddie Collins	.354

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	134
2	Sam Crawford	122
3	Frank Schulte	102
4	Sherry Magee	101
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	75
2	Ty Cobb	67
3	Red Murray	65
4	Josh Devore	62
5	Clyde Milan	59

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.61
2	Vean Gregg	2.73
3	Russ Ford	2.80
4	Ed Walsh	2.85
5	Babe Adams	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	32
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Russ Ford	26
4	Walter Johnson	25
5	4 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	260
2	Walter Johnson	240
3	Smoky Joe Wood	227
4	Jack Coombs	226
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