On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	67	35	.657	--
Tigers	66	38	.635	2.0
Red Sox	54	51	.514	14.5
Highlanders	53	51	.510	15.0
Naps	53	53	.500	16.0
White Sox	50	52	.490	17.0
Senators	41	63	.394	27.0
Browns	31	72	.301	36.5

Games

Naps 8, Red Sox 5

Tigers 8, Highlanders 3

Athletics 9, White Sox 7

Senators 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	38	.616	--
Cubs	59	37	.615	0.5
Giants	58	40	.592	2.5
Phillies	56	43	.566	5.0
Cardinals	56	44	.560	5.5
Reds	45	53	.459	15.5
Dodgers	38	61	.384	23.0
Rustlers	22	79	.218	40.0

Games

Giants 16, Cubs 5

Reds 5, Rustlers 3

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Milan	4
2	Jack Barry	3
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ping Bodie	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Birdie Cree	1
1	Tex Erwin	1
1	Doc Gessler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Birmingham	3
1	Josh Devore	3
1	George McBride	3
1	Ed McDonald	3
1	Chief Meyers	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	3
2	Neal Ball	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	Davy Jones	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Becker	0.45
2	Jack Powell	0.40
3	Pete Alexander	0.36
3	Gene Krapp	0.36
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Becker	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Becker	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Howie Camnitz	4
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Dave Danforth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
3	Sam Crawford	.381
4	Jim Delahanty	.363
5	Honus Wagner	.357

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	113
2	Sam Crawford	88
3	Jim Delahanty	79
4	Ping Bodie	77
5	Honus Wagner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Bob Bescher	45
3	Jimmy Callahan	39
4	Josh Devore	38
5	Fred Snodgrass	36

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	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Jack Coombs	20
3	Vean Gregg	19
3	Smoky Joe Wood	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	173
2	Smoky Joe Wood	171
3	Pete Alexander	167
4	Jack Coombs	143
5	Rube Marquard	135

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	.481
2	Chief Meyers	.455
3	Max Carey	.426
4	Tommy Leach	.424
5	Nap Lajoie	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Tex Erwin	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	19
2	Dots Miller	16
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Birdie Cree	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Josh Devore	10
3	Ty Cobb	9
4	Hal Chase	8
4	Davy Jones	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.27
2	Lefty Leifield	0.72
3	Jack Ferry	0.90
4	Elmer Knetzer	1.67
5	Jack Killilay	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	3
1	Rube Geyer	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Bobby Keefe	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	27
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Rube Marquard	21
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	Ray Caldwell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Schardt	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.443
2	Jim Delahanty	.434
3	Chief Meyers	.412
4	Larry Doyle	.411
5	Sam Crawford	.402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Sam Crawford	28
2	Dots Miller	28
4	Jim Delahanty	27
5	Chief Wilson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
2	Ty Cobb	17
3	Jimmy Callahan	14
4	Fred Snodgrass	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	1.62
2	Chief Bender	1.65
3	Elmer Steele	1.99
4	Doc White	2.33
5	Ray Collins	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Howie Camnitz	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	45
2	Walter Johnson	43
2	Smoky Joe Wood	43
4	Pete Alexander	42
5	Chief Bender	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Jack Ferry	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Bill Schardt	2
1	Irv Young	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.399
3	Sam Crawford	.361
4	Jim Delahanty	.356
5	Honus Wagner	.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	124
3	Frank Schulte	103
4	Sherry Magee	101
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	76
2	Ty Cobb	68
3	Josh Devore	65
3	Red Murray	65
5	Clyde Milan	59

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.64
2	Vean Gregg	2.73
3	Ed Walsh	2.85
4	Babe Adams	2.86
5	Russ Ford	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	33
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Russ Ford	26
4	Babe Adams	24
4	4 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	260
2	Walter Johnson	237
3	Jack Coombs	230
4	Smoky Joe Wood	227
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