On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 36 .650 --
Tigers 66 39 .629 2.0
Highlanders 54 51 .514 14.0
Red Sox 54 51 .514 14.0
Naps 53 53 .500 15.5
White Sox 51 52 .495 16.0
Senators 42 63 .400 26.0
Browns 31 73 .298 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 37 .619 --
Pirates 61 39 .610 0.5
Giants 58 40 .592 2.5
Phillies 57 43 .570 4.5
Cardinals 56 45 .554 6.0
Reds 45 53 .459 15.5
Dodgers 38 61 .384 23.0
Rustlers 22 79 .218 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davy Jones 4
1 Tillie Walker 4
3 Hal Chase 3
3 Fred Clarke 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Willie Hogan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Knight 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
3 John Black 2
3 Donie Bush 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Schulte 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.55
2 Cy Morgan 0.50
3 Bob Groom 0.43
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.31
5 Joe Lake 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Groom 6
1 Cy Morgan 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
4 Joe Lake 5
5 Hippo Vaughn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Chalmers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Sam Crawford .379
4 Jim Delahanty .362
5 Honus Wagner .353

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 114
2 Sam Crawford 88
3 Jim Delahanty 79
4 Ping Bodie 77
5 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Bob Bescher 45
3 Jimmy Callahan 39
4 Josh Devore 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.61
2 Vean Gregg 2.73
3 Bobby Keefe 3.03
4 Lefty Leifield 3.10
5 Nap Rucker 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Jack Coombs 20
3 Vean Gregg 19
3 Ed Walsh 19
3 Smoky Joe Wood 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 179
2 Smoky Joe Wood 171
3 Pete Alexander 167
4 Jack Coombs 143
5 Earl Moore 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
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 Chief Meyers .517
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .481
3 Nap Lajoie .432
4 Zack Wheat .426
5 Birdie Cree .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tex Erwin 3
2 Jimmy Archer 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 18
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Birdie Cree 14
3 Dots Miller 14
3 Joe Tinker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Josh Devore 10
4 Davy Jones 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.27
2 Jack Ferry 0.86
3 Eddie Plank 1.48
4 Rube Geyer 1.50
5 Lefty Leifield 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Bob Groom 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Bobby Keefe 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 27
2 Cy Morgan 24
2 Ed Walsh 24
4 Walter Johnson 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Bill Schardt 2
3 George Chalmers 1
3 Doc Crandall 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .443
2 Larry Doyle .435
3 Jim Delahanty .432
4 Fred Snodgrass .412
5 Sam Crawford .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 34
2 Dots Miller 28
3 Sam Crawford 26
3 Jim Delahanty 26
5 Chief Wilson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Ferry 1.58
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 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Howie Camnitz 5
1 George Chalmers 5
1 Ray Collins 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 45
2 Walter Johnson 43
2 Smoky Joe Wood 43
4 Chief Bender 41
5 Bob Harmon 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Jack Ferry 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .412
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .399
3 Sam Crawford .359
4 Jim Delahanty .356
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 135
2 Sam Crawford 123
3 Sherry Magee 101
4 Frank Schulte 100
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 73
2 Ty Cobb 68
3 Red Murray 65
4 Josh Devore 64
5 Clyde Milan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.64
2 Vean Gregg 2.73
3 Ed Walsh 2.89
4 Babe Adams 2.95
5 Russ Ford 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 262
2 Walter Johnson 237
3 Jack Coombs 230
4 Smoky Joe Wood 227
5 Earl Moore 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Charley Hall 6
3 Bob Harmon 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
5 5 tied 3