On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	68	37	.648	--
Tigers	66	39	.629	2.0
Red Sox	55	52	.514	14.0
Highlanders	54	53	.505	15.0
Naps	53	53	.500	15.5
White Sox	51	52	.495	16.0
Senators	44	63	.411	25.0
Browns	31	73	.298	36.5

Games

Athletics 11, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 3, Highlanders 1

Senators 3, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	60	37	.619	--
Pirates	62	39	.614	0.0
Giants	59	40	.596	2.0
Phillies	57	44	.564	5.0
Cardinals	56	45	.554	6.0
Reds	45	54	.455	16.0
Dodgers	38	62	.380	23.5
Rustlers	23	79	.225	39.5

Games

Rustlers 6, Dodgers 3

Pirates 5, Reds 1

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
3	Olaf Henriksen	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Joe Riggert	1
1	Art Wilson	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	Doc Gessler	2
3	Scotty Ingerton	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Josh Devore	2
3	Jack Barry	1
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	2.20
2	Christy Mathewson	0.75
3	Buster Brown	0.67
4	Ray Caldwell	0.56
5	Harry Krause	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	11
2	Christy Mathewson	9
3	Buster Brown	6
4	Ray Caldwell	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

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	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	14
1	Frank Schulte	14
3	Chief Wilson	10
4	Dick Hoblitzell	9
4	Honus Wagner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	114
2	Sam Crawford	88
3	Jim Delahanty	79
4	Ping Bodie	77
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Bob Bescher	46
3	Josh Devore	40
4	Jimmy Callahan	39
5	Clyde Milan	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.73
2	Chief Bender	2.74
3	Bobby Keefe	3.03
4	Babe Adams	3.06
5	Lefty Leifield	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Jack Coombs	20
3	Vean Gregg	19
3	Christy Mathewson	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	179
2	Smoky Joe Wood	172
3	Pete Alexander	167
4	Jack Coombs	143
5	Walter Johnson	138

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	.548
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.479
3	Nap Lajoie	.432
4	Fred Snodgrass	.429
5	Birdie Cree	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex Erwin	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	18
2	Ty Cobb	16
2	Chief Wilson	16
4	Birdie Cree	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	11
2	Bob Bescher	10
3	Ty Cobb	8
4	Jimmy Callahan	7
4	Davy Jones	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.86
2	Bobby Keefe	1.00
3	Chief Bender	1.29
4	Eddie Plank	1.48
5	Rube Geyer	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	28
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Ray Caldwell	24
3	Ed Walsh	24
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	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.451
2	Larry Doyle	.435
3	Jim Delahanty	.406
4	Frank Schulte	.393
5	Sam Crawford	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	32
2	Dots Miller	26
3	Chief Wilson	25
4	Sam Crawford	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
1	Ty Cobb	18
3	Fred Snodgrass	13
4	Jimmy Callahan	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.46
2	Jack Ferry	1.64
3	Elmer Steele	1.99
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.04
5	Chief Bender	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Ray Collins	5
2	Vean Gregg	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Rube Marquard	45
3	Chief Bender	44
4	Smoky Joe Wood	41
5	Bob Harmon	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Bill Schardt	2
1	Irv Young	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.413
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.399
3	Sam Crawford	.361
4	Jim Delahanty	.357
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	20
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Sherry Magee	13
3	Chief Wilson	13
5	Larry Doyle	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	135
2	Sam Crawford	123
3	Sherry Magee	101
4	Frank Schulte	100
5	Red Murray	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	74
2	Ty Cobb	68
3	Josh Devore	66
3	Red Murray	66
5	Clyde Milan	60

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.73
2	Chief Bender	2.74
3	Ed Walsh	2.89
4	Babe Adams	2.89
5	Russ Ford	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	32
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Russ Ford	25
3	Walter Johnson	25
3	Ed Walsh	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	262
2	Walter Johnson	248
3	Smoky Joe Wood	228
4	Jack Coombs	225
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