On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 38 .645 --
Tigers 67 42 .615 3.0
Red Sox 56 53 .514 14.0
Highlanders 56 54 .509 14.5
White Sox 54 53 .505 15.0
Naps 55 55 .500 15.5
Senators 45 65 .409 25.5
Browns 33 75 .306 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 37 .626 --
Pirates 64 41 .610 1.0
Giants 61 41 .598 2.5
Phillies 58 46 .558 6.5
Cardinals 57 47 .548 7.5
Reds 46 56 .451 17.5
Dodgers 39 64 .379 25.0
Rustlers 25 80 .238 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Coulson 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Roy Corhan 3
2 Earle Gardner 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Coulson 3
1 George Jackson 3
1 John Knight 3
4 Bill Bergen 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Payne 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Bob Coulson 1
2 Earle Gardner 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Scott 0.89
2 Jack Quinn 0.56
3 Bob Groom 0.33
3 Orlie Weaver 0.33
5 Cy Barger 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Jim Scott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 8
2 Bob Groom 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Nap Rucker 5
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .422
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Sam Crawford .382
4 Eddie Collins .355
5 Jim Delahanty .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Fred Luderus 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 92
3 Ping Bodie 80
3 Jim Delahanty 80
3 Honus Wagner 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Bob Bescher 47
3 Josh Devore 43
4 Jimmy Callahan 40
5 Fred Snodgrass 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.71
2 Chief Bender 2.74
3 Bobby Keefe 3.03
4 Lefty Leifield 3.05
5 Babe Adams 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Jack Coombs 20
2 Ed Walsh 20
4 Vean Gregg 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 182
2 Pete Alexander 172
2 Smoky Joe Wood 172
4 Rube Marquard 148
5 Jack Coombs 143

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 Nap Lajoie .481
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .463
3 Roy Hartzell .442
4 Fred Clarke .436
5 Birdie Cree .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Max Carey 2
2 Tex Erwin 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 John Knight 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 Birdie Cree 12
5 Tillie Walker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 11
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 George Jackson 8
4 Bob Bescher 7
4 Davy Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gaspar 0.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.74
3 Jack Ferry 0.86
4 Rube Geyer 1.50
5 2 tied 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Becker 3
1 Buster Brown 3
1 Harry Gaspar 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 26
2 Rube Marquard 22
2 Nap Rucker 22
4 Bob Groom 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .447
2 Sam Crawford .400
2 Frank Schulte .400
4 Larry Doyle .384
5 Birdie Cree .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 8
2 Chief Wilson 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Tex Erwin 3
3 Zack Wheat 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 26
2 Ty Cobb 25
2 Chief Wilson 25
4 Sam Crawford 23
4 Frank Schulte 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Josh Devore 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Fred Snodgrass 13
5 Jimmy Callahan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Ferry 1.42
2 Lefty Leifield 1.64
3 Eddie Plank 1.64
4 Elmer Steele 1.70
5 Chief Bender 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Lefty Leifield 5
2 Rube Marquard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 49
2 Walter Johnson 46
3 Chief Bender 42
4 Smoky Joe Wood 41
5 Bob Harmon 39

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 .415
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
3 Sam Crawford .363
4 Eddie Collins .354
5 Honus Wagner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 13
4 Chief Wilson 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 133
2 Sam Crawford 126
3 Frank Schulte 104
4 Honus Wagner 99
5 Sherry Magee 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 74
2 Josh Devore 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Red Murray 64
5 Clyde Milan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.71
2 Chief Bender 2.74
3 Ed Walsh 2.78
4 Babe Adams 2.97
5 Bobby Keefe 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Bob Harmon 25
3 Ed Walsh 25
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 246
2 Walter Johnson 241
3 Smoky Joe Wood 228
4 Jack Coombs 221
5 Earl Moore 201

Saves

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