On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	38	.651	--
Tigers	68	43	.613	4.0
Red Sox	57	53	.518	14.5
Highlanders	57	54	.514	15.0
Naps	55	56	.495	17.0
White Sox	54	56	.491	17.5
Senators	46	65	.414	26.0
Browns	33	76	.303	38.0

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Highlanders 6, Naps 2

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	63	38	.624	--
Giants	64	41	.610	1.0
Pirates	65	42	.607	1.0
Phillies	59	47	.557	6.5
Cardinals	58	48	.547	7.5
Reds	46	59	.438	19.0
Dodgers	40	65	.381	25.0
Rustlers	26	81	.243	40.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Rustlers 12, Cubs 8

Giants 10, Reds 4

Giants 15, Reds 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Fletcher	5
1	Fred Merkle	5
3	Beals Becker	4
3	Bert Daniels	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	Wilbur Good	1
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Herzog	6
2	Beals Becker	4
3	Bob Coulson	3
3	Wilbur Good	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Coulson	2
1	Terry Turner	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.88
2	Jack Coombs	0.67
3	Bill Steele	0.57
4	Doc Crandall	0.50
5	Ed Walsh	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Howie Camnitz	6
3	Jack Coombs	4
3	Doc Crandall	4
3	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.379
4	Jim Delahanty	.358
5	Eddie Collins	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	18
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	Frank Schulte	84
4	Jim Delahanty	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	57
2	Bob Bescher	47
3	Josh Devore	43
4	Jimmy Callahan	40
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.65
2	Vean Gregg	2.76
3	Lefty Leifield	3.05
4	Babe Adams	3.06
5	Rube Marquard	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
1	Jack Coombs	21
3	Christy Mathewson	20
3	Ed Walsh	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	185
2	Pete Alexander	173
3	Smoky Joe Wood	172
4	Rube Marquard	148
5	Jack Coombs	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.490
2	Nap Lajoie	.468
3	George Jackson	.434
4	Frank Schulte	.429
5	Bert Daniels	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Tex Erwin	2
2	Roy Hartzell	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	29 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	John Knight	13
3	Birdie Cree	11
3	Scotty Ingerton	11
3	George Jackson	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	10
2	Bob Bescher	7
2	Bob Coulson	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gaspar	0.00
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
3	Elmer Steele	0.45
4	Eddie Plank	0.74
5	Barney Pelty	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Harry Gaspar	3
2	Frank Smith	3
2	Elmer Steele	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Morgan	26
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Rube Marquard	22
4	Howie Camnitz	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.455
2	Chief Meyers	.455
3	Nap Lajoie	.435
4	Frank Schulte	.415
5	Birdie Cree	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	10
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	29
1	Frank Schulte	29
3	Ty Cobb	25
3	Chief Wilson	25
5	Max Carey	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Josh Devore	15
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Fred Snodgrass	13
5	Jimmy Callahan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Steele	1.40
2	Chief Bender	1.59
3	Lefty Leifield	1.64
4	Eddie Plank	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	George Chalmers	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	49
2	Walter Johnson	47
3	Smoky Joe Wood	41
4	Bob Harmon	39
5	Pete Alexander	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Bill Schardt	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Sam Crawford	.363
4	Jim Delahanty	.356
5	Honus Wagner	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	24
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	125
3	Frank Schulte	110
4	Honus Wagner	99
5	Sherry Magee	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	72
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Red Murray	63
5	Clyde Milan	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	2.66
2	Vean Gregg	2.76
3	Ed Walsh	2.78
4	Babe Adams	2.99
5	Christy Mathewson	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	249
2	Walter Johnson	243
3	Smoky Joe Wood	228
4	Jack Coombs	224
5	Earl Moore	204

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	5
2	Bob Harmon	5
4	Harry Gaspar	4
5	7 tied	3