On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 39 .645 --
Tigers 68 44 .607 4.0
Red Sox 58 53 .523 13.5
Highlanders 57 55 .509 15.0
Naps 56 56 .500 16.0
White Sox 55 56 .495 16.5
Senators 47 65 .420 25.0
Browns 33 77 .300 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 39 .618 --
Giants 64 41 .610 0.5
Pirates 65 42 .607 0.5
Phillies 59 47 .557 6.0
Cardinals 58 48 .547 7.0
Reds 46 59 .438 18.5
Dodgers 40 65 .381 24.5
Rustlers 27 81 .250 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Olaf Henriksen 4
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
1 Duffy Lewis 4
4 Paddy Baumann 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Birmingham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delos Drake 2
1 Clyde Engle 2
3 Al Bridwell 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 0.50
2 Tom Hughes 0.30
2 Barney Pelty 0.30
4 Gene Krapp 0.20
5 Ed Willett 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 Judge Nagle 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 6
2 Lefty Tyler 4
3 Tom Hughes 3
3 Gene Krapp 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .412
3 Sam Crawford .379
4 Jim Delahanty .357
5 Eddie Collins .355

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 Ping Bodie 83
5 Jim Delahanty 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Bob Bescher 47
3 Josh Devore 43
4 Jimmy Callahan 40
5 Clyde Milan 39

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
1 Ed Walsh 21
4 Christy Mathewson 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 .532
2 Nap Lajoie .444
3 Ty Cobb .439
4 George Jackson .434
5 Roy Hartzell .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Scotty Ingerton 12
3 George Jackson 11
3 John Knight 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 10
2 Bob Bescher 7
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Bob Coulson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gaspar 0.00
2 Elmer Steele 0.45
3 Lew Richie 0.50
4 Eddie Plank 0.74
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Harry Gaspar 3
2 Elmer Steele 3
2 Ed Walsh 3
5 29 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 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .480
2 Nap Lajoie .417
3 Birdie Cree .405
4 Frank Schulte .383
5 Larry Doyle .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 9
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
2 Frank Schulte 25
2 Chief Wilson 25
4 Max Carey 24
5 Birdie Cree 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 15
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Josh Devore 15
4 Fred Snodgrass 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.59
1 Lefty Leifield 1.59
3 Elmer Steele 1.62
4 Eddie Plank 1.64
5 Lew Richie 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Rube Marquard 41
2 Smoky Joe Wood 41
4 Chief Bender 35
5 2 tied 32

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 .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
3 Sam Crawford .364
4 Jim Delahanty .354
5 Honus Wagner .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 24
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 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 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 72
2 Josh Devore 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Red Murray 63
5 Clyde Milan 57

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Ed Walsh 26
4 Russ Ford 25
4 Bob Harmon 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 203

Saves

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