On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 39 .652 --
Tigers 70 45 .609 4.5
Red Sox 59 54 .522 14.5
Highlanders 58 57 .504 16.5
Naps 57 57 .500 17.0
White Sox 56 58 .491 18.0
Senators 49 66 .426 25.5
Browns 33 79 .295 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 40 .615 --
Giants 66 42 .611 0.0
Pirates 67 43 .609 0.0
Phillies 60 49 .550 6.5
Cardinals 60 49 .550 6.5
Reds 48 60 .444 18.0
Dodgers 41 67 .380 25.0
Rustlers 27 83 .245 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Matty McIntyre 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 28 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Downey 3
1 Dots Miller 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
4 Sam Crawford 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miller Huggins 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Jack Bliss 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.11
2 Walter Johnson 1.09
3 Bill Donovan 0.80
4 Slim Sallee 0.40
4 Jim Scott 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 12
2 Rube Marquard 10
3 Bill Donovan 8
4 Howie Camnitz 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .412
3 Sam Crawford .382
4 Jim Delahanty .355
5 Eddie Collins .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 10
3 Chief Wilson 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 94
3 Frank Schulte 89
4 Ping Bodie 83
5 Jim Delahanty 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Bob Bescher 48
3 Josh Devore 44
4 Clyde Milan 41
5 Jimmy Callahan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.65
2 Vean Gregg 2.76
3 Ed Walsh 3.01
4 Lefty Leifield 3.06
5 Nap Rucker 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 22
2 Pete Alexander 21
2 Jack Coombs 21
4 Christy Mathewson 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 190
2 Pete Alexander 181
3 Smoky Joe Wood 179
4 Rube Marquard 158
5 Walter Johnson 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .523
2 Heinie Zimmerman .485
3 Ty Cobb .477
4 Doc Miller .467
5 Art Fletcher .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
5 31 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Bill Sweeney 13
3 Chief Meyers 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 9
2 Clyde Milan 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Bob Coulson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.61
2 Elmer Steele 1.27
3 Lew Richie 1.30
4 Ray Fisher 1.50
4 Lefty Tyler 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Rube Marquard 26
3 Cy Morgan 23
4 Bob Groom 22
5 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .485
2 Chief Meyers .431
3 Heinie Zimmerman .420
4 Nap Lajoie .397
5 Birdie Cree .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 9
2 Max Carey 3
2 Tex Erwin 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
2 Chief Wilson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 27
2 Frank Schulte 26
3 Max Carey 25
3 Chief Wilson 25
5 Ty Cobb 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
1 Josh Devore 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Clyde Milan 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.20
2 Eddie Plank 1.32
3 Lefty Leifield 1.83
4 Elmer Steele 1.89
5 Lew Richie 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Rube Marquard 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 59
2 Rube Marquard 51
3 Smoky Joe Wood 43
4 Pete Alexander 35
4 Ed Walsh 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Bobby Keefe 2
1 Bill Schardt 2
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
3 Sam Crawford .365
4 Jim Delahanty .352
5 Honus Wagner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 25
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Chief Wilson 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Frank Schulte 112
4 Sherry Magee 100
5 Honus Wagner 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 71
2 Josh Devore 70
3 Ty Cobb 64
4 Red Murray 62
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.60
2 Ed Walsh 2.69
3 Vean Gregg 2.76
4 Lew Richie 3.02
5 Nap Rucker 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 31
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Ed Walsh 27
4 Bob Harmon 26
5 Babe Adams 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 254
2 Walter Johnson 252
3 Smoky Joe Wood 235
4 Jack Coombs 221
5 Earl Moore 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 5
2 Bob Harmon 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
5 8 tied 3