On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 40 .649 --
Tigers 70 46 .603 5.0
Red Sox 59 55 .518 15.0
Highlanders 59 57 .509 16.0
Naps 58 57 .504 16.5
White Sox 57 58 .496 17.5
Senators 49 67 .422 26.0
Browns 34 80 .298 40.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 41 .613 --
Giants 67 43 .609 0.0
Pirates 67 45 .598 1.0
Phillies 62 49 .559 5.5
Cardinals 60 51 .541 7.5
Reds 50 60 .455 17.0
Dodgers 43 67 .391 24.0
Rustlers 27 85 .241 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Dolly Stark 3
4 Johnny Bates 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tex Erwin 1
1 Hans Lobert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 2
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Bill Davidson 1
2 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nap Rucker 0.60
2 Art Fromme 0.38
3 Hooks Wiltse 0.25
4 Lefty Leifield 0.20
5 Eddie Stack 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Richie 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Eddie Stack 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 6
2 Art Fromme 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Lefty Leifield 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .413
3 Sam Crawford .380
4 Jim Delahanty .359
5 Eddie Collins .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 10
3 Chief Wilson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 94
3 Frank Schulte 89
4 Jim Delahanty 84
5 Ping Bodie 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Bob Bescher 50
3 Josh Devore 44
4 Clyde Milan 41
5 Jimmy Callahan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.65
2 Chief Bender 2.65
3 Nap Rucker 3.01
4 Ed Walsh 3.01
5 Lew Richie 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 22
1 Ed Walsh 22
3 Jack Coombs 21
4 Vean Gregg 20
4 Christy Mathewson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 190
2 Pete Alexander 187
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 .538
2 Bob Coulson .487
3 Ty Cobb .471
4 Bill Carrigan .448
5 Doc Miller .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Tex Erwin 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Bill Sweeney 13
3 Chief Meyers 12
4 Scotty Ingerton 11
4 Chief Wilson 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.77
2 Elmer Steele 1.27
3 Lefty Tyler 1.50
4 Ed Walsh 1.55
5 2 tied 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Bill Donovan 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Rube Marquard 26
3 Pete Alexander 24
4 Cy Morgan 21
5 Nap Rucker 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 .489
2 George Jackson .426
3 Joe Birmingham .417
3 Heinie Zimmerman .417
5 Fred Clarke .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 9
2 Tex Erwin 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Zack Wheat 3
3 Chief Wilson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 27
2 Max Carey 26
3 Chief Wilson 25
4 Frank Schulte 24
5 Birdie Cree 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Josh Devore 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Clyde Milan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.20
2 Eddie Plank 1.32
3 Elmer Steele 1.89
4 Lew Richie 1.99
5 Lefty Leifield 2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Rube Marquard 51
3 Pete Alexander 41
4 Cy Morgan 40
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Bobby Keefe 2
1 Bill Schardt 2
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .428
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
3 Sam Crawford .360
4 Jim Delahanty .356
5 Eddie Collins .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 25
2 Fred Luderus 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Chief Wilson 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 121
3 Frank Schulte 110
4 Sherry Magee 101
5 Chief Wilson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 73
2 Josh Devore 69
3 Ty Cobb 64
4 Red Murray 60
5 Fred Snodgrass 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.60
2 Vean Gregg 2.65
3 Ed Walsh 2.69
4 Nap Rucker 2.98
5 Lew Richie 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 31
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Ed Walsh 27
4 Babe Adams 25
4 2 others tied 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