On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	40	.655	--
Tigers	72	47	.605	5.5
Red Sox	61	56	.521	15.5
Highlanders	60	59	.504	17.5
White Sox	59	59	.500	18.0
Naps	58	59	.496	18.5
Senators	50	69	.420	27.5
Browns	35	82	.299	41.5

Games

Highlanders 3, White Sox 2

Athletics 7, Naps 5

Athletics 6, Naps 3

Tigers 11, Senators 6

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	44	.614	--
Cubs	66	43	.606	1.5
Pirates	68	48	.586	3.0
Phillies	63	51	.553	7.0
Cardinals	61	53	.535	9.0
Reds	52	61	.460	17.5
Dodgers	45	68	.398	24.5
Rustlers	29	86	.252	41.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 2, Rustlers 1

Rustlers 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Phillies 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Jack Barry	4
2	Jake Daubert	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donie Bush	3
1	Scotty Ingerton	3
3	Cy Barger	2
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Bill Davidson	2
1	Jim Doyle	2
1	Clyde Engle	2
1	Fred Merkle	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
1	Russ Ford	1.00
1	Cy Young	1.00
4	Roy Golden	0.67
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	King Cole	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	Lefty George	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	9
2	Eddie Cicotte	8
3	Jack Coombs	7
4	Cy Morgan	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.414
3	Sam Crawford	.376
4	Jim Delahanty	.357
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	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	119
2	Sam Crawford	96
3	Frank Schulte	90
4	Ping Bodie	88
5	Jim Delahanty	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Bob Bescher	53
3	Josh Devore	45
4	Clyde Milan	43
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	Rube Marquard	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Jack Coombs	21
3	Christy Mathewson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	193
2	Pete Alexander	188
3	Smoky Joe Wood	185
4	Rube Marquard	169
5	Walter Johnson	161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.523
2	Bill Sweeney	.449
3	Ty Cobb	.436
4	Nap Lajoie	.429
5	George Jackson	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Roy Hartzell	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	18
2	Bill Sweeney	13
3	Scotty Ingerton	12
4	Ping Bodie	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	7
1	Delos Drake	7
3	Beals Becker	6
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.69
2	Eddie Plank	0.74
3	Ed Walsh	1.36
4	Lew Richie	1.63
5	Eddie Stack	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	King Cole	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	Russ Ford	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	34
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Pete Alexander	21
3	Cy Morgan	21
5	Nap Rucker	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	Christy Mathewson	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
2	Nap Lajoie	.430
3	Birdie Cree	.420
4	Chief Meyers	.411
5	George Jackson	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Tex Erwin	4
3	Chief Wilson	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	24
1	Dots Miller	24
3	Max Carey	23
3	Chief Wilson	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	19
2	Josh Devore	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Bill Davidson	12
4	Clyde Milan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.11
2	Chief Bender	1.24
3	Eddie Stack	1.67
4	Lew Richie	1.99
5	Rube Marquard	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Rube Marquard	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	57
2	Rube Marquard	55
3	Cy Morgan	45
4	Smoky Joe Wood	41
5	Pete Alexander	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Bill Schardt	2
2	Doc White	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.424
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.410
3	Sam Crawford	.360
4	Jim Delahanty	.358
5	Eddie Collins	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	136
2	Sam Crawford	123
3	Frank Schulte	110
4	Sherry Magee	98
4	Chief Wilson	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	75
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Clyde Milan	56
5	2 tied	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.65
2	Chief Bender	2.67
3	Ed Walsh	2.76
4	Babe Adams	2.92
5	Christy Mathewson	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	30
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Babe Adams	26
4	Bob Harmon	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	251
2	Walter Johnson	244
3	Smoky Joe Wood	234
4	Jack Coombs	224
5	Earl Moore	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	5
2	Bob Harmon	5
4	Harry Gaspar	4
4	Bobby Keefe	4