On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 41 .650 --
Tigers 73 47 .608 4.5
Red Sox 61 57 .517 15.5
Highlanders 61 59 .508 16.5
White Sox 60 59 .504 17.0
Naps 59 59 .500 17.5
Senators 50 70 .417 27.5
Browns 35 83 .297 41.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Bruno Block 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Roy Hartzell 2
1 Willie Hogan 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Neal Ball 1
1 Bert Daniels 1
1 Doc Gessler 1
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Ed Sweeney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 8.00
2 Vean Gregg 0.83
3 Carl Cashion 0.50
4 Ed Summers 0.36
5 Red Nelson 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Ed Summers 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Jack Warhop 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Vean Gregg 5
3 Ed Summers 4
4 Chief Bender 2
4 Red Nelson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .410
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Jim Delahanty .359
5 Birdie Cree .355

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 98
3 Frank Schulte 90
4 Ping Bodie 89
5 Jim Delahanty 87

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 2.54
2 Chief Bender 2.73
3 Ed Walsh 2.92
4 Nap Rucker 3.01
5 Rube Marquard 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 24
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Jack Coombs 21
3 Vean Gregg 21
3 Christy Mathewson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 201
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 .467
2 Birdie Cree .455
3 Bill Sweeney .450
4 Ty Cobb .447
5 Nap Lajoie .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Hans Lobert 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
4 Beals Becker 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ping Bodie 11
2 Roy Hartzell 11
2 Scotty Ingerton 11
2 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 7
1 Delos Drake 7
3 Bill Davidson 6
3 Clyde Milan 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.59
2 Claude Hendrix 0.69
3 Ed Walsh 1.13
3 Vean Gregg 1.13
5 Lew Richie 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 Russ Ford 3
2 Bob Harmon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 34
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Pete Alexander 21
3 Cy Morgan 21
3 Ed Walsh 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .479
2 Nap Lajoie .444
3 Birdie Cree .417
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 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Josh Devore 16
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Clyde Milan 12
5 Bill Davidson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.11
2 Eddie Stack 1.67
3 Chief Bender 1.68
4 Walter Johnson 1.92
5 Lew Richie 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Walter Johnson 7
3 Rube Marquard 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 55
2 Walter Johnson 49
3 Ed Walsh 46
4 Cy Morgan 41
4 Smoky Joe Wood 41

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 .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
3 Sam Crawford .361
4 Jim Delahanty .359
5 Eddie Collins .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 23
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 136
2 Sam Crawford 125
3 Frank Schulte 108
4 Sherry Magee 98
5 Chief Wilson 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 72
2 Josh Devore 69
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Clyde Milan 56
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.54
2 Ed Walsh 2.70
3 Chief Bender 2.74
4 Babe Adams 2.94
5 Christy Mathewson 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Ed Walsh 28
4 Bob Harmon 26
5 3 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 259
2 Walter Johnson 244
3 Smoky Joe Wood 234
4 Jack Coombs 210
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