Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 28, 1911

On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	77	41	.653	--
Tigers	73	48	.603	5.5
Red Sox	62	57	.521	15.5
Highlanders	62	59	.512	16.5
Naps	59	59	.500	18.0
White Sox	60	60	.500	18.0
Senators	50	70	.417	28.0
Browns	35	84	.294	42.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 12, Tigers 3

Highlanders 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	44	.617	--
Cubs	67	43	.609	1.5
Pirates	69	48	.590	3.0
Phillies	63	52	.548	8.0
Cardinals	61	54	.530	10.0
Reds	53	61	.465	17.5
Dodgers	45	69	.395	25.5
Rustlers	29	87	.250	42.5

Games

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 3, Rustlers 0

Giants 2, Cardinals 0

Cubs 8, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hemphill	3
1	Bris Lord	3
3	Jack Barry	2
3	Fred Beck	2
3	15 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Jack Barry	2
1	Paddy Baumann	2
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Gardner	2
2	Rafael Almeida	1
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	3.00
2	Babe Adams	0.80
3	Nap Rucker	0.54
4	Eddie Plank	0.50
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	9
2	Nap Rucker	7
3	Eddie Plank	5
4	Babe Adams	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gaspar	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.410
3	Sam Crawford	.376
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	46
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	Jimmy Callahan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.54
2	Chief Bender	2.73
3	Rube Marquard	2.88
4	Ed Walsh	2.92
5	Nap Rucker	2.97

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	190
3	Smoky Joe Wood	185
4	Rube Marquard	178
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	7 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
2	Birdie Cree	.455
3	Nap Lajoie	.424
4	Bill Sweeney	.419
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.405

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	Chief Meyers	12
3	Ping Bodie	11
3	Roy Hartzell	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Delos Drake	7
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	Bill Davidson	6
2	Josh Devore	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.69
2	Ed Walsh	1.13
2	Vean Gregg	1.13
4	Eddie Plank	1.48
5	Rube Marquard	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Rube Marquard	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	43
2	Pete Alexander	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Nap Rucker	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.478
2	Nap Lajoie	.449
3	Birdie Cree	.426
4	Chief Meyers	.397
5	Zack Wheat	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Tex Erwin	3
2	Chief Wilson	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	25
2	Ping Bodie	23
3	Frank Schulte	22
4	Ty Cobb	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Josh Devore	16
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Clyde Milan	12
5	Bill Davidson	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.40
2	Eddie Stack	1.67
3	Rube Marquard	1.88
4	Walter Johnson	1.92
5	Lew Richie	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Rube Marquard	7
4	Eddie Plank	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	64
2	Walter Johnson	49
3	Ed Walsh	42
4	Cy Morgan	41
4	Smoky Joe Wood	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Bill Schardt	2
2	Doc White	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.426
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.407
3	Jim Delahanty	.361
4	Sam Crawford	.360
5	Eddie Collins	.350

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	123
3	Frank Schulte	108
4	Chief Wilson	99
5	Sherry Magee	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	72
2	Josh Devore	70
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Red Murray	55
4	Fred Snodgrass	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.54
2	Ed Walsh	2.65
3	Chief Bender	2.82
4	Babe Adams	2.86
5	Nap Rucker	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	29
2	Ed Walsh	28
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Babe Adams	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	254
2	Smoky Joe Wood	234
3	Walter Johnson	232
4	Jack Coombs	210
5	Rube Marquard	207

Saves

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