On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 42 .647 --
Tigers 74 48 .607 4.5
Red Sox 62 58 .517 15.5
Highlanders 63 59 .516 15.5
White Sox 61 60 .504 17.0
Naps 59 60 .496 18.0
Senators 51 70 .421 27.0
Browns 35 85 .292 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 44 .621 --
Cubs 67 44 .604 2.5
Pirates 69 48 .590 3.5
Phillies 64 52 .552 8.0
Cardinals 61 55 .526 11.0
Reds 53 61 .465 18.0
Dodgers 45 69 .395 26.0
Rustlers 29 87 .250 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Donie Bush 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 29 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Ted Easterly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Coombs 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Otto Knabe 2
3 Sherry Magee 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Jim Scott 1.14
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.82
4 George Kahler 0.75
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jim Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Kahler 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
3 Jim Scott 8
4 George Chalmers 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
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 121
2 Sam Crawford 101
3 Frank Schulte 90
4 Ping Bodie 89
5 Jim Delahanty 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Bob Bescher 53
3 Josh Devore 46
4 Clyde Milan 44
5 Jimmy Callahan 41

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 Smoky Joe Wood 194
3 Pete Alexander 190
4 Rube Marquard 178
5 Walter Johnson 167

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 .472
2 Birdie Cree .455
3 Germany Schaefer .412
4 Mike Mitchell .405
4 Heinie Zimmerman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Sherry Magee 2
3 Beals Becker 1
3 Fred Beck 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
1 Frank Schulte 13
3 Chief Meyers 12
4 Ping Bodie 11
4 Roy Hartzell 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delos Drake 8
2 Clyde Milan 7
3 Bob Bescher 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.69
2 Vean Gregg 1.13
3 Ed Walsh 1.38
4 Eddie Plank 1.48
5 Rube Marquard 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Nap Rucker 22
3 Smoky Joe Wood 22
5 Jim Scott 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 .473
2 Nap Lajoie .449
3 Chief Meyers .419
4 Birdie Cree .415
5 Ty Cobb .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 7
2 Tex Erwin 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Frank Schulte 22
3 Sam Crawford 21
4 Chief Wilson 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Josh Devore 15
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 Walter Johnson 1.81
4 Lew Richie 1.99
5 Chief Bender 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 55
1 Rube Marquard 55
3 Cy Morgan 41
4 Nap Rucker 39
5 Smoky Joe Wood 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Bill Schardt 2
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
3 Jim Delahanty .361
4 Sam Crawford .361
5 Eddie Collins .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
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 138
2 Sam Crawford 126
3 Frank Schulte 104
4 Sherry Magee 99
4 Chief Wilson 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 71
2 Josh Devore 70
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Clyde Milan 55
4 2 others tied 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 3 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 254
2 Smoky Joe Wood 243
3 Walter Johnson 238
4 Jack Coombs 214
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