On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 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 60 60 .500 17.5
Senators 51 71 .418 27.5
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 70 49 .588 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 30 88 .254 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chief Wilson 4
2 Fred Clarke 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Ed McDonald 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed McDonald 3
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 George Jackson 2
2 Ivy Olson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 John Henry 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Blanding 0.75
2 Claude Hendrix 0.60
2 Marty O'Toole 0.60
4 Cy Young 0.43
5 Orlie Weaver 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Marty O'Toole 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty O'Toole 9
2 Fred Blanding 6
2 Claude Hendrix 6
4 Cy Young 3
5 Orlie Weaver 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
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 .475
2 Birdie Cree .455
3 Mike Mitchell .405
3 Heinie Zimmerman .405
5 Jim Delahanty .404

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 Doc Gessler 10
4 Roy Hartzell 10

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 Vean Gregg 1.13
2 Ed Walsh 1.38
3 Eddie Plank 1.48
4 Rube Marquard 1.57
5 2 tied 1.67

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 Smoky Joe Wood 22
4 Ed Walsh 19
5 Pete Alexander 18

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 .474
2 Nap Lajoie .430
3 Birdie Cree .415
4 Chief Meyers .400
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 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Josh Devore 14
4 Clyde Milan 12
5 4 tied 9

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 Smoky Joe Wood 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Jim Delahanty .362
4 Sam Crawford .359
5 Eddie Collins .349

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 123
3 Frank Schulte 104
4 Chief Wilson 99
5 Sherry Magee 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 70
2 Josh Devore 69
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 Lew Richie 2.84
5 Babe Adams 2.86

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