On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	42	.653	--
Tigers	74	48	.607	5.5
Highlanders	64	59	.520	16.0
Red Sox	62	60	.508	17.5
Naps	61	60	.504	18.0
White Sox	61	61	.500	18.5
Senators	51	72	.415	29.0
Browns	35	85	.292	43.5

Games

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Naps 2, White Sox 1

Highlanders 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	44	.627	--
Cubs	67	44	.604	3.5
Pirates	71	50	.587	4.5
Phillies	64	54	.542	10.0
Cardinals	61	55	.526	12.0
Reds	54	62	.466	19.0
Dodgers	46	70	.397	27.0
Rustlers	31	89	.258	44.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Rustlers 5

Rustlers 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 14, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	5
1	Fred Clarke	5
1	Alex McCarthy	5
4	Josh Devore	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Alex McCarthy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Alex McCarthy	4
3	Dots Miller	3
4	Bobby Byrne	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Bob Coulson	2
4	Jack Barry	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	10.00
2	Vean Gregg	1.20
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.00
4	Ray Collins	0.75
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Sandy Burk	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	10
2	Eddie Plank	9
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Ray Collins	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Nap Rucker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.419
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
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	11
4	Chief Wilson	10
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	121
2	Sam Crawford	101
3	Ping Bodie	90
3	Frank Schulte	90
5	Jim Delahanty	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Bob Bescher	56
3	Josh Devore	46
4	Clyde Milan	44
5	Jimmy Callahan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.48
2	Chief Bender	2.61
3	Rube Marquard	2.76
4	Ed Walsh	2.89
5	Nap Rucker	3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	206
2	Smoky Joe Wood	194
3	Pete Alexander	190
4	Rube Marquard	188
5	Walter Johnson	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	4
2	Bobby Keefe	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
5	8 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.395
3	Fred Clarke	.389
4	Bob Bescher	.386
4	Ty Cobb	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Fred Beck	1
2	Joe Birmingham	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Mike Mitchell	10
3	Ping Bodie	9
3	Sam Crawford	9
3	6 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Delos Drake	7
3	Armando Marsans	6
3	Clyde Milan	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.33
2	Larry Pape	1.06
3	Ed Walsh	1.15
4	Rube Marquard	1.19
5	Eddie Plank	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	40
2	Eddie Plank	26
3	Walter Johnson	22
3	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Harry Gaspar	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	.447
2	Nap Lajoie	.416
3	Birdie Cree	.402
4	Chief Meyers	.400
5	Fred Clarke	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Tex Erwin	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
4	Joe Birmingham	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	22
2	Sam Crawford	19
2	Chief Meyers	19
4	Ty Cobb	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Josh Devore	14
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Clyde Milan	11
5	Bob Coulson	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.07
2	Eddie Stack	1.75
3	Chief Bender	1.77
4	Walter Johnson	1.78
5	Rube Marquard	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
3	Babe Adams	6
3	Rube Marquard	6
3	Eddie Plank	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	62
2	Walter Johnson	47
3	Nap Rucker	43
4	Cy Morgan	41
5	Ed Walsh	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.428
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Jim Delahanty	.363
4	Sam Crawford	.359
5	Eddie Collins	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	21
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Sherry Magee	13
4	Chief Wilson	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	138
2	Sam Crawford	122
3	Frank Schulte	104
4	Chief Wilson	100
5	Sherry Magee	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	73
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Fred Snodgrass	56
5	2 tied	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.48
2	Chief Bender	2.61
3	Ed Walsh	2.71
4	Babe Adams	2.83
5	Lew Richie	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Babe Adams	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Ed Walsh	27
5	Bob Harmon	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	249
2	Smoky Joe Wood	243
3	Walter Johnson	224
4	Rube Marquard	217
5	2 tied	209

Saves

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