On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 43 .648 --
Tigers 75 49 .605 5.0
Naps 64 60 .516 16.0
Highlanders 64 60 .516 16.0
Red Sox 63 60 .512 16.5
White Sox 61 64 .488 19.5
Senators 52 72 .419 28.0
Browns 36 86 .295 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 44 .630 --
Cubs 69 45 .605 3.5
Pirates 72 52 .581 5.5
Phillies 64 55 .538 11.0
Cardinals 63 57 .525 12.5
Reds 55 63 .466 19.5
Dodgers 47 71 .398 27.5
Rustlers 32 90 .262 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Birmingham 5
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 5
3 Bruno Block 3
3 Ping Bodie 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Delos Drake 3
3 Bruno Block 2
3 Dick Egan 2
3 Al Schweitzer 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Turner 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
3 Fred Blanding 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Kahler 0.71
2 Jim Scott 0.70
3 King Cole 0.60
4 Bill Steele 0.56
5 Lew Richie 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Lew Richie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 7
2 King Cole 6
3 George Kahler 5
3 Lew Richie 5
3 Bill Steele 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Summers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .418
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .382
4 Jim Delahanty .359
5 Birdie Cree .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 11
3 Chief Wilson 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 123
2 Sam Crawford 102
3 Jim Delahanty 91
3 Chief Wilson 91
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Bob Bescher 56
3 Clyde Milan 47
4 Josh Devore 46
5 Jimmy Callahan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.48
2 Chief Bender 2.61
3 Rube Marquard 2.79
4 Lew Richie 2.99
5 Ed Walsh 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 209
2 Smoky Joe Wood 194
3 Pete Alexander 190
4 Rube Marquard 188
5 Walter Johnson 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 4
2 Bobby Keefe 4
2 Eddie Plank 4
5 9 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .419
2 Chief Wilson .418
3 Sam Crawford .409
4 Jim Delahanty .405
5 Fred Clarke .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
3 Jack Bliss 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Wilson 13
2 Sherry Magee 12
3 Sam Crawford 10
4 Jim Delahanty 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 9
2 Clyde Milan 8
3 Max Carey 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Fred Merkle 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.33
2 Rube Marquard 0.96
3 George Suggs 1.17
4 Eddie Plank 1.55
5 George Kahler 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 40
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Eddie Plank 25
4 Ed Walsh 24
5 Jim Scott 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 2
2 Harry Gaspar 1
2 Rube Marquard 1
2 Eddie Plank 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .443
2 Birdie Cree .417
3 Sam Crawford .398
4 Ty Cobb .396
4 Nap Lajoie .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 7
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 Tex Erwin 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 22
1 Chief Wilson 22
3 Chief Meyers 20
4 Ty Cobb 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Clyde Milan 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Josh Devore 13
5 Bob Coulson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.07
2 Lew Richie 1.58
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Eddie Stack 1.75
5 Rube Marquard 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Babe Adams 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
2 Ed Walsh 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 62
2 Walter Johnson 52
3 Cy Morgan 43
4 Ed Walsh 42
5 Nap Rucker 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Sam Crawford .363
4 Jim Delahanty .360
5 Eddie Collins .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Chief Wilson 13
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 137
2 Sam Crawford 123
3 Chief Wilson 105
4 Frank Schulte 104
5 Sherry Magee 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 72
2 Ty Cobb 69
3 Josh Devore 68
4 Clyde Milan 56
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.48
2 Chief Bender 2.61
3 Lew Richie 2.80
4 Ed Walsh 2.81
5 Babe Adams 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 27
1 Jack Coombs 27
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 Ed Walsh 27
5 Bob Harmon 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 252
2 Smoky Joe Wood 242
3 Walter Johnson 229
4 Rube Marquard 217
5 Earl Moore 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