On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 44 .648 --
Tigers 76 50 .603 5.5
Highlanders 67 60 .528 15.0
Naps 66 60 .524 15.5
Red Sox 63 63 .500 18.5
White Sox 61 66 .480 21.0
Senators 53 74 .417 29.0
Browns 37 87 .298 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 45 .628 --
Cubs 71 46 .607 3.0
Pirates 73 53 .579 5.5
Phillies 65 57 .533 11.5
Cardinals 64 59 .520 13.0
Reds 56 64 .467 19.5
Dodgers 49 72 .405 27.0
Rustlers 33 91 .266 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Rebel Oakes 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Caldwell 2
1 Harry Krause 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Daniels 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Wilbur Good 1
2 Otto Knabe 1
2 George McBride 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.78
2 Harry Krause 0.67
3 Ray Caldwell 0.45
4 Bob Harmon 0.30
5 Cliff Curtis 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Harry Krause 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Harry Krause 6
3 Ray Caldwell 5
4 Charlie Becker 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .422
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .381
4 Eddie Collins .358
5 Jim Delahanty .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 11
3 Chief Wilson 11
5 Fred Merkle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 123
2 Sam Crawford 107
3 Chief Wilson 93
4 Ping Bodie 92
4 Jim Delahanty 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 67
2 Bob Bescher 56
3 Josh Devore 48
4 Clyde Milan 47
5 Jimmy Callahan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.61
3 Nap Rucker 2.91
4 Lew Richie 2.99
5 Rube Marquard 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 24
2 Vean Gregg 23
3 Pete Alexander 22
3 Jack Coombs 22
3 Christy Mathewson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 209
2 Rube Marquard 202
3 Smoky Joe Wood 201
4 Pete Alexander 194
5 Walter Johnson 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 4
2 Bob Harmon 4
2 Bobby Keefe 4
2 Eddie Plank 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .457
2 Chief Wilson .431
3 Bob Bescher .396
4 Eddie Collins .395
5 Chief Meyers .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill McKechnie 2
2 Jack Bliss 1
2 Hank Butcher 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 13
2 Chief Wilson 12
3 Sherry Magee 11
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.75
2 George Suggs 1.17
3 Walter Johnson 1.20
4 Nap Rucker 1.52
5 George Kahler 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 44
2 Nap Rucker 22
2 Smoky Joe Wood 22
4 Vean Gregg 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .433
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .432
3 Ty Cobb .429
4 Sam Crawford .398
5 Fred Clarke .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 Tex Erwin 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
1 Chief Wilson 23
3 Frank Schulte 21
4 Chief Meyers 20
5 Scotty Ingerton 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Josh Devore 13
3 Clyde Milan 13
5 Delos Drake 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.24
2 Lew Richie 1.58
3 Vean Gregg 1.68
4 Eddie Stack 1.75
5 Walter Johnson 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 70
2 Walter Johnson 50
3 Cy Morgan 42
4 Ed Walsh 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Elmer Steele 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .427
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Sam Crawford .363
4 Jim Delahanty .357
5 Eddie Collins .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Chief Wilson 13
4 Sherry Magee 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 128
3 Frank Schulte 104
3 Chief Wilson 104
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Josh Devore 70
4 Red Murray 57
5 Clyde Milan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.56
3 Lew Richie 2.80
4 Ed Walsh 2.81
5 Nap Rucker 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 28
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Ed Walsh 27
4 Babe Adams 26
4 Bob Harmon 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 252
2 Smoky Joe Wood 249
3 Rube Marquard 231
4 Walter Johnson 223
5 Earl Moore 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Bob Harmon 6
3 Charley Hall 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
4 2 others tied 4