On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	44	.654	--
Tigers	77	51	.602	6.5
Naps	66	60	.524	16.5
Highlanders	67	61	.523	16.5
Red Sox	63	65	.492	20.5
White Sox	61	66	.480	22.0
Senators	54	74	.422	29.5
Browns	38	88	.302	44.5

Games

Tigers 3, Browns 2

Browns 2, Tigers 0

Senators 6, Highlanders 2

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	45	.628	--
Cubs	72	46	.610	2.5
Pirates	74	54	.578	5.5
Phillies	66	57	.537	11.0
Cardinals	64	60	.516	13.5
Reds	57	65	.467	19.5
Dodgers	49	73	.402	27.5
Rustlers	33	91	.266	44.5

Games

Phillies 8, Dodgers 3

Cubs 9, Cardinals 0

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Oldring	8
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Dick Egan	4
2	Johnny Evers	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hans Lobert	4
2	Jack Barry	3
2	Alex McCarthy	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Grant	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	Germany Schaefer	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Richie	0.86
2	Marty O'Toole	0.73
3	Chief Bender	0.50
4	Wiley Taylor	0.44
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Lefty George	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Bobby Keefe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marty O'Toole	8
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Lew Richie	6
4	Bob Groom	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.376
4	Eddie Collins	.357
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	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	124
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	2.68
3	Lew Richie	2.85
4	Nap Rucker	2.91
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	Smoky Joe Wood	203
3	Rube Marquard	202
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	.452
2	Chief Meyers	.415
3	Ty Cobb	.396
4	Jack Barry	.396
5	Delos Drake	.391

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	Jack Barry	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Fred Merkle	8
3	Bob Bescher	7
3	Eddie Grant	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.20
3	Lew Richie	1.33
4	Nap Rucker	1.52
5	George Kahler	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	44
2	Marty O'Toole	26
3	Smoky Joe Wood	24
4	Nap Rucker	22
5	Eddie Plank	20

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	Fred Clarke	.387
5	Doc Miller	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
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	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	1.32
2	Eddie Plank	1.48
3	Vean Gregg	1.68
4	Walter Johnson	1.89
5	Eddie Stack	2.00

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	70
2	Walter Johnson	50
3	Cy Morgan	42
4	Ed Walsh	39
5	Smoky Joe Wood	38

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	.431
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Sam Crawford	.363
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Jim Delahanty	.353

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	Chief Wilson	104
4	Frank Schulte	103
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.59
3	Lew Richie	2.68
4	Ed Walsh	2.75
5	Nap Rucker	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	246
1	Smoky Joe Wood	246
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