On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	44	.656	--
Tigers	77	51	.602	7.0
Naps	67	60	.528	16.5
Highlanders	68	61	.527	16.5
Red Sox	63	66	.488	21.5
White Sox	61	66	.480	22.5
Senators	54	75	.419	30.5
Browns	38	89	.299	45.5

Games

Naps 6, Browns 5

Athletics 5, Red Sox 1

Highlanders 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	46	.623	--
Cubs	74	46	.617	1.0
Pirates	75	54	.581	4.5
Phillies	68	57	.544	9.5
Cardinals	64	61	.512	13.5
Reds	57	67	.460	20.0
Dodgers	50	73	.407	26.5
Rustlers	33	93	.262	45.0

Games

Phillies 13, Rustlers 5

Phillies 1, Rustlers 0

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
1	Fred Luderus	4
1	Doc Miller	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Kling	1
1	John Knight	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hans Lobert	5
2	Tommy Leach	4
2	Frank Schulte	4
4	Fred Beck	3
4	John Knight	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
4	Fred Beck	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	6.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.89
3	Claude Hendrix	0.75
4	Christy Mathewson	0.70
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Bill Burns	1
1	King Cole	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
4	George Chalmers	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.409
3	Sam Crawford	.376
4	Eddie Collins	.356
5	Birdie Cree	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	20
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	Frank Schulte	95
4	Chief Wilson	93
5	2 tied	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	Pete Alexander	23
2	Jack Coombs	23
2	Vean Gregg	23
5	Christy Mathewson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	209
2	Smoky Joe Wood	203
3	Rube Marquard	202
4	Pete Alexander	200
5	Walter Johnson	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	12
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	Chief Meyers	.425
2	Nap Lajoie	.422
3	Chief Wilson	.409
4	Jack Barry	.404
5	Ty Cobb	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill McKechnie	2
2	Jack Bliss	1
2	Hank Butcher	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
2	Jack Barry	12
2	Chief Wilson	12
4	Hans Lobert	11
4	Sherry Magee	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Fred Merkle	8
3	Eddie Grant	7
4	Bob Bescher	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.00
1	Lew Richie	1.00
3	Cy Young	1.50
4	George Kahler	1.66
5	Ray Caldwell	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	44
2	Marty O'Toole	26
3	Walter Johnson	25
4	Smoky Joe Wood	24
5	Jack Coombs	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Bobby Keefe	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.447
2	Ty Cobb	.426
3	Fred Clarke	.398
4	Nap Lajoie	.398
5	Doc Miller	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
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	25
2	Chief Wilson	23
3	Sam Crawford	22
4	Chief Meyers	21
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	1.32
2	Vean Gregg	1.44
3	Eddie Plank	1.48
4	Eddie Stack	2.00
5	Ray Caldwell	2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	70
2	Walter Johnson	58
3	Pete Alexander	37
4	Nap Rucker	36
4	Ed Walsh	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Elmer Steele	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.430
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.361
4	Eddie Collins	.359
5	Jim Delahanty	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	22
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	134
2	Sam Crawford	127
3	Frank Schulte	107
4	Chief Wilson	104
5	Sherry Magee	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Bob Bescher	70
2	Josh Devore	70
4	Clyde Milan	55
4	2 others tied	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	2.90

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	246
1	Smoky Joe Wood	246
3	Walter Johnson	231
3	Rube Marquard	231
5	Earl Moore	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	12
2	Bob Harmon	6
3	Charley Hall	5
4	Harry Gaspar	4
4	2 others tied	4