On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 44 .659 --
Tigers 77 52 .597 8.0
Naps 68 60 .531 16.5
Highlanders 69 61 .531 16.5
Red Sox 63 67 .485 22.5
White Sox 62 66 .484 22.5
Senators 54 76 .415 31.5
Browns 38 90 .297 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 46 .626 --
Cubs 75 46 .620 1.0
Pirates 75 54 .581 5.0
Phillies 68 57 .544 10.0
Cardinals 64 61 .512 14.0
Reds 57 68 .456 21.0
Dodgers 50 74 .403 27.5
Rustlers 33 93 .262 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty McIntyre 5
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Kid Elberfeld 3
2 Ed Hallinan 3
2 Frank LaPorte 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lord 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Matty McIntyre 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Red Murray 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Hank Butcher 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 0.83
2 Willie Mitchell 0.80
3 Curly Brown 0.71
4 Reggie Richter 0.55
5 Ed Walsh 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 8
2 Reggie Richter 6
3 Curly Brown 5
3 Rube Marquard 5
3 Ed Walsh 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Eddie Collins .359
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 108
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 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.68
3 Lew Richie 2.85
4 Rube Marquard 2.95
5 Nap Rucker 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Pete Alexander 23
2 Jack Coombs 23
2 Vean Gregg 23
5 Christy Mathewson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 214
2 Rube Marquard 207
3 Smoky Joe Wood 203
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 .459
1 Chief Wilson .459
3 Nap Lajoie .429
4 Fred Clarke .410
5 Delos Drake .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
2 Jack Barry 12
2 Chief Wilson 12
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Fred Merkle 8
3 Solly Hofman 6
3 Clyde Milan 6
3 Vic Saier 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.00
1 Lew Richie 1.00
3 Ray Caldwell 1.50
3 Cy Young 1.50
3 Willie Mitchell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 38
2 Marty O'Toole 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Smoky Joe Wood 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .430
2 Ty Cobb .418
3 Eddie Collins .396
4 Chief Meyers .390
5 Nap Lajoie .389

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 Mike Donlin 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Josh Devore 13
2 Clyde Milan 13
4 Bob Bescher 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Richie 1.38
2 Vean Gregg 1.44
3 Eddie Plank 1.66
4 Walter Johnson 1.89
5 Ray Caldwell 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
4 Eddie Plank 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 75
2 Walter Johnson 55
3 Ed Walsh 41
4 Nap Rucker 39
5 Cy Morgan 38

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 .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Eddie Collins .364
4 Sam Crawford .362
5 Jim Delahanty .357

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 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Josh Devore 69
4 Red Murray 56
4 Fred Snodgrass 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.68
3 Lew Richie 2.68
4 Ed Walsh 2.76
5 Babe Adams 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 28
1 Ed Walsh 28
3 Bob Harmon 26
3 Christy Mathewson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 251
2 Smoky Joe Wood 246
3 Rube Marquard 236
4 Walter Johnson 226
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