On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	45	.654	--
Tigers	78	52	.600	7.0
Naps	69	60	.535	15.5
Highlanders	70	61	.534	15.5
Red Sox	64	67	.489	21.5
White Sox	62	67	.481	22.5
Senators	54	77	.412	31.5
Browns	38	91	.295	46.5

Games

Naps 9, Browns 2

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Highlanders 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	46	.626	--
Cubs	75	47	.615	1.5
Pirates	76	55	.580	5.0
Phillies	68	57	.544	10.0
Cardinals	65	62	.512	14.0
Reds	58	68	.460	20.5
Dodgers	50	74	.403	27.5
Rustlers	33	93	.262	45.5

Games

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Dodgers 4, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vin Campbell	3
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Charlie Hemphill	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vin Campbell	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Alex McCarthy	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nap Lajoie	3
2	Joe Birmingham	2
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Leifield	1.33
2	Gene Woodburn	1.00
3	Jim Scott	0.83
4	Russ Ford	0.75
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Ford	1
1	George Kahler	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Kahler	8
1	Dixie Walker	8
3	Russ Ford	6
3	Gene Woodburn	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.375
4	Eddie Collins	.358
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	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	125
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	57
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	Ed Walsh	3.01

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	.486
2	Nap Lajoie	.444
3	Fred Clarke	.412
4	Ty Cobb	.404
5	Bert Daniels	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill McKechnie	2
2	Hank Butcher	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
2	Jack Barry	12
2	Alex McCarthy	12
2	Chief Wilson	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Merkle	9
2	Ty Cobb	7
3	Bob Bescher	6
3	Solly Hofman	6
3	Vic Saier	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.00
1	Lew Richie	1.00
3	Jim Scott	1.04
4	Ray Caldwell	1.50
4	2 others tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Ray Caldwell	4
1	Russ Ford	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	38
2	Marty O'Toole	26
3	George Kahler	25
4	Nap Rucker	23
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Gene Krapp	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
2	Nap Lajoie	.411
3	Ty Cobb	.400
4	Eddie Collins	.390
5	Chief Meyers	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Roy Hartzell	2
3	Hans Lobert	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	24
2	Chief Wilson	21
3	Sam Crawford	20
4	Mike Donlin	19
5	4 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Bob Bescher	12
2	Clyde Milan	12
4	Josh Devore	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	1.38
2	Vean Gregg	1.44
3	Walter Johnson	1.89
4	Ray Caldwell	1.94
5	Eddie Plank	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
3	Russ Ford	6
3	Rube Marquard	6
3	Eddie Plank	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	72
2	Walter Johnson	55
3	Nap Rucker	42
4	Ed Walsh	41
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	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Eddie Collins	.366
4	Sam Crawford	.362
5	Jim Delahanty	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	22
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Chief Wilson	13
4	Sherry Magee	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	135
2	Sam Crawford	127
3	Frank Schulte	107
4	Chief Wilson	104
5	Home Run Baker	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	Russ Ford	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	Jack Coombs	208

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