On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 45 .654 --
Tigers 79 52 .603 6.5
Highlanders 70 61 .534 15.5
Naps 69 61 .531 16.0
Red Sox 64 67 .489 21.5
White Sox 63 67 .485 22.0
Senators 54 77 .412 31.5
Browns 38 92 .292 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 46 .626 --
Cubs 75 48 .610 2.0
Pirates 76 56 .576 5.5
Phillies 68 57 .544 10.0
Cardinals 66 62 .516 13.5
Reds 59 68 .465 20.0
Dodgers 50 74 .403 27.5
Rustlers 33 93 .262 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Rube Ellis 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Harry Lord 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Neal Ball 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.17
2 Harry Gaspar 0.30
3 Fred Blanding 0.27
4 Doc White 0.25
5 Elmer Steele 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Bill Steele 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 7
2 Fred Blanding 4
2 Claude Hendrix 4
4 Harry Gaspar 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Compton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Eddie Collins .358
5 Birdie Cree .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Dick Hoblitzell 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
3 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 125
2 Sam Crawford 108
3 Frank Schulte 96
4 Ping Bodie 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Bob Bescher 58
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 Rube Marquard 2.95
4 Ed Walsh 3.01
5 Nap Rucker 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 Fred Clarke .433
2 Chief Meyers .419
3 Jimmy Sheckard .404
4 Ty Cobb .396
4 Steve Evans .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
3 Hank Butcher 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex McCarthy 13
2 Jack Barry 12
2 Sam Crawford 12
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Hans Lobert 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Fred Merkle 7
3 Max Carey 6
3 Solly Hofman 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.67
2 Vean Gregg 1.00
3 Jim Scott 1.04
4 Ray Caldwell 1.50
5 Russ Ford 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Ray Caldwell 4
3 Russ Ford 3
3 Vean Gregg 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 38
2 Marty O'Toole 26
3 Nap Rucker 23
4 George Kahler 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Compton 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .418
2 Ty Cobb .413
3 Nap Lajoie .400
4 Eddie Collins .389
5 Chief Meyers .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 6
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Roy Hartzell 2
3 Dick Hoblitzell 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 13
3 Clyde Milan 11
4 Josh Devore 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.44
2 Walter Johnson 1.89
3 Ray Caldwell 1.94
4 Eddie Plank 1.95
5 Fred Blanding 1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 72
2 Walter Johnson 55
3 Nap Rucker 42
4 Jim Scott 36
5 Ed Walsh 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Elmer Steele 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .427
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Eddie Collins .369
4 Sam Crawford .365
5 Jim Delahanty .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Chief Wilson 13
4 Dick Hoblitzell 12
4 Sherry Magee 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 124
3 Frank Schulte 108
4 Chief Wilson 104
5 Home Run Baker 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Bob Bescher 71
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 Ed Walsh 2.80
4 Lew Richie 2.84
5 Babe Adams 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 27
1 Ed Walsh 27
3 Russ Ford 26
3 Christy Mathewson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 246
2 Ed Walsh 243
3 Rube Marquard 236
4 Walter Johnson 226
5 Earl Moore 206

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