On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 45 .656 --
Tigers 79 52 .603 7.0
Naps 69 61 .531 16.5
Highlanders 70 62 .530 16.5
White Sox 65 67 .492 21.5
Red Sox 64 68 .485 22.5
Senators 55 77 .417 31.5
Browns 38 94 .288 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 46 .626 --
Cubs 76 48 .613 1.5
Pirates 76 56 .576 5.5
Phillies 69 57 .548 9.5
Cardinals 66 62 .516 13.5
Reds 59 69 .461 20.5
Dodgers 50 75 .400 28.0
Rustlers 33 93 .262 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Hogan 5
2 Ping Bodie 4
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
4 Bob Coulson 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Quinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 4
2 Ping Bodie 3
3 Fred Beck 2
3 Chief Bender 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Lord 3
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Bob Coulson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.73
2 Art Fromme 0.60
3 Walter Johnson 0.57
4 Cliff Curtis 0.44
5 Jack Bushelman 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Joe Hovlik 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Joe Hovlik 7
3 Art Fromme 6
4 Jack Bushelman 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Birdie Cree .357

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 Ping Bodie 97
3 Frank Schulte 97
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 2.78
3 Rube Marquard 2.95
4 Nap Rucker 3.01
5 Lew Richie 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 222
2 Rube Marquard 207
3 Smoky Joe Wood 203
4 Pete Alexander 200
5 Walter Johnson 186

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 Eddie Collins .420
3 Chief Meyers .419
4 Steve Evans .396
5 Jimmy Sheckard .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
3 Hank Butcher 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex McCarthy 13
2 Home Run Baker 12
2 Hans Lobert 12
4 Jack Barry 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Harry Lord 7
2 Fred Merkle 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 Solly Hofman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Curtis 0.47
2 Cy Young 0.67
3 Joe Hovlik 0.69
4 Jim Scott 1.33
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 38
2 Marty O'Toole 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Nap Rucker 23
5 George Kahler 22

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 Bill Sweeney .386
5 Eddie Collins .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 25
2 Ping Bodie 20
2 Sam Crawford 20
4 Mike Donlin 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 12
3 Delos Drake 10
3 Solly Hofman 10
3 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.44
2 Cliff Curtis 1.61
3 Ray Caldwell 1.80
4 Walter Johnson 1.89
5 Eddie Plank 1.95

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 48
3 Ed Walsh 43
4 Nap Rucker 42
5 Jim Scott 37

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 .371
4 Sam Crawford .363
5 Jim Delahanty .349

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 109
4 Chief Wilson 104
5 Home Run Baker 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Josh Devore 69
4 Red Murray 56
5 Clyde Milan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.84
4 Ed Walsh 2.87
5 Babe Adams 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 27
1 Ed Walsh 27
3 Babe Adams 25
3 Russ Ford 25
3 3 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 251
2 Smoky Joe Wood 238
3 Rube Marquard 236
4 Walter Johnson 222
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