On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 45 .659 --
Tigers 80 52 .606 7.0
Naps 69 62 .527 17.5
Highlanders 70 63 .526 17.5
White Sox 66 67 .496 21.5
Red Sox 65 68 .489 22.5
Senators 55 78 .414 32.5
Browns 38 95 .286 49.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 46 .632 --
Cubs 77 48 .616 2.0
Pirates 76 56 .576 6.5
Phillies 69 58 .543 11.0
Cardinals 66 62 .516 14.5
Reds 59 70 .457 22.0
Dodgers 51 75 .405 28.5
Rustlers 33 95 .258 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 5
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Fred Merkle 4
2 Doc Miller 4
2 Zack Wheat 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
2 Doc Crandall 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Duffy Lewis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 6
2 Eddie Collins 4
2 Shano Collins 4
2 George Moriarty 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Bob Bescher 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Buck Herzog 2
2 Jimmy Sheckard 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Keefe 0.64
2 Bob Groom 0.54
3 Rube Marquard 0.43
4 Gene Krapp 0.38
5 Jim Scott 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Groom 7
1 Bobby Keefe 7
3 Rube Marquard 6
4 Gene Krapp 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
2 Nap Rucker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .420
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Sam Crawford .375
4 Eddie Collins .362
5 Birdie Cree .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Fred Merkle 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Sam Crawford 109
3 Ping Bodie 97
3 Frank Schulte 97
5 Jim Delahanty 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Bob Bescher 60
3 Josh Devore 49
4 Clyde Milan 47
5 Jimmy Callahan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Nap Rucker 2.98
4 Lew Richie 3.02
5 Ed Walsh 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Jack Coombs 24
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Vean Gregg 23
3 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 222
2 Rube Marquard 213
3 Smoky Joe Wood 203
4 Pete Alexander 200
5 Walter Johnson 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 4
2 Charley Hall 4
2 Bob Harmon 4
2 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Miller .442
2 Jimmy Sheckard .440
3 Steve Evans .429
4 Chief Meyers .424
5 Jake Daubert .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 3
2 Doc Crandall 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Bill McKechnie 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 14
2 Alex McCarthy 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
4 Sam Crawford 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Fred Merkle 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
3 Harry Lord 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Curtis 0.47
2 Jim Scott 1.00
3 Mordecai Brown 1.17
4 Vean Gregg 1.50
5 Russ Ford 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 Marty O'Toole 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
3 Jim Scott 25
5 George Kahler 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Jack Compton 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
3 Bert Daniels .400
4 Jake Daubert .396
5 Eddie Collins .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
4 Doc Crandall 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 22
2 Sam Crawford 20
2 Frank Schulte 20
4 Ping Bodie 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Bob Bescher 14
3 Solly Hofman 11
3 Fred Merkle 11
3 Dode Paskert 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.29
2 Cliff Curtis 1.61
3 Walter Johnson 1.89
4 Fred Blanding 1.97
5 Jim Scott 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
3 Russ Ford 6
3 Ed Walsh 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 78
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Ed Walsh 42
4 Nap Rucker 40
5 Jim Scott 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Doc Crandall 2
2 Nap Rucker 2
2 Elmer Steele 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .427
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Eddie Collins .372
4 Sam Crawford .362
5 Jim Delahanty .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
3 Chief Wilson 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 124
3 Frank Schulte 109
4 Chief Wilson 104
5 Home Run Baker 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 78
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Josh Devore 70
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 28
2 Ed Walsh 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Babe Adams 25
4 3 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 251
2 Rube Marquard 242
3 Smoky Joe Wood 238
4 Walter Johnson 222
5 Earl Moore 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Charley Hall 5
2 Bob Harmon 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 4 others tied 4