On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	88	45	.662	--
Tigers	80	53	.602	8.0
Naps	70	62	.530	17.5
Highlanders	70	64	.522	18.5
White Sox	66	68	.493	22.5
Red Sox	65	69	.485	23.5
Senators	56	78	.418	32.5
Browns	39	95	.291	49.5

Games

Naps 5, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Highlanders 0

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Senators 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	46	.635	--
Cubs	77	48	.616	2.5
Pirates	77	56	.579	6.5
Phillies	70	58	.547	11.0
Cardinals	66	62	.516	15.0
Reds	59	71	.454	23.0
Dodgers	51	76	.402	29.5
Rustlers	33	96	.256	48.5

Games

Giants 4, Rustlers 1

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Phillies 2, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Joe Birmingham	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Bill Davidson	2
1	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Milan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bates	2
1	Willie Hogan	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
5	22 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Fletcher	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
3	Hank Butcher	1
3	Bobby Byrne	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Kahler	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.33
3	Eddie Plank	1.00
4	Tom Hughes	0.69
5	Russ Ford	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	9
1	George Kahler	9
3	Pete Alexander	8
4	Eddie Plank	5
5	Russ Ford	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Hendrix	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Sam Crawford	.376
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Birdie Cree	.354

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	110
3	Ping Bodie	97
3	Frank Schulte	97
5	Jim Delahanty	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
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	Eddie Plank	3.00
5	Lew Richie	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	222
2	Rube Marquard	213
3	Pete Alexander	208
4	Smoky Joe Wood	203
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	Steve Evans	.422
1	Jimmy Sheckard	.422
3	Jake Daubert	.418
4	Eddie Collins	.417
5	Doc Miller	.413

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	Alex McCarthy	14
2	Fred Merkle	13
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Hans Lobert	12
5	Mike Donlin	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Fred Merkle	8
3	Bob Bescher	7
3	Buck Herzog	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Curtis	0.47
2	Mordecai Brown	1.17
3	George Kahler	1.33
3	Ed Reulbach	1.33
3	Jim Scott	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Ray Caldwell	3
1	Jack Coombs	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Marty O'Toole	26
3	George Kahler	22
4	Ed Walsh	21
5	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Nap Rucker	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Jack Compton	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.404
3	Jake Daubert	.394
4	Eddie Collins	.383
5	Bert Daniels	.382

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	Frank Schulte	20
3	Ping Bodie	19
3	Mike Donlin	19
3	Sherry Magee	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Bob Bescher	13
3	Dode Paskert	12
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.29
2	Cliff Curtis	1.61
3	Eddie Plank	1.79
4	Walter Johnson	1.89
5	Fred Blanding	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	78
2	Walter Johnson	48
3	Ed Walsh	42
4	Pete Alexander	41
5	Nap Rucker	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Nap Rucker	2
2	Elmer Steele	2
5	15 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.426
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.401
3	Eddie Collins	.372
4	Sam Crawford	.364
5	Jim Delahanty	.350

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	105
5	Home Run Baker	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	79
2	Bob Bescher	70
2	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	Eddie Plank	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	27
1	Ed Walsh	27
3	Babe Adams	26
3	Christy Mathewson	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	251
2	Rube Marquard	242
3	Smoky Joe Wood	233
4	Walter Johnson	222
5	Pete Alexander	208

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