On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	88	45	.662	--
Tigers	81	54	.600	8.0
Naps	70	64	.522	18.5
Highlanders	71	65	.522	18.5
Red Sox	67	69	.493	22.5
White Sox	66	68	.493	22.5
Senators	57	79	.419	32.5
Browns	40	96	.294	49.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Naps 0

Red Sox 3, Naps 0

Tigers 5, Highlanders 3

Highlanders 4, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Browns 4

Browns 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	46	.641	--
Cubs	78	52	.600	5.0
Pirates	80	58	.580	7.0
Phillies	71	58	.550	11.5
Cardinals	69	62	.527	14.5
Reds	59	75	.440	26.0
Dodgers	52	76	.406	30.0
Rustlers	33	97	.254	50.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kutina	4
1	Frank LaPorte	4
3	Nig Clarke	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	Joe Kutina	1
1	Tommy Leach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Gainer	2
1	Larry Gardner	2
1	Roy Hartzell	2
1	John Hummel	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Ivy Olson	2
4	Beals Becker	1
4	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.40
2	Buck O'Brien	1.20
3	Fred Blanding	0.75
3	George Mullin	0.75
5	Dixie Walker	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Brown	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Buck O'Brien	12
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Charlie Becker	6
3	Fred Blanding	6
3	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
3	Sam Crawford	.374
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Birdie Cree	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	20
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Sherry Magee	12
3	Fred Merkle	12
5	3 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	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Bob Bescher	63
3	Josh Devore	52
4	Clyde Milan	50
5	Jimmy Callahan	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Nap Rucker	2.95
4	Lew Richie	2.98
5	Eddie Plank	3.00

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	217
3	Smoky Joe Wood	210
4	Pete Alexander	208
5	Walter Johnson	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	12
2	Doc Crandall	5
3	Charley Hall	4
3	Bob Harmon	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.453
2	Doc Miller	.447
3	Eddie Collins	.439
4	Bris Lord	.426
5	2 tied	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	3
2	Doc Crandall	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	14
2	Hans Lobert	12
3	Home Run Baker	11
3	Alex McCarthy	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Bob Bescher	7
2	Buck Herzog	7
2	Solly Hofman	7
2	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buck O'Brien	0.44
2	Cliff Curtis	0.47
3	George Kahler	1.33
3	Jim Scott	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	King Cole	3
1	Jack Coombs	3
1	Russ Ford	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	29
2	George Kahler	22
2	Marty O'Toole	22
4	Nap Rucker	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	Jack Compton	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.404
2	Chief Meyers	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
5	Eddie Collins	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Fred Merkle	4
3	Larry Doyle	3
3	Frank Schulte	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	21
2	Fred Merkle	20
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Chief Wilson	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Clyde Milan	13
4	Solly Hofman	10
4	3 others 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	Tom Hughes	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Rube Marquard	7
3	Russ Ford	6
3	Eddie Plank	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	69
2	Walter Johnson	48
3	Nap Rucker	41
4	Ed Walsh	40
5	Smoky Joe Wood	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Bobby Keefe	3
3	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Nap Rucker	2
3	Elmer Steele	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.425
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
3	Eddie Collins	.369
4	Sam Crawford	.367
5	Jim Delahanty	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	21
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Sherry Magee	13
3	Fred Merkle	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	136
2	Sam Crawford	121
3	Frank Schulte	107
4	Chief Wilson	100
5	Home Run Baker	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Josh Devore	73
3	Bob Bescher	70
4	Clyde Milan	58
5	Red Murray	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Lew Richie	2.81
4	Ed Walsh	2.91
5	Nap Rucker	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	27
1	Ed Walsh	27
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Russ Ford	25
4	Walter Johnson	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	240
2	Ed Walsh	238
2	Smoky Joe Wood	238
4	Walter Johnson	213
5	Pete Alexander	208

Saves

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