On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 45 .664 --
Tigers 82 54 .603 8.0
Naps 71 64 .526 18.5
Highlanders 71 66 .518 19.5
Red Sox 67 70 .489 23.5
White Sox 66 69 .489 23.5
Senators 58 79 .423 32.5
Browns 40 97 .292 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 46 .643 --
Cubs 80 53 .602 5.0
Pirates 80 59 .576 8.0
Phillies 72 60 .545 12.5
Cardinals 70 63 .526 15.0
Reds 61 76 .445 26.0
Dodgers 53 78 .405 31.0
Rustlers 34 98 .258 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Konetchy 5
1 Bris Lord 5
1 Rebel Oakes 5
4 Stuffy McInnis 4
4 Rollie Zeider 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Neal Ball 1
1 Jake Daubert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 4
2 Jack Barry 3
2 Walter Blair 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Delos Drake 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Fred Snodgrass 3
3 Ed Konetchy 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Morgan 1.11
2 Cy Young 0.83
3 George Kahler 0.78
4 Jim Scott 0.71
5 Christy Mathewson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 10
1 Jim Scott 10
3 George Kahler 7
4 Casey Hageman 5
4 Cy Young 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Sam Crawford .374
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Birdie Cree .349

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 127
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ping Bodie 98
4 Frank Schulte 97
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Bob Bescher 65
3 Josh Devore 52
4 Clyde Milan 50
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Nap Rucker 2.95
4 Eddie Plank 3.00
5 Lew Richie 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 25
1 Jack Coombs 25
1 Ed Walsh 25
4 Christy Mathewson 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 226
2 Rube Marquard 217
3 Pete Alexander 214
4 Smoky Joe Wood 210
5 Walter Johnson 188

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 .431
2 Nap Lajoie .429
3 Eddie Collins .417
4 Bris Lord .415
5 Ty Cobb .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 3
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 15
2 Jack Barry 12
2 Hans Lobert 12
4 Tris Speaker 11
5 Sam Crawford 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Solly Hofman 10
3 Bob Bescher 9
4 Buck Herzog 8
4 Dode Paskert 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 0.44
2 Jim Scott 0.90
3 Pete Alexander 1.32
4 Cliff Curtis 1.33
4 George Kahler 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 King Cole 3
2 Russ Ford 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 29
2 Pete Alexander 24
2 George Kahler 24
4 Russ Ford 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 Jack Compton 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .393
2 Ty Cobb .385
3 Nap Lajoie .383
4 Eddie Collins .375
5 Chief Meyers .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
4 Doc Crandall 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 21
2 Sam Crawford 20
3 Chief Wilson 19
4 Fred Merkle 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Ty Cobb 17
3 Solly Hofman 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.75
2 George Kahler 1.48
3 Jim Scott 1.58
4 Eddie Plank 1.79
5 Cliff Curtis 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
3 Eddie Plank 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 69
2 Walter Johnson 43
3 Pete Alexander 41
3 George Kahler 41
3 2 others tied 41

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 .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Sam Crawford .370
4 Eddie Collins .364
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 Chief Wilson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 137
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Frank Schulte 107
4 Chief Wilson 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Josh Devore 70
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Red Murray 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.88
4 Ed Walsh 2.92
5 Nap Rucker 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 242
2 Smoky Joe Wood 238
3 Rube Marquard 236
4 Walter Johnson 215
5 Pete Alexander 214

Saves

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