On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	91	45	.669	--
Tigers	82	56	.594	10.0
Naps	72	65	.526	19.5
Highlanders	72	67	.518	20.5
Red Sox	69	70	.496	23.5
White Sox	67	70	.489	24.5
Senators	59	80	.424	33.5
Browns	40	99	.288	52.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Naps 12, Highlanders 9

Highlanders 5, Naps 4

Athletics 3, Browns 2

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	46	.652	--
Cubs	81	55	.596	7.0
Pirates	81	60	.574	9.5
Phillies	74	61	.548	13.5
Cardinals	71	65	.522	17.0
Reds	63	77	.450	27.0
Dodgers	54	80	.403	33.0
Rustlers	34	100	.254	53.0

Games

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Phillies 4, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Dodgers 5

Reds 12, Dodgers 1

Pirates 3, Rustlers 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Terry Turner	5
2	Hank Butcher	4
2	Birdie Cree	4
2	Josh Devore	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rafael Almeida	4
2	Billy Sullivan	3
3	Mickey Doolin	2
3	Art Fromme	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	3
1	Josh Devore	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	King Cole	1.25
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
3	Rube Marquard	0.83
4	Bill Schardt	0.62
5	Bugs Reisigl	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	King Cole	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	7
2	King Cole	5
2	Art Fromme	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Chalmers	1
1	George Kahler	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Sam Crawford	.370
4	Eddie Collins	.356
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	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	128
2	Sam Crawford	112
3	Ping Bodie	99
4	Jim Delahanty	97
4	Frank Schulte	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	77
2	Bob Bescher	67
3	Josh Devore	56
4	Clyde Milan	50
5	Fred Snodgrass	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Nap Rucker	2.94
4	Eddie Plank	2.97
5	Rube Marquard	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
1	Jack Coombs	25
1	Ed Walsh	25
4	Christy Mathewson	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	230
2	Rube Marquard	222
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	George Chalmers	4
3	Charley Hall	4
3	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.424
2	Bris Lord	.420
3	Jake Daubert	.417
4	Rube Oldring	.413
5	Chief Meyers	.406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	13
2	Hans Lobert	11
3	Eddie Collins	10
3	Alex McCarthy	10
5	5 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Ty Cobb	10
2	Solly Hofman	10
4	Dode Paskert	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.00
2	Buck O'Brien	0.44
3	Harry Krause	0.56
4	Cy Morgan	0.86
5	Jim Scott	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	King Cole	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jack Coombs	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Kahler	24
2	Ed Walsh	21
3	Pete Alexander	20
3	Art Fromme	20
3	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
2	George Chalmers	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Jack Compton	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chief Meyers	.388
2	Jake Daubert	.385
3	Nap Lajoie	.381
3	Bris Lord	.381
5	Ty Cobb	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	20
2	Sherry Magee	18
2	Chief Wilson	18
4	Alex McCarthy	17
4	Fred Merkle	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	20
2	Ty Cobb	19
3	Solly Hofman	14
4	Fred Merkle	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.75
2	Jim Scott	1.58
3	George Kahler	1.64
4	George Suggs	1.86
5	Cliff Curtis	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
4	Ray Caldwell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	74
2	Walter Johnson	43
3	George Kahler	41
4	Jim Scott	40
4	Ed Walsh	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
2	George Chalmers	2
2	Bobby Keefe	2
2	Nap Rucker	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Sam Crawford	.369
4	Eddie Collins	.358
5	Birdie Cree	.353

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	138
2	Sam Crawford	121
3	Frank Schulte	107
4	Chief Wilson	101
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Josh Devore	74
3	Bob Bescher	73
4	Clyde Milan	56
4	Red Murray	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Lew Richie	2.88
4	Eddie Plank	2.93
5	Nap Rucker	2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	241
2	Ed Walsh	240
3	Smoky Joe Wood	231
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	5 tied	4