On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	94	45	.676	--
Tigers	84	57	.596	11.0
Naps	74	66	.529	20.5
Highlanders	73	69	.514	22.5
White Sox	70	70	.500	24.5
Red Sox	70	72	.493	25.5
Senators	59	83	.415	36.5
Browns	40	102	.282	55.5

Games

Red Sox 14, Browns 2

White Sox 3, Highlanders 2

Athletics 14, Tigers 3

Naps 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	47	.654	--
Cubs	83	57	.593	8.0
Pirates	82	62	.569	11.0
Phillies	75	64	.540	15.5
Cardinals	73	67	.521	18.0
Reds	65	79	.451	28.0
Dodgers	56	82	.406	34.0
Rustlers	36	101	.263	53.5

Games

Rustlers 14, Cubs 6

Giants 6, Reds 2

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jud Daley	4
1	Doc Miller	4
1	Danny Murphy	4
4	Birdie Cree	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	George Jackson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Jack Barry	2
1	Rebel Oakes	2
1	Red Smith	2
5	27 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Krause	0.45
2	Ray Caldwell	0.43
3	Walter Johnson	0.38
4	Charley Hall	0.33
4	Ed Walsh	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Gene Krapp	1
1	Harry Krause	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Gardner	7
2	Ray Caldwell	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Harry Krause	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.405
3	Sam Crawford	.369
4	Birdie Cree	.356
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	130
2	Sam Crawford	113
3	Ping Bodie	100
4	Jim Delahanty	99
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Bob Bescher	69
3	Josh Devore	58
4	Clyde Milan	51
5	Fred Snodgrass	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Nap Rucker	2.91
4	Eddie Plank	2.97
5	Rube Marquard	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
1	Jack Coombs	26
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Ed Walsh	25
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	234
2	Rube Marquard	223
3	Pete Alexander	216
4	Smoky Joe Wood	210
5	Walter Johnson	193

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.462
2	Jake Daubert	.444
3	Bris Lord	.440
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392
5	Rebel Oakes	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Neal Ball	2
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
2	Fred Merkle	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	15
2	Home Run Baker	9
2	Steve Evans	9
2	Alex McCarthy	9
2	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
1	Ty Cobb	13
3	Josh Devore	10
4	Donie Bush	9
4	Solly Hofman	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.00
2	Jim Scott	0.66
3	Buck O'Brien	0.91
4	Jack Coombs	0.93
5	Charlie Smith	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Jim Scott	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	King Cole	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Kahler	30
2	Jim Scott	27
3	Buck O'Brien	21
4	Ray Caldwell	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
2	George Chalmers	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Ed Walsh	2
5	7 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.396
2	Jake Daubert	.395
3	Chief Meyers	.388
4	Ty Cobb	.382
5	Bris Lord	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	4
2	Fred Merkle	3
3	Neal Ball	2
3	Doc Crandall	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	21
2	Home Run Baker	20
3	Sam Crawford	19
3	Alex McCarthy	19
5	Jack Barry	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Bob Bescher	19
3	Solly Hofman	15
3	Fred Merkle	15
5	Josh Devore	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buck O'Brien	0.91
2	Vean Gregg	1.00
3	Jim Scott	1.15
4	George Suggs	1.76
5	George Kahler	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	65
2	George Kahler	47
3	Jim Scott	45
4	Ed Walsh	44
5	Nap Rucker	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	3
2	George Chalmers	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Nap Rucker	2
2	Ed Walsh	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.428
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.408
3	Sam Crawford	.372
4	Eddie Collins	.356
5	Birdie Cree	.356

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	139
2	Sam Crawford	122
3	Frank Schulte	107
4	Home Run Baker	102
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Bob Bescher	73
3	Josh Devore	70
4	Clyde Milan	57
5	2 tied	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.78
3	Lew Richie	2.90
4	Eddie Plank	2.92
5	Nap Rucker	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Pete Alexander	26
2	Walter Johnson	26
2	Christy Mathewson	26
5	Ed Walsh	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	239
2	Rube Marquard	236
3	Smoky Joe Wood	231
4	Walter Johnson	220
5	Pete Alexander	216

Saves

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