On This Day

Friday, October 6, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 50 .669 --
Tigers 88 63 .583 13.0
Naps 79 71 .527 21.5
White Sox 75 73 .507 24.5
Red Sox 77 75 .507 24.5
Highlanders 76 76 .500 25.5
Senators 64 89 .418 38.0
Browns 43 106 .289 57.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 98 50 .662 --
Cubs 90 60 .600 9.0
Pirates 84 67 .556 15.5
Phillies 79 71 .527 20.0
Cardinals 73 73 .500 24.0
Reds 68 81 .456 30.5
Dodgers 61 85 .418 36.0
Rustlers 41 107 .277 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Kirke 4
1 Otto Knabe 4
1 Hub Northen 4
4 Eddie Collins 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kutina 1
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Buck Herzog 3
2 Bob Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Bob Coulson 2
1 Bert Daniels 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Burt Shotton 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Crandall 1.12
2 Walter Johnson 1.00
3 Ed Donnelly 0.50
4 Pat Ragan 0.30
5 Ray Caldwell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Curly Brown 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Crandall 9
2 Walter Johnson 8
3 Ray Caldwell 4
3 Jack Lively 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Eddie Collins .364
5 Birdie Cree .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
2 Fred Luderus 15
2 Sherry Magee 15
4 Larry Doyle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Home Run Baker 104
3 Frank Schulte 104
3 Chief Wilson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Josh Devore 61
4 Clyde Milan 56
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.75
3 Nap Rucker 2.90
4 Christy Mathewson 2.98
5 Eddie Plank 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
1 Jack Coombs 28
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Christy Mathewson 26
5 Walter Johnson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 251
2 Rube Marquard 234
2 Smoky Joe Wood 234
4 Pete Alexander 230
5 Walter Johnson 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
3 George Chalmers 4
3 Charley Hall 4
3 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .488
2 Amby McConnell .455
3 Eddie Collins .452
4 Ty Cobb .439
5 Germany Schaefer .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Joe Kutina 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 12
2 Art Fletcher 11
3 Sam Crawford 10
3 Jay Kirke 10
3 Doc Miller 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 10
1 Birdie Cree 10
1 Cozy Dolan 10
4 Bert Daniels 7
4 Hans Lobert 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.75
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.06
3 George Mullin 1.33
4 Christy Mathewson 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 4
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 Ed Donnelly 3
2 Bob Groom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 32
2 Jim Scott 28
3 Smoky Joe Wood 24
4 Walter Johnson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 2
2 Ed Walsh 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
2 Mike Donlin .402
3 Ty Cobb .402
4 Eddie Collins .389
5 Steve Evans .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Sherry Magee 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Neal Ball 3
3 Joe Kutina 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 23
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Eddie Collins 17
3 Doc Miller 17
5 Sam Crawford 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 21
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Solly Hofman 14
3 Hans Lobert 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Smith 1.29
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.30
3 Buck O'Brien 1.32
4 George Mullin 1.33
5 Jim Scott 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 King Cole 6
1 Jack Coombs 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
1 Jim Scott 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 48
2 Russ Ford 45
2 George Kahler 45
4 Ed Walsh 42
5 Pete Alexander 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 George Chalmers 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Bill Schardt 2
2 Ed Walsh 2