On This Day

Sunday, October 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 50 .669 --
Tigers 89 65 .578 13.5
Naps 80 73 .523 22.0
White Sox 77 74 .510 24.0
Red Sox 78 75 .510 24.0
Highlanders 76 76 .500 25.5
Senators 64 90 .416 38.5
Browns 45 107 .296 56.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 98 51 .658 --
Cubs 91 61 .599 8.5
Pirates 85 68 .556 15.0
Phillies 79 71 .527 19.5
Cardinals 74 73 .503 23.0
Reds 68 82 .453 30.5
Dodgers 61 85 .418 35.5
Rustlers 42 107 .282 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Austin 6
1 Burt Shotton 6
3 Rollie Zeider 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rollie Zeider 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Ed Konetchy 1
2 Mike Mowrey 1
2 Al Schweitzer 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Burt Shotton 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Hank Butcher 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Lake 0.50
2 Claude Hendrix 0.46
3 Bob Harmon 0.33
3 Wiley Taylor 0.33
5 Rube Benton 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Joe Lake 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 Roy Mitchell 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 6
2 Art Fromme 5
3 Doc White 4
4 Joe Lake 3
4 Wiley Taylor 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
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 Ping Bodie 105
3 Chief Wilson 105
5 2 tied 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 255
2 Rube Marquard 238
3 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 .514
2 Eddie Collins .472
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .471
4 Ty Cobb .455
5 Germany Schaefer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Joe Kutina 2
4 Neal Ball 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 10
2 Home Run Baker 9
2 Sam Crawford 9
2 Jay Kirke 9
2 Sherry Magee 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 10
2 Bob Bescher 8
2 Birdie Cree 8
4 Bert Daniels 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.75
2 Charley Hall 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.06
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.06
5 George Mullin 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 Ed Donnelly 3
1 Bob Groom 3
1 George Kahler 3
1 Jim Scott 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 25
2 Russ Ford 24
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
4 Ed Walsh 21
5 Bob Groom 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
2 Eddie Collins .408
3 Mike Donlin .404
4 Ty Cobb .400
5 Jake Daubert .388

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 22
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Doc Miller 16
4 Eddie Collins 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 21
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Solly Hofman 14
4 Josh Devore 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.69
2 Charley Hall 1.19
3 Charlie Smith 1.29
4 Buck O'Brien 1.32
5 George Mullin 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 7
2 George Kahler 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 52
2 George Kahler 49
3 Ed Walsh 46
4 Russ Ford 44
5 Rube Marquard 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