On This Day

Monday, October 9, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 99 51 .660 --
Cubs 92 61 .601 8.5
Pirates 85 69 .552 16.0
Phillies 79 73 .520 21.0
Cardinals 75 74 .503 23.5
Reds 69 83 .454 31.0
Dodgers 61 86 .415 36.5
Rustlers 44 107 .291 55.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Sweeney 7
2 Mike Donlin 5
2 Ben Houser 5
4 Art Devlin 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Houser 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Doc Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hooks Wiltse 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
3 Jud Daley 2
3 Dick Egan 2
3 Solly Hofman 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed McDonald 2
2 Ben Houser 1
2 Jay Kirke 1
2 Mike Mitchell 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Boyd 0.67
2 Bert Humphries 0.36
3 Rube Geyer 0.22
4 Hooks Wiltse 0.21
5 Toots Shultz 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Boyd 6
2 Bert Humphries 4
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 4
4 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 4 tied 2

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 16
3 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 Frank Schulte 105
3 Chief Wilson 105

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .484
3 Eddie Collins .469
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 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 9
1 Sam Crawford 9
1 Art Fletcher 9
1 Jay Kirke 9
1 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 10
2 Birdie Cree 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
4 Bert Daniels 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charley Hall 1.00
2 Christy Mathewson 1.06
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.06
4 George Mullin 1.33
5 Ed Reulbach 1.50

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 .424
2 Mike Donlin .414
3 Ty Cobb .407
4 Jake Daubert .402
5 Eddie Collins .392

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 20
2 Home Run Baker 18
3 Fred Luderus 16
3 Doc Miller 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 7
2 George Kahler 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 King Cole 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 52
2 George Kahler 49
3 Russ Ford 44
4 Ed Walsh 41
5 Lefty Tyler 34

Saves

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