On This Day

Thursday, October 12, 1911

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1911 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 14, 1911

Philadelphia Athletics at New York Giants

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Final 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 54 .647 --
Cubs 92 62 .597 7.5
Pirates 85 69 .552 14.5
Phillies 79 73 .520 19.5
Cardinals 75 74 .503 22.0
Reds 70 83 .458 29.0
Dodgers 64 86 .427 33.5
Rustlers 44 107 .291 54.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Coulson 3
1 Mike Mitchell 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Jim Doyle 1
2 Jimmy Esmond 1
2 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Charlie Faust 2
3 Bob Coulson 1
3 Jim Doyle 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 0.86
2 Pat Ragan 0.67
3 Louis Drucke 0.50
4 Bert Humphries 0.33
5 Eddie Dent 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Dent 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Pat Ragan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 6
2 Louis Drucke 3
3 Bert Humphries 2
3 Pat Ragan 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Boyd 1

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 80
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 Mike Donlin .429
2 Doc Miller .426
3 Frank LaPorte .424
4 Steve Yerkes .419
5 Hans Lobert .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Joe Kutina 2
3 Hal Chase 1
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 9
1 Fred Luderus 9
1 Sherry Magee 9
4 Hal Chase 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.00
1 Ed Donnelly 1.00
1 Charley Hall 1.00
4 Christy Mathewson 1.06
5 Rube Marquard 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 King Cole 2
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 22
2 Russ Ford 18
3 Bob Groom 16
3 Claude Hendrix 16
3 Walter Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Boyd 1
1 Bill Schardt 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .434
2 Ty Cobb .416
3 Mike Donlin .414
4 Clyde Milan .395
5 Eddie Collins .382

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 18
2 Home Run Baker 17
3 Fred Luderus 16
3 Doc Miller 16
5 Fred Snodgrass 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 22
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Josh Devore 13
4 Birdie Cree 12
4 5 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.69
2 Charley Hall 1.33
2 Charlie Smith 1.33
4 Jim Scott 1.35
5 Buck O'Brien 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 King Cole 5
2 Jack Coombs 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 46
2 George Kahler 41
3 Russ Ford 38
4 Lefty Tyler 34
5 Ed Walsh 33

Saves

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