On This Day

Thursday, April 20, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 0 1.000 --
Highlanders 4 1 .800 1.5
Senators 3 2 .600 2.5
White Sox 3 4 .429 3.5
Red Sox 2 3 .400 3.5
Browns 3 5 .375 4.0
Naps 2 5 .286 4.5
Athletics 1 4 .200 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 1 .857 --
Giants 4 2 .667 1.5
Cubs 3 2 .600 2.0
Cardinals 2 2 .500 2.5
Pirates 3 3 .500 2.5
Reds 2 3 .400 3.0
Dodgers 2 5 .286 4.0
Rustlers 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Frank Chance 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 4
2 Frank Schulte 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Ted Easterly 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 Dick Hoblitzell 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Camnitz 0.80
2 Ed Walsh 0.50
3 Gene Krapp 0.45
4 Ed Lafitte 0.43
5 Roy Golden 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Ed Lafitte 1
1 Jack Pfiester 1
1 Jack Powell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 8
1 Ed Walsh 8
3 Gene Krapp 5
4 Jack Powell 4
5 Ed Lafitte 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orlie Weaver 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Dooin .571
2 Sam Crawford .526
3 Nap Lajoie .455
4 Fred Clarke .435
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 2
2 Jimmy Archer 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 8
2 Patsy Dougherty 7
3 Bob Coulson 6
3 Honus Wagner 6
5 5 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 4
1 Josh Devore 4
1 Rollie Zeider 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Richie 0.00
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
1 Fred Olmstead 0.00
1 Eddie Plank 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 2
1 Earl Moore 2
1 George Mullin 2
1 Jack Powell 2
5 40 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 21
2 Red Ames 20
3 Gene Krapp 13
4 Slim Sallee 11
4 2 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Orlie Weaver 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .384
2 Ty Cobb .382
3 Tris Speaker .336
4 Eddie Collins .329
5 Sherry Magee .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 12
2 Fred Beck 10
2 Jake Stahl 10
4 Ty Cobb 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 119
2 Sherry Magee 108
3 Ty Cobb 90
4 Mike Mitchell 85
5 Red Murray 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Ty Cobb 64
4 Red Murray 58
5 Dode Paskert 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.86
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.17
4 Chief Bender 2.27
5 King Cole 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 31
2 Russ Ford 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Mordecai Brown 25
5 Walter Johnson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 307
2 Ed Walsh 279
3 Jack Coombs 225
4 Russ Ford 211
5 Earl Moore 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 6
1 Harry Gaspar 6
3 Ed Walsh 5
4 Deacon Phillippe 4
4 Lew Richie 4