On This Day

Monday, April 24, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 1 .889 --
Highlanders 5 2 .714 2.0
Senators 4 3 .571 3.0
Red Sox 4 4 .500 3.5
Naps 5 5 .500 3.5
White Sox 4 6 .400 4.5
Browns 3 8 .273 6.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 8 1 .889 --
Cubs 6 3 .667 2.0
Giants 4 4 .500 3.5
Pirates 4 4 .500 3.5
Reds 3 4 .429 4.0
Rustlers 4 6 .400 4.5
Cardinals 3 5 .375 4.5
Dodgers 2 7 .222 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Jack Graney 3
1 Otto McIvor 3
1 Pat Newnam 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Tommy Clarke 2
2 Dode Criss 2
2 Del Gainer 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.00
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.86
3 Earl Hamilton 0.67
4 Gene Krapp 0.62
5 Jack Lively 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 Jack Lively 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Lively 8
2 Earl Hamilton 6
2 Frank Lange 6
2 Hooks Wiltse 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .536
2 Nap Lajoie .516
3 Red Dooin .462
4 Patsy Dougherty .455
5 Sam Crawford .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
4 Jimmy Archer 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 9
1 Patsy Dougherty 9
1 Frank Schulte 9
4 Frank Chance 8
4 Ty Cobb 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
2 Eddie Collins 6
3 Jimmy Austin 5
3 Hal Chase 5
3 Josh Devore 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
2 Orlie Weaver 0.37
3 Eddie Plank 0.50
4 Earl Moore 0.72
5 Rube Marquard 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 3
1 George Mullin 3
3 Babe Adams 2
3 Howie Camnitz 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 21
2 Red Ames 20
3 Vean Gregg 18
3 Gene Krapp 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Orlie Weaver 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .387
2 Ty Cobb .376
3 Tris Speaker .338
4 Eddie Collins .333
5 Sherry Magee .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Fred Beck 10
2 Ty Cobb 10
4 Jake Stahl 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 117
2 Sherry Magee 110
3 Ty Cobb 93
4 Mike Mitchell 87
5 Red Murray 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Bob Bescher 71
3 Ty Cobb 62
4 Red Murray 55
4 Dode Paskert 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.95
2 Ed Walsh 2.12
3 Russ Ford 2.14
4 King Cole 2.31
5 Chief Bender 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 299
2 Ed Walsh 272
3 Jack Coombs 226
4 Russ Ford 203
5 Earl Moore 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 6
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Ed Walsh 5
4 Lew Richie 4
5 8 tied 3