On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 4 .840 --
Red Sox 13 10 .565 7.0
Athletics 11 9 .550 7.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 8.0
Highlanders 11 10 .524 8.0
Senators 8 12 .400 10.5
Naps 9 16 .360 12.0
Browns 5 18 .217 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 6 .750 --
Giants 14 8 .636 3.0
Pirates 14 8 .636 3.0
Reds 10 8 .556 5.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 5.5
Rustlers 8 17 .320 10.5
Cardinals 6 13 .316 9.5
Dodgers 6 17 .261 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 4
1 Mickey Doolin 4
1 Harry Lord 4
1 Rip Williams 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Scotty Ingerton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lord 5
2 Jimmy Callahan 4
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Clyde Engle 4
2 Hans Lobert 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Sheldon Lejeune 2
1 Zack Wheat 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Ford 2.33
2 Pete Alexander 0.91
3 Harry McIntire 0.88
4 Cy Barger 0.80
5 Harry Krause 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 10
2 Russ Ford 7
2 Harry McIntire 7
4 Harry Krause 5
4 Doc White 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .425
2 Red Dooin .397
3 Ty Cobb .396
4 Danny Murphy .390
5 Clyde Engle .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 John Titus 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 25
2 Ty Cobb 21
2 Honus Wagner 21
4 Hans Lobert 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 12
1 Ty Cobb 12
1 Eddie Collins 12
4 Josh Devore 10
4 Fred Merkle 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Works 1.00
2 Orlie Weaver 1.67
3 Eddie Plank 1.70
4 Russ Ford 1.79
5 Elmer Steele 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 6
1 George Mullin 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Russ Ford 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 42
2 Earl Moore 40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 39
4 Pete Alexander 38
5 Gene Krapp 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Charley Hall 2
4 Jesse Baker 1
4 12 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Miller .488
2 Stuffy McInnis .476
3 Danny Murphy .447
4 Harry Lord .432
5 Ty Cobb .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
4 Fred Beck 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hans Lobert 15
2 Honus Wagner 14
3 Solly Hofman 13
3 Chief Wilson 13
5 Red Murray 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 8
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Harry Lord 8
4 Fred Merkle 7
4 Red Murray 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.54
1 Ralph Works 1.54
3 Babe Adams 1.73
4 Russ Ford 1.75
5 George Chalmers 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ford 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 23
2 Ed Walsh 21
3 Russ Ford 20
3 Earl Moore 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Jesse Baker 1
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Harry Gardner 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .389
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Eddie Collins .340
4 Tris Speaker .338
5 Honus Wagner .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Fred Beck 11
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Sherry Magee 11
5 Jake Daubert 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 122
2 Sherry Magee 113
3 Ty Cobb 99
4 Mike Mitchell 87
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 84
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Red Murray 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 1.85
2 Russ Ford 2.05
3 Ed Walsh 2.16
4 Walter Johnson 2.27
5 King Cole 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Russ Ford 29
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 283
2 Ed Walsh 267
3 Jack Coombs 238
4 Russ Ford 212
5 Earl Moore 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 8
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Ed Walsh 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 2 others tied 4