On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 5 .815 --
Red Sox 15 10 .600 6.0
Athletics 13 9 .591 6.5
White Sox 11 12 .478 9.0
Highlanders 11 12 .478 9.0
Senators 10 12 .455 9.5
Naps 10 17 .370 12.0
Browns 5 20 .200 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 20 6 .769 --
Giants 15 9 .625 4.0
Pirates 15 9 .625 4.0
Cubs 14 11 .560 5.5
Reds 11 9 .550 6.0
Cardinals 7 14 .333 10.5
Rustlers 8 19 .296 12.5
Dodgers 6 19 .240 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Simon 4
1 Rip Williams 4
3 Al Bridwell 3
3 Donie Bush 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Newt Hunter 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 7
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Ivy Olson 5
4 Johnny Bates 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 2
1 John Hummel 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.62
3 Frank Lange 0.54
4 Bobby Keefe 0.44
5 Gene Krapp 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 King Cole 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 14
2 Pete Alexander 8
3 Frank Lange 7
4 Gene Krapp 6
4 Lou Lowdermilk 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Hi West 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .415
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Red Dooin .397
4 Jake Daubert .385
5 Nap Lajoie .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 John Titus 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 28
2 Sam Crawford 26
3 Honus Wagner 22
4 Sherry Magee 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Eddie Collins 15
3 Donie Bush 12
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.37
2 Ralph Works 1.47
3 Orlie Weaver 1.67
4 Russ Ford 1.79
5 Earl Moore 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Earl Moore 6
1 George Mullin 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
2 Gene Krapp 42
2 Earl Moore 42
2 Ed Walsh 42
2 Smoky Joe Wood 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
5 17 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .568
2 Doc Miller .467
3 Joe Tinker .415
4 Al Bridwell .413
5 Ty Cobb .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 4
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dots Miller 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Honus Wagner 15
3 Hans Lobert 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Solly Hofman 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Donie Bush 8
2 Harry Lord 8
4 Home Run Baker 7
4 Eddie Collins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 1.33
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.78
3 Eddie Plank 1.93
4 Babe Adams 1.96
5 Hooks Wiltse 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Frank Lange 23
3 Earl Moore 22
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 Nap Rucker 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 2
1 Rube Marquard 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Nap Lajoie .379
3 Eddie Collins .341
4 Tris Speaker .340
5 Honus Wagner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 13
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Fred Beck 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
5 Jake Daubert 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 121
2 Sherry Magee 116
3 Ty Cobb 106
4 Mike Mitchell 87
5 Solly Hofman 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 87
2 Bob Bescher 69
2 Ty Cobb 69
4 Dode Paskert 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 2.09
2 Russ Ford 2.11
3 Ed Walsh 2.16
4 Walter Johnson 2.27
5 King Cole 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Russ Ford 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 283
2 Ed Walsh 267
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 209
5 Russ Ford 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gaspar 8
2 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Ed Walsh 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 2 others tied 4