On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 9 .763 --
Athletics 19 15 .559 8.0
White Sox 17 15 .531 9.0
Red Sox 18 16 .529 9.0
Highlanders 17 16 .515 9.5
Naps 16 22 .421 13.0
Senators 12 22 .353 15.0
Browns 12 25 .324 16.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 13 .629 --
Phillies 23 14 .622 0.0
Cubs 21 13 .618 0.5
Pirates 20 15 .571 2.0
Reds 15 16 .484 5.0
Cardinals 15 16 .484 5.0
Dodgers 13 23 .361 9.5
Rustlers 9 28 .243 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Snodgrass 4
2 Johnny Bates 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Cliff Curtis 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Sweeney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Snodgrass 3
2 Doc Miller 2
2 Mike Mitchell 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Snodgrass 2
2 Bobby Byrne 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Jimmy Walsh 1
2 Eddie Zimmerman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 0.40
2 Bugs Raymond 0.36
3 Bill Burns 0.33
3 Cliff Curtis 0.33
5 Babe Adams 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bugs Raymond 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Bill Burns 3
3 Cliff Curtis 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .443
2 Ty Cobb .419
3 Danny Murphy .376
4 Doc Miller .372
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
1 John Titus 6
3 Scotty Ingerton 5
3 Hans Lobert 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 38
2 Honus Wagner 34
3 Sam Crawford 32
4 Sherry Magee 29
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Sam Crawford 15
3 Fred Merkle 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.01
2 Russ Ford 2.04
3 Orlie Weaver 2.06
4 Ralph Works 2.52
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 George Mullin 8
1 Smoky Joe Wood 8
4 Russ Ford 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 68
2 Pete Alexander 64
3 Earl Moore 57
4 Ed Walsh 54
5 Gene Krapp 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bris Lord .476
2 Stuffy McInnis .472
3 Eddie Collins .469
4 Matty McIntyre .468
5 Ty Cobb .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
4 Duffy Lewis 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Eddie Collins 14
2 Fred Snodgrass 14
4 Fred Luderus 13
4 Honus Wagner 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Sam Crawford 8
3 Home Run Baker 7
3 Fred Snodgrass 7
5 Bob Bescher 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.00
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.69
3 Mordecai Brown 1.96
4 Harry McIntire 2.00
5 Bill Schardt 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jack Coombs 3
1 Roy Golden 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 30
2 Smoky Joe Wood 29
3 Pete Alexander 26
4 Nap Rucker 23
5 Jack Coombs 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Fred Blanding 1
2 Bill Burns 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .457
2 Ty Cobb .438
3 Doc Miller .437
4 Eddie Collins .429
5 Matty McIntyre .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Hans Lobert 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
1 John Titus 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Honus Wagner 27
3 Chief Wilson 23
4 Ping Bodie 22
4 Sherry Magee 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Fred Merkle 13
4 Sam Crawford 12
4 Red Murray 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2.00
2 Russ Ford 2.05
3 Bobby Keefe 2.36
4 Babe Adams 2.78
5 Barney Pelty 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Russ Ford 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Smoky Joe Wood 6
2 Ralph Works 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 55
2 Smoky Joe Wood 47
3 Nap Rucker 42
4 Earl Moore 37
5 Russ Ford 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Harry Gaspar 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eddie Plank 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .393
2 Nap Lajoie .381
3 Eddie Collins .358
4 Tris Speaker .339
5 Honus Wagner .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 14
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Sherry Magee 12
4 Fred Beck 11
5 Duffy Lewis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 121
2 Sam Crawford 120
3 Ty Cobb 106
4 Solly Hofman 89
4 Mike Mitchell 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 85
2 Ty Cobb 69
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Red Murray 59
5 Donie Bush 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.12
2 Ed Walsh 2.14
3 Jack Coombs 2.43
4 King Cole 2.45
5 Walter Johnson 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 33
2 Russ Ford 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Mordecai Brown 27
5 Earl Moore 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 268
2 Ed Walsh 256
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 220
5 Russ Ford 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Ed Walsh 5
4 Doc Crandall 4
4 3 others tied 4