On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 11 .744 --
Athletics 23 16 .590 7.0
Red Sox 22 17 .564 8.0
White Sox 19 17 .528 9.5
Highlanders 18 21 .462 12.0
Naps 18 24 .429 13.5
Senators 14 26 .350 16.5
Browns 14 28 .333 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 14 .641 --
Phillies 26 15 .634 0.0
Cubs 23 14 .622 1.0
Pirates 22 17 .564 3.0
Cardinals 19 18 .514 5.0
Reds 17 21 .447 7.5
Dodgers 14 26 .350 11.5
Rustlers 10 31 .244 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miller Huggins 4
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Arnold Hauser 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
4 Roger Bresnahan 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Dick Egan 2
3 Eddie Grant 1
3 Mike Mowrey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Warhop 0.88
2 Bob Harmon 0.60
3 Roy Golden 0.20
3 Bob Groom 0.20
5 George McQuillan 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Bob Harmon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Warhop 7
2 Bob Harmon 6
3 Roy Golden 2
3 Bob Groom 2
3 George McQuillan 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .417
2 Ty Cobb .409
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Danny Murphy .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
1 John Titus 6
3 Dick Hoblitzell 5
3 Scotty Ingerton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 42
2 Honus Wagner 37
3 Sam Crawford 34
4 Sherry Magee 30
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Eddie Collins 18
2 Sam Crawford 18
4 Fred Merkle 16
4 Red Murray 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlie Weaver 2.06
2 Bobby Keefe 2.26
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.64
4 Babe Adams 2.69
5 Barney Pelty 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
3 Russ Ford 8
3 Christy Mathewson 8
3 George Mullin 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 71
2 Pete Alexander 69
3 Earl Moore 64
4 Ed Walsh 62
5 Frank Lange 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Charley Hall 3
2 Eddie Plank 3
4 Harry Gaspar 2
4 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bris Lord .472
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .457
3 Steve Yerkes .447
4 Harry Hooper .423
5 Eddie Collins .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Paul Meloan 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 17
2 Ping Bodie 13
2 Duffy Lewis 13
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 7
1 Red Murray 7
1 Fred Snodgrass 7
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
4 Jack Lelivelt 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Karger 0.47
2 Harry Krause 0.95
2 Rube Marquard 0.95
4 Slim Sallee 1.06
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 King Cole 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 24
2 Pete Alexander 23
3 Earl Moore 22
4 Nap Rucker 21
5 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Plank 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Fred Blanding 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .414
3 Doc Miller .411
4 Matty McIntyre .394
5 Clyde Milan .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 5
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
4 Sherry Magee 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 29
2 Ty Cobb 27
3 Ping Bodie 24
4 Sherry Magee 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Red Murray 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Sam Crawford 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.64
2 Harry Krause 2.45
3 Barney Pelty 2.47
4 Slim Sallee 2.55
5 Christy Mathewson 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Jack Coombs 6
3 Russ Ford 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 54
2 Nap Rucker 44
3 Smoky Joe Wood 42
4 Earl Moore 39
5 Frank Lange 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Eddie Plank 3
3 Harry Gaspar 2
3 Charley Hall 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .394
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Eddie Collins .357
4 Tris Speaker .348
5 Honus Wagner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 14
2 Sherry Magee 12
3 Fred Beck 11
4 Ty Cobb 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 121
2 Sam Crawford 118
3 Ty Cobb 101
4 Honus Wagner 90
5 Mike Mitchell 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Ty Cobb 66
3 Red Murray 61
4 Bob Bescher 60
5 Donie Bush 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.24
2 Russ Ford 2.36
3 King Cole 2.46
4 Jack Coombs 2.56
5 Walter Johnson 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Russ Ford 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Mordecai Brown 26
4 Earl Moore 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 265
2 Ed Walsh 248
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 222
5 Russ Ford 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Charley Hall 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
3 Ed Walsh 5