Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 14, 1911

On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	69	38	.645	--
Tigers	67	41	.620	2.5
Red Sox	56	53	.514	14.0
Highlanders	55	54	.505	15.0
White Sox	53	53	.500	15.5
Naps	55	55	.500	15.5
Senators	45	64	.413	25.0
Browns	33	75	.306	36.5

Games

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Naps 2, Browns 1

Senators 3, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	62	37	.626	--
Pirates	64	41	.610	1.0
Giants	61	41	.598	2.5
Phillies	58	46	.558	6.5
Cardinals	57	47	.548	7.5
Reds	46	56	.451	17.5
Dodgers	39	64	.379	25.0
Rustlers	25	80	.238	40.0

Games

Rustlers 13, Dodgers 9

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otto Knabe	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Jack Barry	3
2	Bert Daniels	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	Tubby Spencer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Sweeney	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
4	Al Bridwell	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Dode Paskert	2
2	Fred Snodgrass	2
5	11 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	1.18
2	Willie Mitchell	1.00
2	Ed Walsh	1.00
4	Cy Morgan	0.67
5	Hooks Wiltse	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Becker	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	13
2	Willie Mitchell	7
3	Cy Morgan	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Sam Crawford	.381
4	Jim Delahanty	.355
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	16
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Chief Wilson	10
4	Dick Hoblitzell	9
4	Honus Wagner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	114
2	Sam Crawford	92
3	Jim Delahanty	80
3	Honus Wagner	80
5	Ping Bodie	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Bob Bescher	47
3	Josh Devore	43
4	Jimmy Callahan	40
5	Fred Snodgrass	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.71
2	Chief Bender	2.74
3	Bobby Keefe	3.03
4	Lefty Leifield	3.05
5	Babe Adams	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Jack Coombs	20
2	Ed Walsh	20
4	Vean Gregg	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	182
2	Pete Alexander	172
2	Smoky Joe Wood	172
4	Rube Marquard	148
5	Jack Coombs	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Jack Ferry	3
3	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.482
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.474
3	Chief Meyers	.448
4	Fred Clarke	.436
5	2 tied	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Jimmy Archer	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	Tex Erwin	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Max Carey	12
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Birdie Cree	12
2	Chief Wilson	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	11
2	Bob Bescher	10
3	Ty Cobb	8
4	George Jackson	7
4	Davy Jones	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gaspar	0.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.74
3	Jack Ferry	0.86
4	Rube Geyer	1.50
5	2 tied	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Charlie Becker	3
2	Buster Brown	3
2	Harry Gaspar	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	26
1	Cy Morgan	26
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Pete Alexander	18
4	Ray Caldwell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.449
2	Sam Crawford	.400
2	Frank Schulte	.400
4	Larry Doyle	.389
5	Jim Delahanty	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	9
2	Chief Wilson	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Tex Erwin	3
3	Zack Wheat	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
1	Dots Miller	26
3	Sam Crawford	25
3	Chief Wilson	25
5	Frank Schulte	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Josh Devore	15
4	Fred Snodgrass	14
5	Jimmy Callahan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.39
2	Jack Ferry	1.42
3	Lefty Leifield	1.64
4	Elmer Steele	1.70
5	Chief Bender	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Chief Bender	5
3	George Chalmers	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	49
2	Walter Johnson	46
3	Chief Bender	42
4	Smoky Joe Wood	41
5	Bob Harmon	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Doc Crandall	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Bill Schardt	2
1	Irv Young	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
3	Sam Crawford	.365
4	Eddie Collins	.354
5	Jim Delahanty	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	22
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Sherry Magee	13
4	Chief Wilson	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	135
2	Sam Crawford	126
3	Frank Schulte	104
4	Honus Wagner	99
5	Sherry Magee	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	74
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	68
4	Red Murray	64
5	Clyde Milan	57

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.71
2	Chief Bender	2.74
3	Ed Walsh	2.89
4	Babe Adams	2.97
5	Bobby Keefe	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	32
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Bob Harmon	25
3	Ed Walsh	25
5	4 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	250
2	Walter Johnson	241
3	Smoky Joe Wood	228
4	Jack Coombs	221
5	Earl Moore	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	6
3	Bob Harmon	5
4	Harry Gaspar	4
5	6 tied	3