On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 38 .645 --
Tigers 68 42 .618 2.5
Red Sox 56 53 .514 14.0
Highlanders 56 54 .509 14.5
White Sox 54 54 .500 15.5
Naps 55 55 .500 15.5
Senators 45 65 .409 25.5
Browns 33 75 .306 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 37 .630 --
Pirates 65 41 .613 1.0
Giants 62 41 .602 2.5
Phillies 59 46 .562 6.5
Cardinals 57 48 .543 8.5
Reds 46 57 .447 18.5
Dodgers 39 65 .375 26.0
Rustlers 25 81 .236 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Delos Drake 3
1 George Jackson 3
1 Charley O'Leary 3
1 Joe Tinker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Fred Tenney 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Jim Delahanty 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
3 Mickey Doolin 1
3 Delos Drake 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 2.50
2 Elmer Steele 2.00
3 George Chalmers 0.57
4 Gene Woodburn 0.45
5 Bill Donovan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Elmer Steele 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Gene Woodburn 5
3 George Chalmers 4
3 Elmer Knetzer 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .422
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Sam Crawford .379
4 Jim Delahanty .357
5 Eddie Collins .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 17
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 82
3 Frank Schulte 82
5 2 tied 81

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 Christy Mathewson 20
2 Ed Walsh 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 182
2 Pete Alexander 173
3 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 Pete Alexander 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .500
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .460
3 George Jackson .442
4 Harry Hooper .438
5 Roy Hartzell .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Tex Erwin 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
4 Jimmy Archer 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 14
2 John Knight 13
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 Scotty Ingerton 11
3 Tillie Walker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 11
2 George Jackson 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 Hans Lobert 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gaspar 0.00
1 Jack Ferry 0.00
3 Eddie Plank 0.74
4 Elmer Steele 1.30
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 26
2 Rube Marquard 22
2 Nap Rucker 22
4 Bob Groom 20
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .444
2 Frank Schulte .400
3 Sam Crawford .395
4 Birdie Cree .381
5 Larry Doyle .378

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 Frank Schulte 28
2 Dots Miller 27
3 Ty Cobb 25
3 Chief Wilson 25
5 Sam Crawford 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Josh Devore 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Fred Snodgrass 13
5 Jimmy Callahan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Steele 1.40
2 Jack Ferry 1.42
3 Lefty Leifield 1.64
4 Eddie Plank 1.64
5 Chief Bender 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 George Chalmers 5
2 Lefty Leifield 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 49
2 Walter Johnson 46
3 Smoky Joe Wood 41
4 Bob Harmon 39
5 Pete Alexander 36

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 .362
4 Eddie Collins .355
5 Jim Delahanty .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 23
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 133
2 Sam Crawford 125
3 Frank Schulte 108
4 Honus Wagner 100
5 Sherry Magee 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 74
2 Josh Devore 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Red Murray 62
5 Clyde Milan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.71
2 Chief Bender 2.73
3 Ed Walsh 2.78
4 Babe Adams 2.97
5 Christy Mathewson 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 32
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Bob Harmon 25
3 Ed Walsh 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 246
2 Walter Johnson 236
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