On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 40 .649 --
Tigers 70 46 .603 5.0
Red Sox 59 55 .518 15.0
Naps 58 57 .504 16.5
Highlanders 59 58 .504 16.5
White Sox 58 58 .500 17.0
Senators 49 67 .422 26.0
Browns 34 80 .298 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 42 .607 --
Giants 68 44 .607 -0.5
Pirates 68 46 .596 0.5
Phillies 62 50 .554 5.5
Cardinals 60 52 .536 7.5
Reds 51 60 .459 16.0
Dodgers 44 67 .396 23.0
Rustlers 28 85 .248 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Jim Doyle 3
1 Eddie Grant 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Bliss 1
1 Bill Sweeney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Bliss 3
1 Arnold Hauser 3
3 Birdie Cree 2
3 Tex Erwin 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Eddie Grant 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Dick Egan 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 5.50
2 Babe Adams 0.50
3 Howie Camnitz 0.40
4 Christy Mathewson 0.33
5 Earl Moore 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Doc Scanlan 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 11
2 Earl Moore 4
2 Lefty Tyler 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .413
3 Sam Crawford .380
4 Jim Delahanty .359
5 Eddie Collins .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 14
3 Sherry Magee 10
3 Chief Wilson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 117
2 Sam Crawford 94
3 Frank Schulte 89
4 Jim Delahanty 84
5 Ping Bodie 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
2 Bob Bescher 51
3 Josh Devore 45
4 Clyde Milan 41
5 Jimmy Callahan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.65
2 Chief Bender 2.65
3 Nap Rucker 3.01
4 Ed Walsh 3.01
5 Rube Marquard 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 23
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Jack Coombs 21
4 Vean Gregg 20
4 Christy Mathewson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 193
2 Pete Alexander 187
3 Smoky Joe Wood 179
4 Rube Marquard 169
5 Walter Johnson 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 4
2 Bobby Keefe 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .543
2 Bob Coulson .486
3 Heinie Zimmerman .471
4 Joe Birmingham .457
5 George Jackson .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Roy Hartzell 2
2 Hans Lobert 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Bill Sweeney 13
3 Scotty Ingerton 11
4 Chief Meyers 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 7
2 Beals Becker 6
2 Bob Bescher 6
2 Bob Coulson 6
2 Clyde Milan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.77
2 Elmer Steele 0.93
3 Walter Johnson 1.63
3 Lew Richie 1.63
5 Ed Walsh 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 34
2 Walter Johnson 30
3 Cy Morgan 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .489
2 George Jackson .425
3 Heinie Zimmerman .420
4 Joe Birmingham .417
5 Birdie Cree .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 9
2 Tex Erwin 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Chief Wilson 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 28
2 Max Carey 26
3 Birdie Cree 24
3 Frank Schulte 24
5 Chief Wilson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Josh Devore 17
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Clyde Milan 12
5 Hal Chase 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.20
2 Eddie Plank 1.32
3 Elmer Steele 1.89
4 Lew Richie 1.99
5 Rube Marquard 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 55
2 Walter Johnson 53
3 Pete Alexander 40
3 Cy Morgan 40
5 Ed Walsh 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Bill Schardt 2
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
3 Sam Crawford .362
4 Jim Delahanty .357
5 Eddie Collins .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 25
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 121
3 Frank Schulte 110
4 Sherry Magee 99
5 Chief Wilson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 74
2 Josh Devore 70
3 Ty Cobb 64
4 Red Murray 58
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 2.60
2 Vean Gregg 2.65
3 Ed Walsh 2.76
4 Nap Rucker 2.98
5 Lew Richie 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 30
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Ed Walsh 27
4 Babe Adams 26
5 Bob Harmon 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 251
2 Walter Johnson 240
3 Smoky Joe Wood 233
4 Jack Coombs 217
5 Earl Moore 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 11
2 Charley Hall 5
2 Bob Harmon 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
4 Bobby Keefe 4