On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	74	40	.649	--
Tigers	71	47	.602	5.0
Red Sox	61	55	.526	14.0
Naps	58	57	.504	16.5
White Sox	59	58	.504	16.5
Highlanders	59	59	.500	17.0
Senators	50	68	.424	26.0
Browns	34	82	.293	41.0

Games

White Sox 6, Highlanders 5

Senators 16, Tigers 2

Tigers 7, Senators 6

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	44	.611	--
Cubs	65	42	.607	1.0
Pirates	68	47	.591	2.0
Phillies	62	51	.549	7.0
Cardinals	60	52	.536	8.5
Reds	52	60	.464	16.5
Dodgers	44	67	.396	24.0
Rustlers	28	85	.248	41.0

Games

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Reds 8, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Milan	5
1	Germany Schaefer	5
3	Larry Gardner	4
3	Doc Gessler	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	1
1	Ed Lafitte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Doc Gessler	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Gabby Street	3
1	Tillie Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Delos Drake	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Al Schweitzer	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	0.75
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.50
3	Harry Gaspar	0.36
3	Walter Johnson	0.36
3	Ed Willett	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	6
2	Harry Gaspar	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Ed Willett	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.413
3	Sam Crawford	.376
4	Jim Delahanty	.358
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	118
2	Sam Crawford	95
3	Frank Schulte	89
4	Ping Bodie	86
5	Jim Delahanty	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Bob Bescher	51
3	Josh Devore	45
4	Clyde Milan	43
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	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	193
2	Pete Alexander	188
3	Smoky Joe Wood	185
4	Rube Marquard	169
5	Walter Johnson	161

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	Joe Birmingham	.457
4	George Jackson	.457
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Roy Hartzell	2
2	Hans Lobert	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	17
2	Bill Sweeney	13
3	Roy Hartzell	11
3	Scotty Ingerton	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	7
1	Delos Drake	7
1	Clyde Milan	7
4	Beals Becker	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.69
2	Eddie Plank	0.77
3	Ed Walsh	1.36
4	Lew Richie	1.63
5	Walter Johnson	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Doc Crandall	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	34
1	Rube Marquard	34
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Nap Rucker	19
5	Christy Mathewson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	Christy Mathewson	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.506
2	George Jackson	.425
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.420
4	Birdie Cree	.417
5	Nap Lajoie	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	9
2	Tex Erwin	4
3	Chief Wilson	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dots Miller	26
2	Max Carey	24
2	Frank Schulte	24
4	Birdie Cree	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
1	Josh Devore	17
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Clyde Milan	13
5	Hal Chase	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	1.24
2	Eddie Plank	1.32
3	Lew Richie	1.99
4	Rube Marquard	2.15
5	Lefty Leifield	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Rube Marquard	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	57
2	Rube Marquard	55
3	Pete Alexander	41
3	Smoky Joe Wood	41
5	Cy Morgan	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Bill Schardt	2
2	Doc White	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.424
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.409
3	Sam Crawford	.359
4	Jim Delahanty	.357
5	Eddie Collins	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	25
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Sherry Magee	12
3	Chief Wilson	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	136
2	Sam Crawford	122
3	Frank Schulte	109
4	Sherry Magee	96
4	Chief Wilson	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	73
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	66
4	Clyde Milan	57
5	2 tied	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.65
2	Chief Bender	2.67
3	Ed Walsh	2.76
4	Babe Adams	2.92
5	Nap Rucker	3.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	251
2	Walter Johnson	244
3	Smoky Joe Wood	239
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