On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	43	.648	--
Tigers	74	49	.602	5.5
Highlanders	64	60	.516	16.0
Red Sox	63	60	.512	16.5
Naps	62	60	.508	17.0
White Sox	61	62	.496	18.5
Senators	52	72	.419	28.0
Browns	36	85	.298	42.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 4

Naps 5, White Sox 2

Senators 11, Highlanders 1

Browns 7, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	44	.630	--
Cubs	68	44	.607	3.5
Pirates	72	51	.585	5.0
Phillies	64	55	.538	11.0
Cardinals	62	56	.525	12.5
Reds	54	63	.462	20.0
Dodgers	47	71	.398	27.5
Rustlers	32	90	.262	44.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Rustlers 3

Rustlers 2, Dodgers 1

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4

Pirates 12, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	4
1	Chief Wilson	4
3	Johnny Bates	3
3	Fred Clarke	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill McKechnie	2
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	Claude Hendrix	1
2	Bris Lord	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Alex McCarthy	3
2	Bill McKechnie	3
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
1	Clyde Milan	3
3	Harry Lord	2
3	Doc Miller	2
5	25 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marty O'Toole	3.00
2	Bill Schardt	1.43
3	Gene Krapp	0.80
4	Walter Johnson	0.62
5	Brad Hogg	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Lefty George	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Schardt	10
2	Marty O'Toole	9
3	Bill Donovan	8
3	Gene Krapp	8
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Marquard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Sam Crawford	.380
4	Jim Delahanty	.359
5	Birdie Cree	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	19
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Chief Wilson	11
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	123
2	Sam Crawford	102
3	Chief Wilson	91
4	Ping Bodie	90
4	Frank Schulte	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	63
2	Bob Bescher	56
3	Clyde Milan	47
4	Josh Devore	46
5	Jimmy Callahan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.48
2	Chief Bender	2.61
3	Rube Marquard	2.79
4	Ed Walsh	2.89
5	Nap Rucker	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Vean Gregg	22
2	Christy Mathewson	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	206
2	Smoky Joe Wood	194
3	Pete Alexander	190
4	Rube Marquard	188
5	Walter Johnson	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	4
2	Bobby Keefe	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
5	9 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.387
1	Chief Wilson	.387
3	Sam Crawford	.385
4	Jim Doyle	.382
5	Jim Delahanty	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Bill McKechnie	2
3	Beals Becker	1
3	Fred Beck	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	15
2	Chief Wilson	14
3	Sam Crawford	10
3	Dick Hoblitzell	10
3	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Clyde Milan	8
3	Max Carey	6
3	Armando Marsans	6
3	Fred Merkle	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.33
2	Ed Walsh	1.25
3	Eddie Plank	1.31
4	Rube Marquard	1.41
5	George Suggs	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
1	Doc Crandall	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
1	Eddie Plank	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	40
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Eddie Plank	26
4	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	Rube Marquard	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.441
2	Nap Lajoie	.409
3	Birdie Cree	.403
4	Sam Crawford	.398
5	Chief Meyers	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Tex Erwin	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
4	Joe Birmingham	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	22
1	Chief Wilson	22
3	Chief Meyers	20
4	Ty Cobb	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Clyde Milan	14
3	Josh Devore	13
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	Bob Coulson	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.07
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
3	Eddie Stack	1.75
4	Ed Walsh	1.89
5	Rube Marquard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Babe Adams	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
2	Ed Walsh	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	62
2	Walter Johnson	52
3	Cy Morgan	43
4	Ed Walsh	39
5	Nap Rucker	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.402
3	Jim Delahanty	.363
4	Sam Crawford	.361
5	Eddie Collins	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	21
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Sherry Magee	13
3	Chief Wilson	13
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	140
2	Sam Crawford	123
3	Chief Wilson	105
4	Frank Schulte	104
5	Sherry Magee	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	72
2	Josh Devore	69
3	Ty Cobb	68
4	Clyde Milan	58
5	2 tied	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.48
2	Chief Bender	2.61
3	Ed Walsh	2.71
4	Babe Adams	2.83
5	Lew Richie	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Babe Adams	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Ed Walsh	27
5	Bob Harmon	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	249
2	Smoky Joe Wood	243
3	Walter Johnson	229
4	Rube Marquard	217
5	2 tied	209

Saves

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