On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	44	.645	--
Tigers	76	50	.603	5.0
Naps	66	60	.524	15.0
Highlanders	66	60	.524	15.0
Red Sox	63	62	.504	17.5
White Sox	61	66	.480	20.5
Senators	53	73	.421	28.0
Browns	37	87	.298	43.0

Games

Highlanders 6, Red Sox 3

Highlanders 5, Red Sox 1

Naps 9, White Sox 8

Naps 9, White Sox 2

Athletics 8, Senators 3

Senators 6, Athletics 5

Browns 7, Tigers 3

Tigers 10, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	45	.628	--
Cubs	70	46	.603	3.5
Pirates	73	53	.579	5.5
Phillies	64	57	.529	12.0
Cardinals	64	58	.525	12.5
Reds	56	64	.467	19.5
Dodgers	49	71	.408	26.5
Rustlers	33	91	.266	44.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 2

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Cubs 5

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 6, Rustlers 4

Rustlers 8, Giants 7

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Reds 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Evans	7
1	Nap Lajoie	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
4	Jimmy Austin	5
4	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Butcher	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Red Murray	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	5
1	Nap Lajoie	5
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Red Murray	4
3	Eddie Zimmerman	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Josh Devore	2
2	Delos Drake	2
2	Fred Merkle	2
2	5 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.82
3	Jack Coombs	0.75
4	Red Ames	0.64
5	Russ Ford	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	14
2	Red Ames	7
2	Russ Ford	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Gene Krapp	1
1	Elmer Steele	1
1	Ed Willett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.406
3	Sam Crawford	.381
4	Jim Delahanty	.356
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	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	123
2	Sam Crawford	107
3	Chief Wilson	93
4	Ping Bodie	92
4	Jim Delahanty	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	67
2	Bob Bescher	56
3	Josh Devore	48
4	Clyde Milan	47
5	Jimmy Callahan	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.61
3	Nap Rucker	2.91
4	Lew Richie	2.99
5	Rube Marquard	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	24
2	Vean Gregg	23
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Jack Coombs	22
3	Christy Mathewson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	209
2	Rube Marquard	202
3	Smoky Joe Wood	201
4	Pete Alexander	194
5	Walter Johnson	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	11
2	Charley Hall	4
2	Bob Harmon	4
2	Bobby Keefe	4
2	Eddie Plank	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.457
2	Chief Wilson	.429
3	Bob Bescher	.397
4	Sam Crawford	.396
5	Fred Clarke	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Bill McKechnie	2
3	Jack Bliss	1
3	Hank Butcher	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
1	Chief Wilson	15
3	Sherry Magee	12
4	Roy Hartzell	11
4	Mike Mitchell	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
1	Ty Cobb	9
3	Fred Merkle	8
4	Clyde Milan	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.75
2	Ray Caldwell	1.00
3	George Suggs	1.17
4	Nap Rucker	1.52
5	George Kahler	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Doc Crandall	4
2	Vean Gregg	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	54
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Nap Rucker	22
3	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	2
2	Harry Gaspar	1
2	Bob Harmon	1
2	Gene Krapp	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.440
2	Nap Lajoie	.432
3	Ty Cobb	.427
4	Birdie Cree	.412
5	Sam Crawford	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	7
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Joe Birmingham	2
3	Tex Erwin	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	24
2	Sam Crawford	23
3	Frank Schulte	22
4	Roy Hartzell	20
4	Chief Meyers	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
1	Ty Cobb	16
3	Josh Devore	14
4	Clyde Milan	13
5	Delos Drake	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.24
2	Lew Richie	1.58
3	Eddie Stack	1.75
4	Walter Johnson	1.89
5	Chief Bender	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	76
2	Walter Johnson	50
3	Nap Rucker	43
4	Cy Morgan	42
5	Ed Walsh	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Elmer Steele	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.403
3	Sam Crawford	.363
4	Jim Delahanty	.357
5	Eddie Collins	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	21
2	Fred Luderus	15
3	Chief Wilson	13
4	Sherry Magee	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	136
2	Sam Crawford	128
3	Chief Wilson	106
4	Frank Schulte	104
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Bob Bescher	71
3	Josh Devore	70
4	Red Murray	57
5	Clyde Milan	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.46
2	Chief Bender	2.56
3	Lew Richie	2.80
4	Ed Walsh	2.81
5	Nap Rucker	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	252
2	Smoky Joe Wood	249
3	Rube Marquard	231
4	Walter Johnson	223
5	Earl Moore	215

Saves

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