On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 45 .662 --
Tigers 80 53 .602 8.0
Naps 70 62 .530 17.5
Highlanders 70 64 .522 18.5
White Sox 66 68 .493 22.5
Red Sox 65 69 .485 23.5
Senators 56 78 .418 32.5
Browns 39 95 .291 49.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 46 .638 --
Cubs 78 51 .605 4.0
Pirates 80 57 .584 6.0
Phillies 70 58 .547 11.5
Cardinals 69 62 .527 14.0
Reds 59 74 .444 25.0
Dodgers 51 76 .402 30.0
Rustlers 33 97 .254 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vin Campbell 4
1 Eddie Grant 4
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 Mike Mowrey 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Rube Ellis 2
2 Joe Tinker 2
4 Bob Bescher 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Mike Mitchell 2
4 Jim Doyle 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Fromme 0.57
1 Harry Gardner 0.57
3 Bill Steele 0.40
4 Claude Hendrix 0.33
5 Ed Reulbach 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 King Cole 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Lou Lowdermilk 1
1 Bill Steele 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 4
1 Art Fromme 4
1 Harry Gardner 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Bill Steele 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .418
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Sam Crawford .376
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Birdie Cree .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Fred Merkle 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 126
2 Sam Crawford 110
3 Ping Bodie 97
3 Frank Schulte 97
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 74
2 Bob Bescher 63
3 Josh Devore 51
4 Clyde Milan 47
5 Jimmy Callahan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.98
4 Nap Rucker 2.98
5 Eddie Plank 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Pete Alexander 24
2 Jack Coombs 24
4 Vean Gregg 23
4 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 222
2 Rube Marquard 213
3 Pete Alexander 208
4 Smoky Joe Wood 203
5 Walter Johnson 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
3 Charley Hall 4
3 Bob Harmon 4
3 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Miller .444
2 Chief Meyers .424
3 Jake Daubert .418
4 Eddie Collins .417
5 Ty Cobb .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 3
2 Doc Crandall 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex McCarthy 15
2 Fred Merkle 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Hans Lobert 12
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Bob Bescher 10
3 Fred Merkle 8
3 Mike Mitchell 8
5 Buck Herzog 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Curtis 0.47
2 Fred Blanding 1.04
3 George Kahler 1.33
3 Jim Scott 1.33
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 King Cole 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 George Kahler 22
3 Ed Walsh 21
4 Walter Johnson 19
5 5 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 Nap Rucker 2
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 Jack Compton 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
2 Ty Cobb .404
3 Chief Meyers .392
4 Jake Daubert .392
5 Eddie Collins .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
4 Larry Doyle 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Sherry Magee 19
2 Fred Merkle 19
4 Sam Crawford 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Bob Bescher 16
3 Delos Drake 10
3 Solly Hofman 10
3 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.29
2 Cliff Curtis 1.61
3 Eddie Plank 1.79
4 Walter Johnson 1.89
5 Fred Blanding 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Russ Ford 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 65
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Ed Walsh 40
4 Pete Alexander 36
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 Bobby Keefe 3
3 Nap Rucker 2
3 Elmer Steele 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .427
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .401
3 Eddie Collins .370
4 Sam Crawford .366
5 Jim Delahanty .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Fred Merkle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 121
3 Frank Schulte 109
4 Chief Wilson 101
5 Home Run Baker 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 79
2 Josh Devore 72
3 Bob Bescher 70
4 Red Murray 56
5 Clyde Milan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.81
4 Eddie Plank 2.89
5 Ed Walsh 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 27
1 Ed Walsh 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Babe Adams 25
4 3 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 242
2 Ed Walsh 238
3 Smoky Joe Wood 231
4 Walter Johnson 222
5 Pete Alexander 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Charley Hall 5
2 Bob Harmon 5
5 4 tied 4