On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 45 .662 --
Tigers 81 54 .600 8.0
Naps 70 64 .522 18.5
Highlanders 71 65 .522 18.5
Red Sox 67 69 .493 22.5
White Sox 66 68 .493 22.5
Senators 57 79 .419 32.5
Browns 40 96 .294 49.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 46 .641 --
Cubs 80 52 .606 4.0
Pirates 80 58 .580 7.0
Phillies 72 59 .550 11.5
Cardinals 69 63 .523 15.0
Reds 60 76 .441 26.0
Dodgers 52 78 .400 31.0
Rustlers 34 97 .260 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Solly Hofman 5
2 Otto Knabe 4
2 Lee Magee 4
4 Al Bridwell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed McDonald 2
2 Al Kaiser 1
2 Otto Knabe 1
2 Fred Luderus 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Hofman 4
2 Jimmy Esmond 2
2 Otto Knabe 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 1.33
2 Larry Cheney 1.11
3 Pete Alexander 0.86
4 Ray Boyd 0.50
5 George Suggs 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Charlie Smith 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 10
2 Lefty Tyler 8
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Ray Boyd 6
5 George Suggs 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Richie 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Sam Crawford .374
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Birdie Cree .352

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 Jim Delahanty 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Bob Bescher 64
3 Josh Devore 52
4 Clyde Milan 50
5 Jimmy Callahan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Nap Rucker 2.95
4 Lew Richie 2.96
5 Eddie Plank 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 222
2 Rube Marquard 217
3 Pete Alexander 214
4 Smoky Joe Wood 210
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 Eddie Collins .450
2 Jake Daubert .442
3 Nap Lajoie .409
3 Rube Oldring .409
5 Ty Cobb .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 3
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 14
2 Hans Lobert 12
3 Tris Speaker 10
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Solly Hofman 11
3 Bob Bescher 8
3 Dode Paskert 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 0.44
2 Cliff Curtis 0.47
3 Pete Alexander 1.32
4 George Kahler 1.33
4 Jim Scott 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 King Cole 3
1 Jack Coombs 3
1 Russ Ford 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 29
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 George Kahler 22
4 Nap Rucker 20
5 Russ Ford 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 George Chalmers 1
2 Jack Compton 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .400
2 Jake Daubert .396
3 Chief Meyers .394
4 Ty Cobb .394
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
4 Doc Crandall 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 21
2 Sam Crawford 18
2 Chief Wilson 18
4 Dick Hoblitzell 17
4 Fred Merkle 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Solly Hofman 14
4 Clyde Milan 12
5 Dode Paskert 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 0.75
2 George Kahler 1.59
3 Cliff Curtis 1.61
4 Eddie Plank 1.79
5 George Suggs 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 69
2 Pete Alexander 41
2 Walter Johnson 41
2 Nap Rucker 41
5 Smoky Joe Wood 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 Bobby Keefe 3
3 Christy Mathewson 2
3 Nap Rucker 2
3 Elmer Steele 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .401
3 Sam Crawford .369
4 Eddie Collins .367
5 Jim Delahanty .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
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 107
4 Chief Wilson 100
5 Home Run Baker 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Josh Devore 72
3 Bob Bescher 71
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Red Murray 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.79
4 Ed Walsh 2.91
5 Nap Rucker 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 27
2 Jack Coombs 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
3 Russ Ford 25
3 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 240
2 Ed Walsh 238
2 Smoky Joe Wood 238
4 Pete Alexander 214
5 Walter Johnson 213

Saves

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