On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 45 .679 --
Tigers 84 57 .596 11.5
Naps 74 67 .525 21.5
Highlanders 73 69 .514 23.0
White Sox 70 70 .500 25.0
Red Sox 70 72 .493 26.0
Senators 59 83 .415 37.0
Browns 40 102 .282 56.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 48 .650 --
Cubs 83 57 .593 7.5
Pirates 82 62 .569 10.5
Phillies 76 64 .543 14.5
Cardinals 73 68 .518 18.0
Reds 66 79 .455 27.0
Dodgers 56 82 .406 33.5
Rustlers 36 101 .263 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Red Murray 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Egan 2
2 Rafael Almeida 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Art Fletcher 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Dick Cotter 1
1 Josh Devore 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Benton 0.75
2 Pete Alexander 0.57
3 Rube Marquard 0.40
4 Jim Baskette 0.30
4 Doc Martin 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Doc Martin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 9
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Rube Marquard 4
4 Jim Baskette 3
4 Doc Martin 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Sam Crawford .369
4 Eddie Collins .356
5 Birdie Cree .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Larry Doyle 12
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Fred Merkle 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 130
2 Sam Crawford 113
3 Ping Bodie 100
4 Jim Delahanty 99
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 51
5 Fred Snodgrass 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Nap Rucker 2.91
4 Eddie Plank 2.97
5 Ed Walsh 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Jack Coombs 26
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Ed Walsh 25
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 234
2 Rube Marquard 227
3 Pete Alexander 220
4 Smoky Joe Wood 210
5 Walter Johnson 193

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .462
2 Bris Lord .440
3 Jake Daubert .424
4 Rebel Oakes .414
5 Steve Evans .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
4 Hal Chase 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 14
2 Home Run Baker 9
2 Steve Evans 9
2 Doc Miller 9
2 Fred Snodgrass 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 13
1 Ty Cobb 13
3 Josh Devore 11
4 Donie Bush 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.50
2 Jim Scott 0.55
3 Jack Coombs 0.93
4 Eddie Plank 1.00
4 Charlie Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Jim Scott 4
4 King Cole 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Kahler 22
1 Jim Scott 22
3 Pete Alexander 20
3 Rube Benton 20
3 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 George Chalmers 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Ed Walsh 2
5 7 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .393
2 Chief Meyers .390
3 Nap Lajoie .389
4 Bris Lord .383
5 Ty Cobb .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Fred Merkle 3
3 Neal Ball 2
3 Doc Crandall 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 22
2 Home Run Baker 20
3 Sam Crawford 19
3 Alex McCarthy 19
5 Jack Barry 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Bob Bescher 19
3 Fred Merkle 16
4 Solly Hofman 15
5 Josh Devore 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 0.91
2 Vean Gregg 1.00
3 Jim Scott 1.15
4 George Kahler 1.88
5 George Suggs 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 58
2 George Kahler 47
3 Jim Scott 45
4 Ed Walsh 41
5 Nap Rucker 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 George Chalmers 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Nap Rucker 2
2 Ed Walsh 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .428
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Sam Crawford .372
4 Birdie Cree .358
5 Eddie Collins .357

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 139
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Frank Schulte 107
4 Home Run Baker 102
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 85
2 Bob Bescher 73
3 Josh Devore 69
4 Clyde Milan 57
4 Red Murray 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.90
4 Eddie Plank 2.92
5 Nap Rucker 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
3 Walter Johnson 26
3 Christy Mathewson 26
5 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 240
2 Ed Walsh 239
3 Smoky Joe Wood 231
4 Pete Alexander 220
4 Walter Johnson 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Charley Hall 5
4 George Chalmers 4
4 5 others tied 4