On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 47 .674 --
Tigers 87 59 .596 11.0
Naps 76 69 .524 21.5
Highlanders 75 70 .517 22.5
White Sox 72 72 .500 25.0
Red Sox 72 73 .497 25.5
Senators 61 86 .415 37.5
Browns 40 104 .278 57.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 50 .643 --
Cubs 87 58 .600 5.5
Pirates 82 66 .554 12.0
Phillies 78 64 .549 13.0
Cardinals 73 70 .510 18.5
Reds 67 80 .456 26.5
Dodgers 60 82 .423 31.0
Rustlers 37 104 .262 53.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Germany Schaefer 3
3 Johnny Bates 2
3 Bobby Byrne 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed McDonald 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Almeida 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Ed McDonald 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Mitchell 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 Del Gainer 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Lefty Tyler 0.43
3 Tom Hughes 0.36
4 Harry Gaspar 0.21
5 Bill Donovan 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Donovan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Lefty Tyler 6
4 Tom Hughes 5
5 Harry Gaspar 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .424
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
3 Sam Crawford .371
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Birdie Cree .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 13
4 Larry Doyle 12
4 Fred Merkle 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 132
2 Sam Crawford 121
3 Ping Bodie 103
4 Jim Delahanty 102
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Bob Bescher 73
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 53
5 Fred Snodgrass 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Nap Rucker 2.94
4 Ed Walsh 2.96
5 Lew Richie 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Jack Coombs 27
3 Ed Walsh 26
4 Christy Mathewson 25
5 Walter Johnson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 241
2 Rube Marquard 227
3 Pete Alexander 226
4 Smoky Joe Wood 221
5 Walter Johnson 197

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 Ty Cobb .481
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .449
3 Germany Schaefer .441
4 Mike Donlin .407
5 Clyde Milan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Neal Ball 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
4 Hugh Bradley 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 12
2 Sam Crawford 11
3 Rafael Almeida 10
3 Delos Drake 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
2 Dick Hoblitzell 10
3 Solly Hofman 9
4 Donie Bush 8
4 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Smith 1.00
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.00
3 Red Ames 1.04
4 George Suggs 1.08
5 Pete Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 King Cole 3
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buck O'Brien 26
2 Cy Morgan 25
3 Lefty Tyler 22
4 George Mullin 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Chalmers 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Gene Dale 1
4 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .447
2 Steve Evans .406
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
4 Jake Daubert .398
5 Eddie Collins .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Neal Ball 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Fred Merkle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 24
2 Fred Merkle 22
3 Sam Crawford 20
4 Alex McCarthy 19
4 Doc Miller 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 20
1 Ty Cobb 20
3 Solly Hofman 15
4 Fred Merkle 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 1.40
2 Jim Scott 1.50
3 Pete Alexander 1.62
4 George Mullin 1.75
5 Red Ames 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Jack Coombs 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
4 Mordecai Brown 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 49
2 George Kahler 40
2 Ed Walsh 40
4 Jim Scott 37
5 2 tied 36

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 .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .380
4 Birdie Cree .362
5 Eddie Collins .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 14
4 Fred Merkle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 126
3 Frank Schulte 110
4 Home Run Baker 104
5 Ping Bodie 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 86
2 Bob Bescher 73
3 Josh Devore 63
4 Clyde Milan 56
5 Fred Snodgrass 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Lew Richie 2.84
4 Ed Walsh 2.96
5 Eddie Plank 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 241
2 Rube Marquard 240
3 Smoky Joe Wood 234
4 Pete Alexander 226
5 Walter Johnson 203

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