On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 48 .671 --
Tigers 87 60 .592 11.5
Naps 77 70 .524 21.5
Highlanders 76 71 .517 22.5
White Sox 74 72 .507 24.0
Red Sox 72 75 .490 26.5
Senators 62 86 .419 37.0
Browns 41 105 .281 57.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 50 .648 --
Cubs 87 60 .592 7.5
Pirates 84 66 .560 12.0
Phillies 78 66 .542 15.0
Cardinals 73 70 .510 19.5
Reds 68 81 .456 27.5
Dodgers 60 82 .423 32.0
Rustlers 38 105 .266 54.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Jim Doyle 2
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 Joe Tinker 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 3
2 Buck Herzog 1
2 Rube Marquard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Doyle 1
1 Solly Hofman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 0.78
2 Lew Richie 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 Lew Richie 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407
3 Sam Crawford .374
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Birdie Cree .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 21
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 132
2 Sam Crawford 121
3 Home Run Baker 104
3 Chief Wilson 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 54
5 Fred Snodgrass 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.76
3 Nap Rucker 2.94
4 Ed Walsh 2.96
5 Eddie Plank 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 241
2 Rube Marquard 234
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 .468
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .453
3 Steve Evans .442
4 Clyde Milan .435
5 Germany Schaefer .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Neal Ball 3
3 Hal Chase 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 15
2 Sam Crawford 11
3 Rafael Almeida 10
3 Delos Drake 10
3 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 14
2 Cozy Dolan 10
3 Dick Hoblitzell 9
3 Solly Hofman 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Smith 1.00
2 Red Ames 1.03
3 King Cole 1.42
3 Earl Moore 1.42
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jim Scott 4
3 Rube Benton 3
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 27
2 Russ Ford 26
3 Cy Morgan 25
4 Rube Benton 22
4 Lefty Tyler 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .430
2 Steve Evans .411
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .396
4 Jake Daubert .395
5 Doc Miller .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Sherry Magee 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Neal Ball 3
3 Fred Merkle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 27
2 Fred Merkle 22
3 Sam Crawford 20
3 Alex McCarthy 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 24
2 Ty Cobb 20
3 Solly Hofman 16
4 Fred Merkle 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buck O'Brien 1.40
2 Jim Scott 1.43
3 Pete Alexander 1.62
4 Red Ames 1.62
5 George Mullin 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Jack Coombs 6
2 Jim Scott 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 56
2 Russ Ford 44
2 Jim Scott 44
4 George Kahler 40
4 Ed Walsh 40

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 .426
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Sam Crawford .383
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Birdie Cree .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 22
2 Fred Luderus 15
2 Sherry Magee 15
4 Larry Doyle 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 136
2 Sam Crawford 126
3 Home Run Baker 107
3 Frank Schulte 107
5 Chief Wilson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 86
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Josh Devore 61
4 Clyde Milan 57
5 Fred Snodgrass 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.76
3 Nap Rucker 2.88
4 Lew Richie 2.91
5 Ed Walsh 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 28
2 Jack Coombs 27
3 Ed Walsh 26
4 Walter Johnson 25
4 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 247
2 Ed Walsh 241
3 Pete Alexander 226
3 Smoky Joe Wood 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