On This Day

Saturday, October 7, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 50 .669 --
Tigers 89 63 .586 12.5
Naps 80 72 .526 21.5
Red Sox 78 75 .510 24.0
White Sox 76 74 .507 24.5
Highlanders 76 76 .500 25.5
Senators 64 90 .416 38.5
Browns 43 107 .287 57.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 98 51 .658 --
Cubs 90 61 .596 9.0
Pirates 85 67 .559 14.5
Phillies 79 71 .527 19.5
Cardinals 73 73 .500 23.5
Reds 68 81 .456 30.0
Dodgers 61 85 .418 35.5
Rustlers 42 107 .282 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Birmingham 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Harry Lord 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Joe Riggert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 3
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty McIntyre 2
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Joe Birmingham 1
2 Ted Easterly 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Works 1.50
2 Babe Adams 1.40
3 Rube Marquard 1.33
4 Ed Hawk 0.88
5 Jim Scott 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Jim Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 7
1 Ed Hawk 7
3 Ralph Works 6
4 Cy Slapnicka 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .419
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
3 Sam Crawford .377
4 Eddie Collins .364
5 Birdie Cree .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Ping Bodie 105
3 Chief Wilson 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Josh Devore 61
4 Clyde Milan 56
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.46
2 Chief Bender 2.75
3 Nap Rucker 2.90
4 Christy Mathewson 2.98
5 Eddie Plank 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 255
2 Rube Marquard 238
3 Smoky Joe Wood 234
4 Pete Alexander 230
5 Walter Johnson 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
3 George Chalmers 4
3 Charley Hall 4
3 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .500
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .474
3 Eddie Collins .459
4 Ty Cobb .432
5 Doc Miller .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Joe Kutina 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 12
2 Art Fletcher 11
3 Sam Crawford 10
3 Mike Donlin 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 10
2 Bob Bescher 9
2 Birdie Cree 9
4 Hans Lobert 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.75
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.06
3 George Mullin 1.33
4 Charley Hall 1.33
5 Christy Mathewson 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 4
2 Doc Crandall 3
2 Ed Donnelly 3
2 Bob Groom 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 27
2 Ed Walsh 25
3 Russ Ford 24
3 Smoky Joe Wood 24
5 Walter Johnson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .424
2 Ty Cobb .400
2 Eddie Collins .400
4 Mike Donlin .396
5 Jake Daubert .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Sherry Magee 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Neal Ball 3
3 Joe Kutina 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 23
2 Home Run Baker 19
3 Doc Miller 17
4 Eddie Collins 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 21
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Josh Devore 13
3 Solly Hofman 13
3 Hans Lobert 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.69
2 Charley Hall 1.19
3 Charlie Smith 1.29
4 Buck O'Brien 1.32
5 George Mullin 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Scott 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 King Cole 6
2 Jack Coombs 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 52
2 George Kahler 49
3 Ed Walsh 46
4 Russ Ford 45
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 3
2 George Chalmers 2
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Bill Schardt 2
2 Ed Walsh 2