On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1901

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 12 .676 --
Tigers 22 15 .595 3.0
Senators 17 12 .586 4.0
Orioles 15 14 .517 6.0
Americans 14 16 .467 7.5
Athletics 16 19 .457 8.0
Brewers 14 21 .400 10.0
Blues 10 24 .294 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 10 .643 --
Reds 18 14 .563 2.0
Pirates 20 16 .556 2.0
Phillies 19 16 .543 2.5
Superbas 16 17 .485 4.5
Cardinals 17 19 .472 5.0
Beaneaters 12 17 .414 6.5
Orphans 13 24 .351 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John McGraw 4
2 Ed Delahanty 3
2 Jimmy Slagle 3
2 Roy Thomas 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shad Barry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shad Barry 5
2 Tom Daly 2
3 Erve Beck 1
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 21 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 3
2 Elmer Flick 2
2 Honus Wagner 2
4 Ed Delahanty 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.50
2 Jay Hughes 0.40
3 Rube Waddell 0.39
4 Togie Pittinger 0.33
5 Deacon Phillippe 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Pete Dowling 1
1 Jay Hughes 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Jay Hughes 4
2 Togie Pittinger 4
2 Willie Sudhoff 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .472
2 Bill Keister .415
3 Socks Seybold .402
4 Sammy Strang .394
5 Lave Cross .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Emmet Heidrick 4
4 Jimmy Barrett 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 38
2 Buck Freeman 35
3 John Anderson 34
3 Nap Lajoie 34
5 Frank Isbell 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 18
2 Fielder Jones 16
2 Sam Mertes 16
2 Honus Wagner 16
5 Fred Hartman 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.88
2 Jack Katoll 1.59
3 Vic Willis 1.75
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.76
5 Al Orth 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Bill Donovan 8
2 Sam Leever 8
2 Joe McGinnity 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 74
2 Christy Mathewson 57
2 Rube Waddell 57
4 Bill Donovan 53
5 Sam Leever 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Dowling 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Bill Phyle 1
1 5 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Herm McFarland .442
2 Jack McCarthy .432
3 Pop Foster .419
4 Patsy Donovan .409
5 Nap Lajoie .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Bill Bergen 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 14
2 Lave Cross 13
3 Buck Freeman 12
4 Fred Clarke 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 8
1 Chick Stahl 8
3 Jimmy Barrett 7
3 Fred Hartman 7
3 Sam Mertes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tully Sparks 0.41
2 Jack Cronin 1.00
3 Jack Katoll 1.06
3 Bill Dinneen 1.06
5 Eddie Plank 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
2 Red Donahue 3
2 Jack Harper 3
2 Jack Katoll 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Tannehill 27
2 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Rube Waddell 20
4 Jack Harper 17
4 Sam Leever 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Wiley Piatt 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Keister .425
2 Nap Lajoie .415
3 Ed Delahanty .393
4 Pop Foster .390
5 Emmet Heidrick .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Jimmy Barrett 2
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 26
2 Buck Freeman 25
3 Lave Cross 24
4 Frank Isbell 23
5 John Anderson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Frank Isbell 11
4 Jimmy Barrett 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.82
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.13
3 Jack Katoll 1.48
4 Vic Willis 1.54
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 6
2 Red Donahue 5
2 Clark Griffith 5
2 Jack Katoll 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 48
2 Noodles Hahn 46
3 Bill Donovan 37
4 Christy Mathewson 35
5 Jesse Tannehill 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Bill Phyle 1
1 Wiley Piatt 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Emmet Heidrick 4
4 Jimmy Barrett 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 38
2 Buck Freeman 35
3 John Anderson 34
3 Nap Lajoie 34
5 Frank Isbell 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 18
2 Fielder Jones 16
2 Sam Mertes 16
2 Honus Wagner 16
5 Fred Hartman 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Bill Donovan 8
2 Sam Leever 8
2 Joe McGinnity 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 74
2 Christy Mathewson 57
2 Rube Waddell 57
4 Bill Donovan 53
5 Sam Leever 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Dowling 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Bill Phyle 1
1 5 others tied 1