On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 12 .745 --
Athletics 26 16 .619 6.5
Red Sox 24 19 .558 9.0
White Sox 21 19 .525 10.5
Highlanders 21 21 .500 11.5
Naps 19 27 .413 15.5
Senators 15 30 .333 19.0
Browns 14 31 .311 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 16 .628 --
Giants 27 17 .614 0.5
Phillies 27 18 .600 1.0
Pirates 25 19 .568 2.5
Cardinals 22 21 .512 5.0
Reds 22 23 .489 6.0
Dodgers 16 29 .356 12.0
Rustlers 11 34 .244 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Graney 3
2 Eddie Ainsmith 2
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Bert Tooley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Eddie Ainsmith 2
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Neal Ball 1
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vean Gregg 0.46
2 Lefty Leifield 0.43
3 Lew Richie 0.33
4 George Suggs 0.29
5 George Chalmers 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Lew Richie 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 6
2 Lefty Leifield 3
2 Lew Richie 3
2 Fred Sherry 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .432
2 Eddie Collins .416
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
4 Tris Speaker .392
5 Danny Murphy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
1 Frank Schulte 6
1 John Titus 6
4 Dick Hoblitzell 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 49
2 Honus Wagner 40
3 Sam Crawford 38
4 Ping Bodie 34
5 Frank Schulte 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 27
2 Bob Bescher 21
3 Sam Crawford 20
4 Eddie Collins 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlie Weaver 2.06
2 Bobby Keefe 2.26
3 Babe Adams 2.51
4 Eddie Plank 2.64
5 Christy Mathewson 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 10
1 Smoky Joe Wood 10
3 Christy Mathewson 9
3 George Mullin 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 78
2 Pete Alexander 76
3 Earl Moore 70
4 Ed Walsh 68
5 2 tied 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Charley Hall 3
2 Eddie Plank 3
4 Jack Coombs 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .531
2 Ty Cobb .491
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .486
4 Buck Herzog .484
5 Home Run Baker .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Shano Collins 2
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
1 Paul Meloan 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 15
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Duffy Lewis 14
4 Jim Doyle 13
5 Doc Gessler 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
3 Sam Crawford 9
4 Eddie Grant 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.94
2 Eddie Plank 1.40
3 Barney Pelty 1.42
4 Ed Karger 1.75
5 Mordecai Brown 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 24
2 Jack Coombs 22
2 Ed Walsh 22
4 Rube Marquard 21
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .478
2 Bris Lord .423
3 Eddie Collins .400
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
5 Earle Gardner .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 5
2 Dick Hoblitzell 4
2 Doc Miller 4
4 Buck Herzog 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
2 Ping Bodie 27
3 Honus Wagner 25
4 Jim Doyle 22
5 Jim Delahanty 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
1 Ty Cobb 17
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Red Murray 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.95
2 Christy Mathewson 2.36
3 Harry Krause 2.57
4 Mordecai Brown 2.66
5 2 tied 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Jack Coombs 6
3 Vean Gregg 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 57
2 Rube Marquard 43
3 Smoky Joe Wood 42
4 Earl Moore 38
4 Nap Rucker 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Eddie Plank 3
3 Jack Coombs 2
3 Charley Hall 2
3 Nap Rucker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .400
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Eddie Collins .359
4 Tris Speaker .357
5 Honus Wagner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
2 Sherry Magee 12
3 Fred Beck 11
4 Ty Cobb 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 120
2 Sam Crawford 117
3 Ty Cobb 104
4 Honus Wagner 93
5 Frank Schulte 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 81
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Red Murray 62
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.29
2 Russ Ford 2.43
3 Jack Coombs 2.44
4 King Cole 2.60
5 Christy Mathewson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 35
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Russ Ford 27
4 Mordecai Brown 26
4 Earl Moore 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 262
2 Jack Coombs 255
3 Ed Walsh 251
4 Earl Moore 222
5 Russ Ford 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 9
2 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Charley Hall 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
3 Ed Walsh 5