On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 42 19 .689 --
Athletics 38 20 .655 2.5
Highlanders 33 24 .579 7.0
White Sox 29 24 .547 9.0
Red Sox 32 28 .533 9.5
Naps 25 37 .403 17.5
Senators 20 40 .333 21.5
Browns 16 43 .271 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 23 .617 --
Cubs 36 23 .610 0.5
Phillies 36 24 .600 1.0
Pirates 35 24 .593 1.5
Cardinals 32 26 .552 4.0
Reds 26 33 .441 10.5
Dodgers 21 38 .356 15.5
Rustlers 14 46 .233 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 6
2 Bert Daniels 5
2 Roy Hartzell 5
4 Kid Elberfeld 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Bert Daniels 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Birdie Cree 6
2 Bert Daniels 4
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
4 George McBride 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kid Elberfeld 2
1 Mike Fitzgerald 2
3 Lew Brockett 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.80
2 Christy Mathewson 0.70
3 Howie Camnitz 0.60
4 Charley Hall 0.58
5 Lew Brockett 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Brockett 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 9
2 Charley Hall 7
2 Christy Mathewson 7
4 Lew Brockett 4
4 Earl Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .444
2 Eddie Collins .390
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Tris Speaker .371
5 Matty McIntyre .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 7
2 Dick Hoblitzell 6
2 Fred Luderus 6
2 Frank Schulte 6
2 John Titus 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 66
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Sam Crawford 45
4 Ping Bodie 44
4 Sherry Magee 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Red Murray 26
3 Josh Devore 25
4 Bob Bescher 24
5 Sam Crawford 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.32
2 Christy Mathewson 2.53
3 Babe Adams 2.78
4 Hooks Wiltse 2.80
5 Vean Gregg 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 14
1 Smoky Joe Wood 14
3 Christy Mathewson 13
4 Jack Coombs 12
5 Bob Harmon 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 106
2 Pete Alexander 103
3 Smoky Joe Wood 100
4 Earl Moore 89
5 Jack Coombs 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Charley Hall 3
2 Eddie Plank 3
4 Jack Coombs 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Birdie Cree .500
2 Ty Cobb .478
3 Dave Rowan .429
4 Jim Delahanty .425
5 Johnny Bates .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Smoky Joe Wood 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 16
1 Heinie Zimmerman 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Birdie Cree 13
4 Stuffy McInnis 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Birdie Cree 8
2 Bobby Byrne 7
2 Jimmy Callahan 7
2 Josh Devore 7
2 Red Murray 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.65
2 Jack Warhop 1.17
3 Bill Burns 1.30
4 Bobby Keefe 1.47
5 Jack Quinn 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Howie Camnitz 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 26
2 Jack Coombs 24
3 Smoky Joe Wood 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
5 Babe Adams 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Richter 2
2 Buster Brown 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Bob Groom 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .481
2 Birdie Cree .419
3 Johnny Bates .417
4 Tris Speaker .405
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 29
2 Ty Cobb 28
3 Ping Bodie 24
4 Home Run Baker 23
4 Doc Gessler 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 15
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Josh Devore 13
4 Jimmy Callahan 12
4 4 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.70
2 Doc Crandall 1.86
3 Howie Camnitz 2.09
4 Jack Quinn 2.29
5 Pete Alexander 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Bob Harmon 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 53
2 Jack Coombs 46
3 Pete Alexander 45
4 Smoky Joe Wood 40
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Reggie Richter 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .408
2 Nap Lajoie .372
3 Eddie Collins .359
4 Tris Speaker .353
5 Honus Wagner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Ty Cobb 11
4 Fred Beck 9
4 Tris Speaker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 113
2 Ty Cobb 111
3 Sam Crawford 106
4 Honus Wagner 101
5 Frank Schulte 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 70
2 Bob Bescher 68
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Red Murray 66
5 Josh Devore 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ford 2.54
2 Ed Walsh 2.57
3 Jack Coombs 2.62
4 Christy Mathewson 2.62
5 Chief Bender 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 36
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Russ Ford 27
4 Earl Moore 26
5 Babe Adams 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 265
2 Ed Walsh 256
3 Walter Johnson 246
4 Earl Moore 212
5 Russ Ford 202

Saves

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