On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	22	.667	--
Athletics	41	22	.651	1.5
Highlanders	35	27	.565	7.0
White Sox	31	28	.525	9.5
Red Sox	33	31	.516	10.0
Naps	30	37	.448	14.5
Senators	24	42	.364	20.0
Browns	17	46	.270	25.5

Games

Highlanders 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Highlanders 2

Naps 8, White Sox 7

Browns 6, Tigers 5

Senators 9, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	23	.641	--
Phillies	39	25	.609	2.0
Cubs	38	26	.594	3.0
Pirates	37	26	.587	3.5
Cardinals	35	29	.547	6.0
Reds	29	35	.453	12.0
Dodgers	22	41	.349	18.5
Rustlers	14	50	.219	27.0

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 4

Giants 10, Rustlers 4

Phillies 4, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Rube Ellis	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	John Knight	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Neal Ball	3
1	Al Bridwell	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	3
2	Max Carey	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Davy Jones	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.60
2	Earl Moore	1.12
3	Jack Warhop	0.75
4	Frank Lange	0.73
4	Bill McTigue	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	9
2	Frank Lange	8
2	Bill McTigue	8
2	Smoky Joe Wood	8
5	Bob Groom	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.440
2	Eddie Collins	.383
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Matty McIntyre	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	8
2	Fred Luderus	7
3	Dick Hoblitzell	6
3	Frank Schulte	6
3	John Titus	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Sam Crawford	47
3	Sherry Magee	47
5	3 tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Red Murray	28
3	Josh Devore	25
4	Bob Bescher	24
5	Sam Crawford	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Keefe	2.27
2	Christy Mathewson	2.36
3	Vean Gregg	2.69
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.80
5	Pete Alexander	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	15
2	Christy Mathewson	14
2	Smoky Joe Wood	14
4	Jack Coombs	13
5	Ed Walsh	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	123
2	Smoky Joe Wood	110
3	Pete Alexander	108
4	Earl Moore	98
5	Jack Coombs	97

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	.471
2	Frank LaPorte	.441
3	Bill Sweeney	.439
4	Ty Cobb	.434
5	Larry McLean	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
4	Jack Barry	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Birdie Cree	14
4	Jim Doyle	13
4	Fred Luderus	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	7
2	Bobby Byrne	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Danny Murphy	6
2	Red Murray	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.50
2	Bill Burns	0.79
3	Pete Alexander	1.15
4	Gene Krapp	1.17
5	Jack Warhop	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nap Rucker	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Jack Coombs	27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
4	Nap Rucker	23
5	Pete Alexander	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.476
2	Johnny Bates	.424
3	Jim Delahanty	.411
4	Birdie Cree	.398
5	Harry Wolter	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Home Run Baker	26
3	Duffy Lewis	25
4	Jim Doyle	24
4	Doc Gessler	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	14
1	Jimmy Callahan	14
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Birdie Cree	14
5	Red Murray	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Crandall	1.29
2	Nap Rucker	1.38
3	Bill Burns	1.47
4	Jack Warhop	1.72
5	Christy Mathewson	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Jack Coombs	7
1	Nap Rucker	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Jack Coombs	53
3	Pete Alexander	44
4	Smoky Joe Wood	42
5	Earl Moore	37

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	.409
2	Nap Lajoie	.378
3	Eddie Collins	.359
4	Tris Speaker	.353
5	Honus Wagner	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	15
2	Sherry Magee	14
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Larry Doyle	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	114
2	Ty Cobb	113
3	Sam Crawford	108
4	Frank Schulte	97
4	Honus Wagner	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	71
2	Ty Cobb	69
3	Bob Bescher	68
4	Red Murray	67
5	Bert Daniels	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Ford	2.59
2	Christy Mathewson	2.59
3	Ed Walsh	2.60
4	Walter Johnson	2.72
5	Jack Coombs	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	37
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Russ Ford	26
3	Earl Moore	26
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	268
2	Jack Coombs	262
3	Walter Johnson	248
4	Earl Moore	216
5	Christy Mathewson	195

Saves

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