On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 33 12 .733 --
Athletics 25 16 .610 6.0
White Sox 21 17 .553 8.5
Red Sox 22 19 .537 9.0
Highlanders 20 21 .488 11.0
Naps 18 26 .409 14.5
Senators 15 27 .357 16.5
Browns 14 30 .318 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 14 .650 --
Phillies 26 16 .619 1.0
Cubs 24 15 .615 1.5
Pirates 23 18 .561 3.5
Cardinals 20 20 .500 6.0
Reds 18 23 .439 8.5
Dodgers 15 26 .366 11.5
Rustlers 11 31 .262 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Gessler 4
2 Al Bridwell 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Doc Gessler 1
1 Willie Hogan 1
1 Tom Hughes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 7
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Bill Cunningham 3
2 Jim Doyle 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Turner 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Neal Ball 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.20
2 Al Mattern 0.45
3 George Kahler 0.42
4 Bill Steele 0.38
5 Smoky Joe Wood 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 7
2 Eddie Plank 6
3 George Kahler 5
3 Al Mattern 5
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .424
2 Ty Cobb .420
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
4 Tris Speaker .383
5 Danny Murphy .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
1 John Titus 6
3 Dick Hoblitzell 5
3 Scotty Ingerton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 46
2 Honus Wagner 40
3 Sam Crawford 35
4 Ping Bodie 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Sam Crawford 19
3 Eddie Collins 18
4 Bob Bescher 16
4 2 others tied 16

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 Russ Ford 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
3 Russ Ford 8
3 Christy Mathewson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 74
2 Pete Alexander 69
3 Ed Walsh 68
4 Earl Moore 64
5 Frank Lange 51

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .474
2 Steve Yerkes .468
3 Ty Cobb .459
4 Bris Lord .452
5 Ted Easterly .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Meloan 3
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Ping Bodie 14
4 Jim Doyle 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 8
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Sam Crawford 8
4 Home Run Baker 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Karger 0.47
2 Christy Mathewson 0.92
3 Harry Krause 0.95
4 Art Fromme 1.00
4 Rube Marquard 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
2 King Cole 3
2 Vean Gregg 3
2 Bob Harmon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 27
2 Ed Walsh 23
3 Earl Moore 20
4 Nap Rucker 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Eddie Plank 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .447
2 Bris Lord .438
3 Matty McIntyre .398
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .396
5 Doc Miller .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 5
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
4 Honus Wagner 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 32
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Ping Bodie 27
4 Eddie Collins 22
4 Chief Wilson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Bob Bescher 13
2 Harry Lord 13
5 Sam Crawford 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 2.45
2 Mordecai Brown 2.53
3 Christy Mathewson 2.56
4 Babe Adams 2.57
4 Bobby Keefe 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Jack Coombs 6
2 Vean Gregg 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 50
2 Smoky Joe Wood 45
3 Nap Rucker 44
4 Ed Walsh 41
5 Earl Moore 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Eddie Plank 3
3 Jack Coombs 2
3 Harry Gaspar 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .395
2 Nap Lajoie .377
3 Eddie Collins .359
4 Tris Speaker .352
5 Honus Wagner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 14
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 118
3 Ty Cobb 103
4 Honus Wagner 93
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 83
2 Ty Cobb 68
3 Bob Bescher 66
4 Red Murray 61
5 Donie Bush 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.26
2 Russ Ford 2.36
3 King Cole 2.50
4 Walter Johnson 2.50
5 Jack Coombs 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 34
2 Russ Ford 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Mordecai Brown 26
4 Earl Moore 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 261
2 Ed Walsh 254
3 Jack Coombs 245
4 Earl Moore 217
5 Russ Ford 206

Saves

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