On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 34 12 .739 --
Athletics 26 16 .619 6.0
Red Sox 23 19 .548 9.0
White Sox 21 18 .538 9.5
Highlanders 21 21 .500 11.0
Naps 18 27 .400 15.5
Senators 15 28 .349 17.5
Browns 14 31 .311 19.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 15 .634 --
Giants 26 16 .619 0.5
Phillies 26 17 .605 1.0
Pirates 24 18 .571 2.5
Cardinals 22 20 .524 4.5
Reds 20 23 .465 7.0
Dodgers 15 28 .349 12.0
Rustlers 11 33 .250 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Mitchell 5
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Larry McLean 3
2 Mike Mowrey 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Grant 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Archer 2
1 Johnny Kling 2
3 Jim Doyle 1
3 Red Murray 1
3 Jimmy Sheckard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Beck 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Dick Egan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 2.00
2 Mordecai Brown 0.60
3 Slim Sallee 0.30
4 Hooks Wiltse 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Slim Sallee 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Cliff Curtis 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Barney Schreiber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .425
2 Eddie Collins .416
3 Tris Speaker .390
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
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 48
2 Honus Wagner 40
3 Sam Crawford 37
4 Ping Bodie 33
5 Frank Schulte 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Sam Crawford 20
3 Bob Bescher 19
4 Eddie Collins 18
5 Red Murray 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 Russ Ford 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
1 George Mullin 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
4 Jack Coombs 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 74
2 Earl Moore 70
3 Pete Alexander 69
4 Ed Walsh 68
5 Jack Coombs 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 .533
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .472
3 Steve Yerkes .468
4 Ty Cobb .466
5 Home Run Baker .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Meloan 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Doyle 15
2 Ping Bodie 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Doc Gessler 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Karger 0.47
2 Christy Mathewson 0.92
3 Harry Krause 0.95
4 Eddie Plank 1.40
5 Barney Pelty 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
3 Art Fromme 3
3 Vean Gregg 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 24
2 Jack Coombs 22
2 Ed Walsh 22
4 Rube Marquard 21
5 Earl Moore 20

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 .469
2 Bris Lord .423
3 Earle Gardner .403
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .392
5 Sam Crawford .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 5
1 Scotty Ingerton 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
4 Doc Miller 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Honus Wagner 28
3 Ping Bodie 26
4 Chief Wilson 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 Red Murray 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.94
2 Mordecai Brown 2.54
3 Babe Adams 2.57
3 Bobby Keefe 2.57
3 Harry Krause 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Jack Coombs 6
1 Bob Harmon 6
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 50
2 Earl Moore 45
3 Rube Marquard 43
4 Frank Lange 38
4 Smoky Joe Wood 38

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 .397
2 Nap Lajoie .372
3 Tris Speaker .355
4 Eddie Collins .355
5 Honus Wagner .341

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 118
3 Ty Cobb 104
4 Honus Wagner 93
5 Frank Schulte 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 82
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 68
4 Red Murray 62
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.29
2 Russ Ford 2.36
3 Jack Coombs 2.54
4 King Cole 2.60
5 Walter Johnson 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 265
2 Jack Coombs 255
3 Ed Walsh 251
4 Earl Moore 222
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