On This Day

Monday, June 5, 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 18 27 .400 16.0
Senators 15 29 .341 18.5
Browns 14 31 .311 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 16 .628 --
Cubs 26 16 .619 0.5
Phillies 27 17 .614 0.5
Pirates 24 19 .558 3.0
Cardinals 22 21 .512 5.0
Reds 21 23 .477 6.5
Dodgers 16 28 .364 11.5
Rustlers 11 34 .244 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Al Bridwell 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Newt Hunter 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
4 Ping Bodie 1
4 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Mike Mitchell 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.88
2 Roy Golden 0.62
3 Christy Mathewson 0.40
4 Ed Karger 0.30
5 Elmer Steele 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Ed Lafitte 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Golden 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Elmer Steele 4
3 Smoky Joe Wood 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .432
2 Eddie Collins .416
3 Tris Speaker .392
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 49
2 Honus Wagner 40
3 Sam Crawford 38
4 Ping Bodie 34
5 2 tied 32

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 3 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 Home Run Baker .500
3 Ty Cobb .492
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .469
5 Buck Herzog .457

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
1 Jim Doyle 15
3 Ty Cobb 14
3 Duffy Lewis 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Camnitz 24
2 Pete Alexander 23
3 Jack Coombs 22
3 Ed Walsh 22
5 2 tied 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 .479
2 Bris Lord .423
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
4 Eddie Collins .393
5 Earle Gardner .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Honus Wagner 28
3 Ping Bodie 27
4 Sam Crawford 21
4 Jim Delahanty 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
1 Ty Cobb 17
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 Red Murray 12
5 Home Run Baker 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 1.94
2 Christy Mathewson 2.36
3 Mordecai Brown 2.54
4 Babe Adams 2.57
4 Harry Krause 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Jack Coombs 6
3 Bob Harmon 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 57
2 Earl Moore 45
3 Rube Marquard 43
4 Smoky Joe Wood 42
5 Nap Rucker 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 .401
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Tris Speaker .357
4 Eddie Collins .357
5 Honus Wagner .343

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 81
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 69
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 2.44
4 King Cole 2.60
5 Christy Mathewson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 35
2 Russ Ford 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
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 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