On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	36	13	.735	--
Athletics	27	17	.614	6.5
Red Sox	25	20	.556	9.0
White Sox	22	19	.537	10.0
Highlanders	21	22	.488	12.0
Naps	19	29	.396	16.5
Senators	17	30	.362	18.0
Browns	15	32	.319	20.0

Games

Browns 11, Red Sox 5

White Sox 7, Highlanders 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Naps 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	17	.630	--
Cubs	28	17	.622	0.5
Phillies	29	18	.617	0.5
Pirates	25	21	.543	4.0
Cardinals	23	22	.511	5.5
Reds	22	25	.468	7.5
Dodgers	17	30	.362	12.5
Rustlers	12	35	.255	17.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 1

Phillies 8, Reds 4

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Rustlers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Bridwell	4
1	Matty McIntyre	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Jim Delahanty	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Harry Wolter	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
1	Harry Welchonce	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Fred Snodgrass	2
4	Jack Barry	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.71
2	Earl Moore	0.71
3	Walter Johnson	0.62
4	Ed Reulbach	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	12
2	Ed Karger	7
3	Bob Harmon	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.442
2	Eddie Collins	.413
3	Tris Speaker	.383
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
5	Matty McIntyre	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	6
1	Sherry Magee	6
1	Frank Schulte	6
1	John Titus	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	51
2	Honus Wagner	42
3	Sam Crawford	40
4	Ping Bodie	35
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	29
2	Bob Bescher	22
3	Sam Crawford	20
4	Eddie Collins	19
4	Red Murray	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orlie Weaver	2.06
2	Bobby Keefe	2.53
3	Christy Mathewson	2.68
4	Babe Adams	2.93
5	Barney Pelty	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	10
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
3	Jack Coombs	9
3	Christy Mathewson	9
3	George Mullin	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	80
1	Ed Walsh	80
3	Smoky Joe Wood	78
4	Earl Moore	75
5	Jack Coombs	63

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	Buck Herzog	.529
2	Ty Cobb	.509
3	Tris Speaker	.475
4	Bill Sweeney	.429
4	Harry Wolter	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Doc Gessler	2
2	Paul Meloan	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	15
2	Doc Gessler	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Duffy Lewis	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
2	Ty Cobb	9
3	Eddie Grant	8
4	Johnny Bates	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.46
2	Howie Camnitz	1.95
3	Ed Lafitte	2.00
4	Fred Sherry	2.03
5	Mordecai Brown	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Bob Harmon	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Art Fromme	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Jack Coombs	22
2	Bobby Keefe	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.468
2	Matty McIntyre	.430
3	Jimmy Callahan	.429
4	Bris Lord	.414
5	Eddie Collins	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	5
2	Fred Luderus	4
2	Doc Miller	4
4	Buck Herzog	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	30
2	Ping Bodie	27
3	Honus Wagner	23
4	Jim Delahanty	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	18
2	Ty Cobb	17
3	Sam Crawford	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	Fred Snodgrass	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	1.95
2	Christy Mathewson	2.36
3	Harry Krause	2.57
4	Mordecai Brown	2.66
5	Ray Fisher	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	7
1	Bob Harmon	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Vean Gregg	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	52
2	Jack Coombs	43
2	Rube Marquard	43
2	Earl Moore	43
5	Ed Walsh	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Eddie Plank	3
3	Jack Coombs	2
3	Charley Hall	2
3	Nap Rucker	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.406
2	Nap Lajoie	.375
3	Eddie Collins	.361
4	Tris Speaker	.359
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
4	Dick Hoblitzell	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	117
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Ty Cobb	106
4	Honus Wagner	95
5	Frank Schulte	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	82
2	Bob Bescher	71
3	Ty Cobb	66
4	Red Murray	63
5	Clyde Milan	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	2.36
2	Jack Coombs	2.45
3	Russ Ford	2.56
4	Walter Johnson	2.62
5	Christy Mathewson	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	36
2	Russ Ford	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Mordecai Brown	26
4	Earl Moore	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	267
2	Jack Coombs	261
3	Ed Walsh	253
4	Earl Moore	221
5	Russ Ford	207

Saves

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