On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 36 14 .720 --
Athletics 28 17 .622 5.5
Red Sox 25 21 .543 9.0
White Sox 22 20 .524 10.0
Highlanders 22 22 .500 11.0
Naps 20 29 .408 15.5
Senators 17 31 .354 18.0
Browns 16 32 .333 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 17 .638 --
Phillies 30 18 .625 0.5
Cubs 28 18 .609 1.5
Pirates 25 22 .532 5.0
Cardinals 24 22 .522 5.5
Reds 22 26 .458 8.5
Dodgers 18 30 .375 12.5
Rustlers 12 36 .250 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Billy Purtell 3
1 Fred Snodgrass 3
1 Harry Wolter 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Jim Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Birmingham 3
2 Donie Bush 2
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 Birdie Cree 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 2
1 Al Bridwell 2
1 Bert Daniels 2
1 Harry Wolter 2
5 7 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.33
2 Ray Fisher 0.60
3 Christy Mathewson 0.55
4 Harry Krause 0.54
5 Mordecai Brown 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Harry Krause 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 8
2 Harry Krause 7
3 Lefty Leifield 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
5 Roy Mitchell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .436
2 Eddie Collins .403
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
4 Tris Speaker .371
5 Matty McIntyre .371

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 41
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 Bobby Keefe 2.53
2 Christy Mathewson 2.71
3 Babe Adams 2.93
4 Barney Pelty 2.97
5 Vean Gregg 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Christy Mathewson 10
2 Smoky Joe Wood 10
4 Jack Coombs 9
4 George Mullin 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 82
2 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 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buck Herzog .486
2 Ty Cobb .481
3 Harry Wolter .463
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .447
5 Jack Barry .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 Doc Gessler 14
2 Ping Bodie 13
2 Ty Cobb 13
4 Jim Doyle 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
2 Ty Cobb 9
3 Eddie Grant 8
4 Johnny Bates 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Toney 0.00
2 Christy Mathewson 1.26
3 Howie Camnitz 1.95
4 Larry Pape 1.98
5 2 tied 2.00

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 Ed Walsh 26
2 Jack Coombs 22
3 Howie Camnitz 21
4 Eddie Plank 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .459
2 Matty McIntyre .433
3 Jimmy Callahan .419
4 Bris Lord .418
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Ping Bodie 27
3 Jim Doyle 22
3 Fred Snodgrass 22
3 Honus Wagner 22

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 Slim Sallee 2.58
4 Ray Fisher 2.76
5 Barney Pelty 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 54
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 Jack Quinn 2
3 Nap Rucker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .403
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Tris Speaker .356
4 Eddie Collins .355
5 Honus Wagner .345

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 81
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 65
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 King Cole 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 36
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Russ Ford 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