On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 17 .685 --
Athletics 33 17 .660 2.0
Highlanders 27 22 .551 7.5
Red Sox 28 23 .549 7.5
White Sox 24 22 .522 9.0
Naps 21 34 .382 16.5
Senators 20 33 .377 16.5
Browns 16 38 .296 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 19 .635 --
Giants 33 20 .623 0.5
Phillies 32 22 .593 2.0
Pirates 30 23 .566 3.5
Cardinals 28 24 .538 5.0
Reds 24 29 .453 9.5
Dodgers 19 33 .365 14.0
Rustlers 13 42 .236 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank LaPorte 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Bris Lord 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 Danny Murphy 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Shean 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Archer 1
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Reulbach 0.64
1 Bill Steele 0.64
3 Howie Camnitz 0.50
4 Buster Brown 0.36
5 Earl Moore 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Bill Steele 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Reulbach 7
1 Bill Steele 7
3 Buster Brown 4
3 Howie Camnitz 4
3 George Chalmers 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .443
2 Eddie Collins .408
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .379
4 Tris Speaker .376
5 Danny Murphy .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 7
2 Dick Hoblitzell 6
2 Frank Schulte 6
2 John Titus 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Honus Wagner 46
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Sam Crawford 41
5 Ping Bodie 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Red Murray 23
3 Bob Bescher 22
4 Sam Crawford 21
4 Josh Devore 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.37
2 Christy Mathewson 2.65
3 Babe Adams 2.83
4 Eddie Plank 2.89
5 Vean Gregg 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
1 Smoky Joe Wood 12
3 Jack Coombs 11
3 Christy Mathewson 11
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 93
2 Smoky Joe Wood 90
3 Pete Alexander 86
4 Earl Moore 80
5 Jack Coombs 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Charley Hall 3
2 Eddie Plank 3
4 Jack Coombs 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .558
2 Johnny Bates .524
3 Jim Delahanty .513
4 Al Bridwell .413
5 Jimmy Callahan .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Gessler 15
2 Sherry Magee 13
2 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Ty Cobb 12
5 Ping Bodie 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Birdie Cree 9
2 Joe Tinker 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
3 Bobby Byrne 7
3 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 0.00
2 Jack Quinn 0.75
3 Ray Fisher 1.08
4 Larry Pape 1.23
5 Dixie Walker 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Nap Rucker 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 25
1 Ed Walsh 25
3 Eddie Plank 20
3 Bill Steele 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .485
2 Jim Delahanty .427
3 Eddie Collins .402
4 Bris Lord .388
5 Germany Schaefer .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
1 Paul Meloan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 25
1 Ty Cobb 25
3 Eddie Collins 22
3 Doc Gessler 22
3 Sherry Magee 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 15
2 Red Murray 14
3 Jimmy Callahan 13
3 Ty Cobb 13
5 Fred Snodgrass 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Krause 1.93
2 Doc Crandall 2.13
3 Howie Camnitz 2.19
4 Bobby Keefe 2.25
5 Christy Mathewson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
2 Bob Harmon 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 51
2 Smoky Joe Wood 43
3 Jack Coombs 41
4 Pete Alexander 40
5 Earl Moore 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Eddie Plank 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Bill Steele 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .404
2 Nap Lajoie .374
3 Eddie Collins .363
4 Tris Speaker .355
5 Honus Wagner .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Fred Beck 10
3 Ty Cobb 10
5 Dick Hoblitzell 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 123
2 Sam Crawford 111
3 Ty Cobb 109
4 Honus Wagner 97
5 Frank Schulte 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 78
2 Bob Bescher 69
3 Ty Cobb 64
3 Red Murray 64
5 Clyde Milan 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.37
2 Jack Coombs 2.45
3 Russ Ford 2.61
4 Christy Mathewson 2.63
5 Walter Johnson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 37
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Russ Ford 27
4 Earl Moore 26
5 Mordecai Brown 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 259
2 Walter Johnson 253
3 Ed Walsh 252
4 Earl Moore 209
5 Russ Ford 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Harry Gaspar 7
3 Charley Hall 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
3 Ed Walsh 5