On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1911

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 18 .673 --
Athletics 33 18 .647 2.0
Highlanders 28 22 .560 6.5
White Sox 25 22 .532 8.0
Red Sox 28 25 .528 8.0
Naps 23 34 .404 15.0
Senators 20 33 .377 16.0
Browns 16 38 .296 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 19 .642 --
Giants 33 21 .611 1.5
Phillies 32 23 .582 3.0
Pirates 30 23 .566 4.0
Cardinals 29 24 .547 5.0
Reds 25 29 .463 9.5
Dodgers 19 34 .358 15.0
Rustlers 13 42 .236 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Birmingham 4
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 Duffy Lewis 3
5 29 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
3 Mickey Doolin 2
3 Harry Gaspar 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Bob Harmon 0.67
3 Pete Alexander 0.64
4 Harry McIntire 0.50
5 Jack Warhop 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Jack Warhop 5
3 Bob Harmon 4
3 Harry McIntire 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .439
2 Eddie Collins .407
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Tris Speaker .372
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 Bob Bescher 23
2 Red Murray 23
4 Sam Crawford 21
4 Josh Devore 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Keefe 2.37
2 Christy Mathewson 2.62
3 Babe Adams 2.83
4 Vean Gregg 2.94
5 Barney Pelty 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
1 Smoky Joe Wood 12
3 Jack Coombs 11
3 Christy Mathewson 11
5 Bob Harmon 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 97
2 Pete Alexander 95
3 Smoky Joe Wood 90
4 Earl Moore 80
5 Jack Coombs 75

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 Jim Delahanty .568
2 Johnny Bates .526
3 Ty Cobb .524
4 Home Run Baker .415
5 Harry Wolter .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Ty Cobb 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 0.00
2 Jack Quinn 0.75
3 Ray Fisher 1.20
4 Larry Pape 1.23
5 Dixie Walker 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Nap Rucker 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Jack Coombs 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
4 Ed Reulbach 19
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .477
2 Jim Delahanty .434
3 Home Run Baker .402
4 Eddie Collins .396
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
1 Paul Meloan 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Duffy Lewis 24
3 Ping Bodie 23
4 Doc Gessler 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 15
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Red Murray 13
4 Jimmy Callahan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Crandall 1.86
2 Harry Krause 1.93
3 Bobby Keefe 2.25
4 Howie Camnitz 2.26
5 Christy Mathewson 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
1 Bob Harmon 8
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 55
2 Jack Coombs 44
3 Smoky Joe Wood 43
4 Pete Alexander 42
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 .401
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Eddie Collins .362
4 Tris Speaker .354
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 120
2 Sam Crawford 110
3 Ty Cobb 106
4 Honus Wagner 97
5 Frank Schulte 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 77
2 Bob Bescher 70
3 Ty Cobb 64
3 Red Murray 64
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 2.47
2 Jack Coombs 2.49
3 Russ Ford 2.61
4 Christy Mathewson 2.62
5 Walter Johnson 2.64

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 Jack Coombs 256
1 Ed Walsh 256
3 Walter Johnson 253
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