On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1911

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	19	.689	--
Athletics	37	20	.649	3.0
Highlanders	31	24	.564	8.0
White Sox	29	24	.547	9.0
Red Sox	32	27	.542	9.0
Naps	25	37	.403	17.5
Senators	20	38	.345	20.5
Browns	16	43	.271	25.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 4, Naps 2

Highlanders 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	36	22	.621	--
Giants	36	23	.610	0.5
Phillies	35	24	.593	1.5
Pirates	34	24	.586	2.0
Cardinals	32	26	.552	4.0
Reds	26	33	.441	10.5
Dodgers	21	37	.362	15.0
Rustlers	14	45	.237	22.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Giants 0

Reds 8, Cardinals 7

Phillies 1, Rustlers 0

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Evans	4
1	Heinie Wagner	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Duffy Lewis	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Miller Huggins	1
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	3
2	Jim Doyle	2
2	Eddie Grant	2
2	Ed Karger	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Hooper	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	0.88
1	Nap Rucker	0.88
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.62
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.38
5	Hub Perdue	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bill Burns	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Harry Gaspar	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Adams	7
1	Nap Rucker	7
3	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Smoky Joe Wood	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.444
2	Eddie Collins	.390
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Matty McIntyre	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	7
2	Dick Hoblitzell	6
2	Fred Luderus	6
2	Frank Schulte	6
2	John Titus	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	66
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Sam Crawford	45
4	Ping Bodie	44
4	Sherry Magee	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Red Murray	26
3	Josh Devore	25
4	Bob Bescher	24
5	Sam Crawford	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Keefe	2.32
2	Christy Mathewson	2.41
3	Babe Adams	2.78
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.80
5	Vean Gregg	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	14
1	Smoky Joe Wood	14
3	Jack Coombs	12
3	Christy Mathewson	12
5	Bob Harmon	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	106
2	Pete Alexander	103
3	Smoky Joe Wood	100
4	Jack Coombs	87
5	Earl Moore	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Charley Hall	3
2	Eddie Plank	3
4	Jack Coombs	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Birdie Cree	.465
2	Ty Cobb	.451
3	Jim Delahanty	.442
4	Dave Rowan	.421
5	Johnny Bates	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Smoky Joe Wood	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	16
1	Heinie Zimmerman	16
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Home Run Baker	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Birdie Cree	9
2	Jimmy Callahan	8
3	Bobby Byrne	7
3	Josh Devore	7
3	Red Murray	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.74
2	Jack Warhop	1.17
3	Bill Burns	1.30
4	Jack Quinn	1.40
5	Bobby Keefe	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Nap Rucker	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Jack Coombs	24
3	Pete Alexander	23
4	Smoky Joe Wood	22
5	Babe Adams	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Reggie Richter	2
2	Buster Brown	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Bob Groom	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.477
2	Buck Herzog	.420
3	Home Run Baker	.406
4	Johnny Bates	.406
5	Tris Speaker	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	29
1	Duffy Lewis	29
3	Ping Bodie	25
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	Doc Gessler	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	15
2	Josh Devore	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Red Murray	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.32
2	Doc Crandall	1.86
3	Jack Quinn	2.29
4	Pete Alexander	2.33
5	Bill Burns	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Bob Harmon	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	53
2	Jack Coombs	52
3	Pete Alexander	45
4	Smoky Joe Wood	43
5	Earl Moore	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Reggie Richter	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.406
2	Nap Lajoie	.373
3	Eddie Collins	.360
4	Tris Speaker	.352
5	Honus Wagner	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	15
2	Sherry Magee	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Fred Beck	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	114
2	Ty Cobb	112
3	Sam Crawford	108
4	Honus Wagner	101
5	Frank Schulte	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	71
2	Bob Bescher	68
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Red Murray	66
5	Josh Devore	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Ford	2.54
2	Ed Walsh	2.57
3	Christy Mathewson	2.58
4	Jack Coombs	2.62
5	Chief Bender	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	36
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Russ Ford	27
4	Earl Moore	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	265
2	Ed Walsh	256
3	Walter Johnson	246
4	Earl Moore	208
5	Russ Ford	202

Saves

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