On This Day

Wednesday, April 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
Red Sox 5 2 .714 -0.5
White Sox 5 3 .625 0.0
Browns 4 3 .571 0.5
Senators 3 3 .500 1.0
Tigers 3 4 .429 1.5
Indians 2 4 .333 2.0
Athletics 0 5 .000 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 4 1 .800 --
Reds 5 2 .714 0.0
Braves 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 3 3 .500 1.5
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.0
Robins 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.5
Giants 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivy Olson 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Dick Egan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Markle 0.88
2 Dutch Leonard 0.67
3 Joe Boehling 0.36
4 Sherry Smith 0.29
4 Carl Weilman 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Cliff Markle 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Markle 7
2 Joe Boehling 4
2 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Sherry Smith 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .500
2 Tris Speaker .474
3 Tommy Clarke .400
4 Larry Doyle .385
5 Bill Hinchman .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Clyde Milan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 7
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Jack Fournier 6
4 Eddie Collins 5
4 7 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
2 Hal Chase 4
3 Bruno Betzel 3
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 Rabbit Maranville 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
1 Ed Klepfer 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Cap Crowell 0.00
1 Lefty Williams 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Pete Schneider 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 13
2 Babe Ruth 12
3 Walter Johnson 11
4 Babe Adams 10
4 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Dan Griner 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Reb Russell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .338
2 Larry Doyle .318
3 Ed Konetchy .313
4 Bill Hinchman .311
5 Jack Fournier .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 111
2 Bobby Veach 109
3 Ty Cobb 105
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 93
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Fritz Maisel 47
4 Eddie Collins 45
5 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.24
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
3 Fred Toney 1.59
4 Ernie Shore 1.63
5 Walter Johnson 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Red Faber 24
3 Jim Scott 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 238
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 206
4 Red Faber 173
4 Jeff Tesreau 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Carl Mays 7
5 Cy Barger 6