On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Browns 5 3 .625 0.5
Red Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Tigers 5 4 .556 1.0
White Sox 5 5 .500 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.0
Indians 2 5 .286 3.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 1 .857 --
Reds 5 4 .556 2.0
Braves 3 3 .500 2.5
Cardinals 4 4 .500 2.5
Cubs 4 4 .500 2.5
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Robins 2 3 .400 3.0
Giants 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Max Flack 3
2 John Henry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Flack 1
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Oldring 4
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Paddy Baumann 2
2 Max Flack 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 1.25
2 Harry Harper 1.17
3 Ed Klepfer 0.73
4 Jack Nabors 0.40
5 Tom Seaton 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Jack Nabors 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Klepfer 8
2 Harry Harper 7
2 Eddie Plank 7
4 Dave Davenport 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .455
2 George Burns .423
2 Tris Speaker .423
4 Bill Hinchman .393
5 Larry Gardner .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Vic Saier 2
3 Johnny Beall 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 8
1 Jim Viox 8
1 Heinie Zimmerman 8
4 Fred Luderus 7
4 Ray Schalk 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
2 Hal Chase 5
3 Bruno Betzel 4
3 Tris Speaker 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
1 Cap Crowell 0.00
4 Ed Klepfer 0.38
5 George McConnell 0.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Al Demaree 2
2 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Harry Harper 16
2 Walter Johnson 16
4 Hooks Dauss 15
4 Dave Davenport 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Dan Griner 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Ed Konetchy .315
3 Bill Hinchman .313
4 Larry Doyle .312
5 Jack Fournier .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Vic Saier 13
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 108
1 Bobby Veach 108
3 Ty Cobb 105
4 Gavvy Cravath 96
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 92
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Fritz Maisel 47
4 Eddie Collins 45
5 Clyde Milan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Ernie Shore 1.46
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
4 Fred Toney 1.63
5 Walter Johnson 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Jim Scott 24
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 231
2 Dave Davenport 230
3 Walter Johnson 211
4 Jeff Tesreau 173
5 2 tied 169

Saves

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