On This Day

Tuesday, April 25, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 4 .667 --
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 1.5
Senators 5 5 .500 2.0
Browns 5 5 .500 2.0
Indians 5 5 .500 2.0
White Sox 6 7 .462 2.5
Athletics 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 1 .857 --
Braves 4 3 .571 2.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 2.0
Cardinals 6 5 .545 2.0
Reds 6 6 .500 2.5
Robins 2 3 .400 3.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 3.5
Giants 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Nunamaker 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Tommy Griffith 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Chick Gandil 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Heinie Groh 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 2
2 Johnny Beall 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Jack Smith 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 0.86
2 Babe Ruth 0.50
3 Fritz Coumbe 0.38
4 Earl Moseley 0.33
5 Ray Caldwell 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Earl Moseley 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Rudolph 6
2 Earl Moseley 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Fritz Coumbe 3
4 Rube Schauer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .471
2 George Burns .400
3 Benny Kauff .364
4 Bill Hinchman .355
5 Heinie Groh .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Vic Saier 2
4 Johnny Beall 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 10
2 Jack Fournier 9
2 Heinie Zimmerman 9
4 Dick Hoblitzell 8
4 Jim Viox 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Lefty Williams 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
4 George McConnell 0.33
5 Ed Klepfer 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Dave Davenport 18
3 George McConnell 18
5 Harry Harper 16

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 .316
3 Bill Hinchman .311
4 Larry Doyle .311
5 Jack Fournier .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 Vic Saier 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 109
2 Sam Crawford 105
3 Ty Cobb 103
4 Gavvy Cravath 96
5 Hal Chase 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 90
2 Benny Kauff 50
3 Fritz Maisel 47
4 Burt Shotton 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Ernie Shore 1.46
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
4 Fred Toney 1.62
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Harry Coveleski 24
3 Red Faber 24
3 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 231
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 212
4 Jeff Tesreau 173
5 Red Faber 171

Saves

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