On This Day

Monday, May 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 9 6 .600 --
Tigers 9 7 .563 0.5
Red Sox 9 7 .563 0.5
Indians 9 7 .563 0.5
Yankees 7 6 .538 1.0
White Sox 9 9 .500 1.5
Browns 5 9 .357 3.5
Athletics 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 6 3 .667 --
Phillies 7 4 .636 0.0
Cubs 8 5 .615 0.0
Braves 6 4 .600 0.5
Cardinals 7 7 .500 1.5
Reds 8 8 .500 1.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 3.0
Giants 1 9 .100 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Jack Barry 2
2 George Burns 2
2 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 1
1 Amos Strunk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 John Henry 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
4 Hal Chase 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Art Fletcher 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 1.00
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.56
3 Erskine Mayer 0.50
4 Stan Coveleski 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Erskine Mayer 5
1 Dick Rudolph 5
4 Harry Harper 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .465
2 Jake Daubert .432
3 George Burns .378
4 Bill Hinchman .370
5 Heinie Zimmerman .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Cy Williams 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 12
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
3 Hal Chase 10
3 Jack Fournier 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Ed Barney 6
2 Bruno Betzel 6
2 Tris Speaker 6
5 Hal Chase 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Williams 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.35
3 Cliff Markle 0.50
4 Ed Klepfer 0.73
5 Ray Fisher 0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Dave Davenport 27
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 George McConnell 22
5 Harry Harper 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .333
2 Bill Hinchman .318
3 Max Flack .314
4 Ed Konetchy .312
5 Jake Daubert .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
4 Vic Saier 12
4 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 106
2 Ty Cobb 103
3 Sam Crawford 102
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 49
3 Eddie Collins 44
3 Fritz Maisel 44
3 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.31
2 Ernie Shore 1.45
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
4 Fred Toney 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Jim Scott 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 228
2 Pete Alexander 225
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 Jeff Tesreau 167
5 Tom Hughes 166

Saves

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