On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 10 6 .625 --
Indians 10 7 .588 0.5
Yankees 8 7 .533 1.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 1.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
White Sox 10 9 .526 1.5
Browns 5 10 .333 4.5
Athletics 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 7 4 .636 --
Phillies 8 5 .615 0.0
Braves 7 5 .583 0.5
Cubs 8 6 .571 0.5
Reds 9 8 .529 1.0
Cardinals 8 8 .500 1.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 3.0
Giants 2 10 .167 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Red Killefer 3
1 Bill Rariden 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 1
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 4
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Frank Snyder 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Tommy Clarke 1
1 Red Killefer 1
1 Bert Niehoff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Keating 0.38
2 Pete Alexander 0.33
3 Rube Benton 0.30
4 Sherry Smith 0.18
5 Lee Meadows 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Gene Dale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Gene Dale 3
1 Ray Keating 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Schulz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .458
2 Jake Daubert .400
3 Bill Hinchman .370
4 George Burns .346
5 2 tied .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Cy Williams 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 12
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
3 Hal Chase 11
3 Wally Pipp 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

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 Jeff Pfeffer 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Red Faber 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Dave Davenport 27
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Guy Morton 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Bill Hinchman .317
3 Larry Doyle .317
4 Ed Konetchy .313
5 Max Flack .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
4 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 106
2 Ty Cobb 102
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 49
3 Eddie Collins 44
3 Clyde Milan 44
3 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
3 Ernie Shore 1.63
4 Fred Toney 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
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 227
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 Tom Hughes 169
4 Jeff Tesreau 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Hugh Bedient 9
3 Carl Mays 7
4 Cy Barger 6
5 3 tied 5