On This Day

Friday, May 5, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 11 6 .647 --
Indians 12 7 .632 0.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 2.0
Red Sox 10 9 .526 2.0
White Sox 10 11 .476 3.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 3.0
Browns 7 10 .412 4.0
Athletics 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 8 4 .667 --
Braves 8 5 .615 0.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 1.0
Cubs 9 7 .563 1.0
Reds 10 9 .526 1.5
Cardinals 9 9 .500 2.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 3.5
Giants 2 11 .154 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Tom Long 3
1 Armando Marsans 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 Hi Jasper 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Buck Herzog 3
1 Armando Marsans 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Johnson 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Max Carey 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reb Russell 0.60
2 Babe Ruth 0.38
3 Stan Coveleski 0.30
4 Bob Harmon 0.25
5 George Cunningham 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hi Jasper 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Tom Seaton 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Al Mamaux 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .388
2 George Burns .357
2 Bill Hinchman .357
4 Honus Wagner .339
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 13
2 Ray Schalk 12
2 Heinie Zimmerman 12
4 Hal Chase 11
4 Cy Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ed Barney 8
3 Bruno Betzel 7
4 Hal Chase 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.26
2 Cliff Markle 0.50
3 Red Ames 0.56
4 Lefty Williams 0.63
5 Ed Klepfer 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Red Faber 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Dave Davenport 27
4 Guy Morton 24
5 George McConnell 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Bill Hinchman .318
3 Ed Konetchy .314
4 Larry Doyle .313
5 Max Flack .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 106
2 Ty Cobb 102
3 Sam Crawford 100
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 49
3 Clyde Milan 45
4 Max Carey 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
3 Ernie Shore 1.69
4 Fred Toney 1.72
5 Walter Johnson 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jim Scott 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 223
2 Pete Alexander 222
3 Walter Johnson 218
4 Tom Hughes 170
5 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