On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 7 .682 --
Senators 11 8 .579 2.5
Yankees 11 8 .579 2.5
Tigers 10 11 .476 4.5
Red Sox 10 11 .476 4.5
White Sox 10 13 .435 5.5
Browns 7 11 .389 6.0
Athletics 7 12 .368 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 10 4 .714 --
Braves 10 5 .667 0.5
Cubs 11 9 .550 2.0
Reds 11 10 .524 2.5
Phillies 8 8 .500 3.0
Cardinals 10 10 .500 3.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 4.5
Giants 2 13 .133 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Dan Costello 3
2 Otto Knabe 3
2 Elmer Smith 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Ed Fitzpatrick 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otto Knabe 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Turner Barber 2
2 Ed Fitzpatrick 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McConnell 1.00
2 George Mogridge 0.75
3 Al Mamaux 0.55
4 Wheezer Dell 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Wheezer Dell 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 8
2 Al Mamaux 6
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .362
2 Bill Hinchman .357
3 Honus Wagner .347
4 George Burns .339
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Jack Graney 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 Vic Saier 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Ray Schalk 13
2 Cy Williams 13
5 Hal Chase 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Ed Barney 8
2 Bruno Betzel 8
4 Hal Chase 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.26
3 Red Ames 0.36
4 Ed Klepfer 0.73
5 Erv Kantlehner 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Red Faber 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 George McConnell 31
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Dave Davenport 27
4 Guy Morton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Nick Cullop 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Ed Konetchy .315
3 Larry Doyle .314
4 Bill Hinchman .312
5 Jake Daubert .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 14
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 104
2 Ty Cobb 100
3 Sam Crawford 98
4 Gavvy Cravath 92
5 Hal Chase 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 87
2 Benny Kauff 50
3 Max Carey 46
4 Clyde Milan 44
5 Eddie Collins 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.53
3 Ernie Shore 1.69
4 Fred Toney 1.71
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jim Scott 25
4 George McConnell 24
4 Dick Rudolph 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 225
2 Dave Davenport 223
3 Walter Johnson 220
4 George McConnell 167
5 Tom Hughes 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Hugh Bedient 8
3 Carl Mays 7
4 Cy Barger 6
5 3 tied 5