On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 8 .652 --
Senators 11 9 .550 2.5
Yankees 11 9 .550 2.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 3.5
Red Sox 11 11 .500 3.5
White Sox 11 13 .458 4.5
Browns 8 11 .421 5.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 10 4 .714 --
Braves 10 5 .667 0.5
Cubs 12 9 .571 1.5
Phillies 8 8 .500 3.0
Cardinals 10 10 .500 3.0
Reds 11 11 .500 3.0
Pirates 9 13 .409 5.0
Giants 3 13 .188 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Robertson 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Mickey Doolin 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Walter Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 John Henry 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Joe Judge 2
2 Vic Saier 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.83
2 Ray Caldwell 0.62
3 Harry Harper 0.62
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.43
5 Stan Coveleski 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Jim Park 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 8
2 Ray Caldwell 5
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Dutch Leonard 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .373
2 Jake Daubert .362
3 George Burns .353
4 Heinie Zimmerman .337
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 Jack Graney 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 16
1 Heinie Zimmerman 16
3 Jack Fournier 14
4 Home Run Baker 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Ed Barney 8
2 Bruno Betzel 8
4 Hal Chase 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
2 Red Ames 0.36
3 Dutch Leonard 0.41
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 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 Harry Harper 32
3 George McConnell 31
4 Babe Ruth 30
5 Dave Davenport 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .425
2 George Burns .415
3 Les Nunamaker .405
4 Jake Daubert .385
5 Art Fletcher .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Turner Barber 1
2 Paddy Baumann 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 12
2 John Henry 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 George Burns 10
3 Otto Knabe 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Joe Judge 6
3 Ed Barney 5
3 Bert Niehoff 5
3 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
1 George Mogridge 0.00
3 Red Ames 0.50
4 Guy Morton 0.64
5 Carl Weilman 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Guy Morton 3
2 Dick Rudolph 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 16
2 Bullet Joe Bush 15
2 Walter Johnson 15
2 Guy Morton 15
2 Dick Rudolph 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Larry Doyle .316
3 Ed Konetchy .315
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 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 104
1 Bobby Veach 104
3 Sam Crawford 98
4 Gavvy Cravath 92
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 86
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Max Carey 46
4 Clyde Milan 45
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 224
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 George McConnell 167
5 2 tied 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