On This Day

Wednesday, May 10, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 8 .667 --
Senators 12 9 .571 2.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 3.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 3.5
White Sox 12 13 .480 4.5
Red Sox 11 12 .478 4.5
Browns 8 12 .400 6.0
Athletics 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 11 4 .733 --
Braves 11 5 .688 0.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.5
Cardinals 11 10 .524 3.0
Reds 11 12 .478 4.0
Phillies 8 9 .471 4.0
Pirates 9 14 .391 6.0
Giants 4 13 .235 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Joe Wilhoit 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Smith 3
1 Joe Wilhoit 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Ralph Young 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Anderson 0.75
2 Reb Russell 0.60
3 George Boehler 0.58
4 Guy Morton 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 George Boehler 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Boehler 7
1 Tom Hughes 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
4 Art Nehf 5
4 Jeff Pfeffer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .384
2 Jake Daubert .371
2 Bill Hinchman .371
4 Heinie Zimmerman .344
5 Amos Strunk .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Jack Graney 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 19
2 Cy Williams 18
3 Jack Fournier 16
4 Ty Cobb 14
4 Wally Pipp 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Ed Barney 8
2 Bruno Betzel 8
4 Clyde Milan 7
4 Ray Schalk 7

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
1 Guy Morton 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Harry Harper 32
4 George McConnell 31
4 Guy Morton 31

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 .455
2 Jake Daubert .395
3 Bill Hinchman .387
4 Art Fletcher .381
5 George Burns .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jack Fournier 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Turner Barber 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 14
2 George Burns 11
2 John Henry 11
2 Amos Strunk 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Joe Judge 6
3 Ed Barney 5
3 Bert Niehoff 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
1 George Mogridge 0.00
3 Red Ames 0.50
4 Carl Weilman 0.66
5 Jim Park 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Guy Morton 4
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 19
2 Harry Harper 16
2 Hippo Vaughn 16
4 Bullet Joe Bush 15
4 Walter Johnson 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 .331
2 Ed Konetchy .318
3 Larry Doyle .317
4 Bill Hinchman .310
5 Jake Daubert .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 15
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 105
2 Bobby Veach 104
3 Sam Crawford 100
4 Gavvy Cravath 92
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 87
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Max Carey 46
3 Clyde Milan 46
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 Tom Hughes 172
5 George McConnell 167

Saves

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