Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, May 12, 1916

On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	17	9	.654	--
Senators	14	9	.609	1.5
Yankees	13	10	.565	2.5
Tigers	13	12	.520	3.5
Red Sox	12	13	.480	4.5
White Sox	12	15	.444	5.5
Browns	8	14	.364	7.0
Athletics	8	15	.348	7.5

Games

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 8, Athletics 6

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	11	5	.688	--
Braves	12	6	.667	0.0
Cubs	13	11	.542	2.0
Cardinals	12	11	.522	2.5
Reds	12	12	.500	3.0
Phillies	9	10	.474	3.5
Pirates	9	16	.360	6.5
Giants	6	13	.316	6.5

Games

Braves 9, Cubs 4

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Gowdy	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Bert Niehoff	3
2	Oscar Stanage	3
2	Ossie Vitt	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Dave Robertson	1
2	Lefty Tyler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Niehoff	3
1	Lefty Tyler	3
1	Heinie Zimmerman	3
4	Hank Gowdy	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Heilmann	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mogridge	2.33
2	Lefty Tyler	1.17
3	Harry Harper	0.69
4	Christy Mathewson	0.50
5	Al Mamaux	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	9
2	George Mogridge	7
2	Lefty Tyler	7
4	Al Mamaux	6
4	Mike Prendergast	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.364
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.361
3	George Burns	.346
4	Bill Hinchman	.343
5	Amos Strunk	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Heinie Zimmerman	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	23
2	Cy Williams	19
3	Jack Fournier	16
4	Wally Pipp	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Bruno Betzel	9
3	Ed Barney	8
3	Clyde Milan	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.00
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.41
4	Red Ames	0.53
5	Ed Klepfer	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Guy Morton	5
3	Pete Alexander	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	41
2	Walter Johnson	38
3	Babe Ruth	34
4	George McConnell	31
4	Guy Morton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Reb Russell	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	21 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amos Strunk	.409
2	Dave Robertson	.407
3	Hank Gowdy	.395
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.377
5	Art Fletcher	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	Lefty Tyler	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	12
1	Amos Strunk	12
1	Cy Williams	12
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	George Burns	5
2	Larry Doyle	5
2	Joe Judge	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.00
1	Bert Gallia	0.00
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
4	Joe Boehling	0.55
5	Red Ames	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Jack Coombs	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	24
2	Al Mamaux	19
2	Guy Morton	19
4	Red Ames	18
5	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.330
2	Larry Doyle	.318
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Hal Chase	16
2	Cy Williams	16
4	Benny Kauff	11
4	Dutch Zwilling	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	104
2	Bobby Veach	103
3	Sam Crawford	100
4	Gavvy Cravath	94
5	Hal Chase	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	89
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	48
4	Clyde Milan	47
5	2 tied	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.53
3	Fred Toney	1.69
4	Erv Kantlehner	1.71
5	Walter Johnson	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	226
2	Pete Alexander	220
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	4 tied	5