On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Senators 15 9 .625 1.5
Yankees 13 11 .542 3.5
Tigers 13 13 .500 4.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.5
White Sox 12 16 .429 6.5
Athletics 9 15 .375 7.5
Browns 8 15 .348 8.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 12 6 .667 --
Braves 12 7 .632 0.5
Phillies 11 10 .524 2.5
Cardinals 13 12 .520 2.5
Cubs 13 12 .520 2.5
Reds 12 14 .462 4.0
Pirates 10 16 .385 6.0
Giants 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Max Flack 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Dave Robertson 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Bruno Betzel 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Bruno Betzel 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Bert Niehoff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Sallee 0.40
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.31
3 George McConnell 0.25
4 Pete Schneider 0.15
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Sallee 4
1 Jeff Tesreau 4
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Pete Schneider 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .353
2 Jake Daubert .351
3 George Burns .337
4 Bill Hinchman .333
4 Les Nunamaker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 25
2 Cy Williams 19
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Jack Fournier 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Bruno Betzel 10
3 Ed Barney 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
5 7 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.30
3 Red Ames 0.50
4 Dutch Leonard 0.71
5 Ed Klepfer 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Guy Morton 5
4 Bullet Joe Bush 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 44
2 Harry Harper 41
3 Babe Ruth 34
4 George McConnell 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 23 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .385
1 Amos Strunk .385
3 Larry Doyle .367
4 George Cutshaw .342
4 Hank Gowdy .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 Dave Robertson 2
3 Lefty Tyler 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 13
2 Home Run Baker 10
2 George Burns 10
2 George Cutshaw 10
2 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 George Burns 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Armando Marsans 5
2 Bert Niehoff 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Joe Boehling 0.00
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
4 Wheezer Dell 0.35
5 Red Ames 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Guy Morton 3
1 Elmer Myers 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 24
2 Red Ames 19
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Dutch Leonard 15
3 Al Mamaux 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .327
2 Larry Doyle .321
3 Ed Konetchy .321
4 Bill Hinchman .310
5 Jake Daubert .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 15
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 Frank Schulte 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 104
2 Bobby Veach 102
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 87
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 47
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.53
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.69
4 Fred Toney 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Jim Scott 25
4 Dick Rudolph 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 227
2 Pete Alexander 225
3 Walter Johnson 215
4 Tom Hughes 166
4 George McConnell 166

Saves

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