On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 9 .679 --
Senators 18 9 .667 0.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 4.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 5.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 6.5
White Sox 12 16 .429 7.0
Athletics 10 16 .385 8.0
Browns 9 16 .360 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 8 .619 --
Robins 13 8 .619 0.0
Phillies 13 10 .565 1.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 2.0
Cardinals 14 14 .500 2.5
Reds 12 17 .414 5.0
Giants 9 13 .409 4.5
Pirates 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Gene Packard 3
2 Jack Smith 3
2 Amos Strunk 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Frank Schulte 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Art Fletcher 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Tony Brottem 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Pick 4
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Dots Miller 2
2 Jimmy Walsh 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Anderson 0.70
2 Tom Hughes 0.67
3 Harry Harper 0.56
4 Dave Davenport 0.38
5 Jean Dubuc 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Gene Packard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 7
2 Dave Davenport 5
2 Harry Harper 5
4 Gene Dale 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .372
2 Heinie Zimmerman .358
3 Hal Chase .333
4 George Burns .330
4 Amos Strunk .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Jack Graney 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 25
2 Cy Williams 24
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Ty Cobb 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Bruno Betzel 10
3 Benny Kauff 9
3 Charlie Pick 9
3 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.47
2 Dutch Leonard 0.71
3 Ed Klepfer 0.73
4 Erv Kantlehner 0.86
5 Red Ames 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Guy Morton 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Harry Harper 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Harry Harper 46
3 Dave Davenport 36
4 Guy Morton 35
5 Babe Ruth 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Reb Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 26 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .472
2 Hank Gowdy .390
3 Heinie Zimmerman .377
4 Amos Strunk .375
5 Larry Doyle .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 13
3 George Burns 11
4 George Cutshaw 10
4 Art Fletcher 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 Benny Kauff 6
2 Charlie Pick 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Erv Kantlehner 0.40
3 Hi Jasper 0.51
4 Wheezer Dell 0.52
5 Jim Bagby 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Guy Morton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 25
2 Red Ames 21
3 Walter Johnson 20
4 Al Mamaux 18
5 Wheezer Dell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .326
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Ed Konetchy .318
4 Bill Hinchman .312
5 Jake Daubert .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Hal Chase 16
2 Cy Williams 16
4 Frank Schulte 12
5 Benny Kauff 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 106
2 Bobby Veach 101
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 90
5 Hal Chase 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 45
5 Burt Shotton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.28
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.69
3 Walter Johnson 1.77
4 Ernie Shore 1.88
5 Dutch Leonard 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Pete Alexander 29
3 Dick Rudolph 24
3 Jim Scott 24
5 Harry Coveleski 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 224
2 Pete Alexander 213
2 Walter Johnson 213
4 Tom Hughes 170
5 Red Faber 164

Saves

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