On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
Senators 18 10 .643 1.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 5.0
Red Sox 13 14 .481 6.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 7.0
White Sox 12 17 .414 8.0
Athletics 11 16 .407 8.0
Browns 10 16 .385 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 9 .591 --
Robins 13 9 .591 0.0
Phillies 14 10 .583 0.0
Cubs 15 13 .536 1.0
Cardinals 14 15 .483 2.5
Giants 10 13 .435 3.5
Reds 13 17 .433 4.0
Pirates 11 17 .393 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill McKechnie 4
1 Burt Shotton 4
3 Bill Wambsganss 3
3 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Killefer 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 Red Killefer 2
2 Ward Miller 2
2 Henri Rondeau 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 Max Flack 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Chick Gandil 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 0.60
3 Rube Benton 0.57
4 Red Faber 0.50
4 Pete Schneider 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Red Faber 5
2 Pete Schneider 5
2 Tom Seaton 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .372
2 Jake Daubert .367
3 Amos Strunk .337
4 Hal Chase .330
5 Bill Hinchman .329

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 27
2 Cy Williams 25
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Ty Cobb 16
4 5 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 1.17
5 Pete Alexander 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Guy Morton 6
4 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 58
2 Harry Harper 46
3 Dave Davenport 36
4 Guy Morton 35
5 Babe Ruth 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 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 .447
2 Heinie Zimmerman .404
3 Amos Strunk .390
4 Hank Gowdy .366
5 Frank Schulte .359

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 15
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 George Burns 11
4 Max Carey 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 Benny Kauff 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
3 Jim Bagby 0.50
4 Wheezer Dell 0.52
5 Elmer Knetzer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Myers 4
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Red Ames 25
2 Harry Harper 25
4 Al Mamaux 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .328
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Ed Konetchy .319
4 Bill Hinchman .314
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 91
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 45
5 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.75
3 Walter Johnson 1.82
4 Ernie Shore 1.88
5 Dutch Leonard 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 224
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 216
4 Tom Hughes 170
5 Red Faber 161

Saves

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