On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 9 .700 --
Senators 18 11 .621 2.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 5.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 7.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 7.5
Athletics 12 16 .429 8.0
Browns 11 16 .407 8.5
White Sox 12 18 .400 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 14 9 .609 --
Braves 13 10 .565 1.0
Phillies 14 11 .560 1.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 2.0
Cardinals 14 16 .467 3.5
Giants 11 13 .458 3.5
Reds 14 17 .452 4.0
Pirates 12 17 .414 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Mann 4
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Jack Smith 3
2 Ivey Wingo 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Max Carey 2
2 Max Flack 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Jack Smith 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Ed Barney 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Art Fletcher 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.56
3 Guy Morton 0.55
3 Sherry Smith 0.55
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 8
2 Bullet Joe Bush 7
2 Harry Coveleski 7
4 Guy Morton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .362
2 Jake Daubert .351
3 Amos Strunk .343
4 Bill Hinchman .337
5 Hal Chase .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 27
2 Cy Williams 25
3 Harry Heilmann 18
3 Wally Pipp 18
5 Art Fletcher 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Bruno Betzel 10
3 Ed Barney 9
3 Benny Kauff 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.47
2 Ed Klepfer 0.73
3 Dutch Leonard 1.07
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.17
5 Pete Alexander 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 58
2 Harry Harper 46
3 Guy Morton 41
4 Hippo Vaughn 38
5 Bullet Joe Bush 37

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 Heinie Zimmerman .393
2 Red Smith .368
3 Amos Strunk .366
4 Dave Robertson .360
5 George Cutshaw .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Cy Williams 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Max Carey 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 Benny Kauff 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Nick Cullop 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
4 Jim Bagby 0.50
5 Elmer Knetzer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 4
1 Elmer Myers 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 25
2 Al Mamaux 23
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Red Ames 19
4 Hippo Vaughn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .324
2 Ed Konetchy .321
3 Larry Doyle .319
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Jake Daubert .309

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 105
2 Bobby Veach 101
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 92
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 85
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 47
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 Fred Toney 1.90
5 Ernie Shore 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Jim Scott 23
5 4 tied 22

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