On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 11 .656 --
Senators 20 11 .645 0.5
Yankees 14 12 .538 4.0
Red Sox 14 15 .483 5.5
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.0
White Sox 13 18 .419 7.5
Athletics 12 17 .414 7.5
Browns 11 17 .393 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 15 9 .625 --
Phillies 16 11 .593 0.5
Braves 14 11 .560 1.5
Giants 13 13 .500 3.0
Cubs 15 16 .484 3.5
Reds 15 18 .455 4.5
Cardinals 14 18 .438 5.0
Pirates 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
4 Eddie Ainsmith 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 3
2 Bill McKechnie 2
2 Terry Turner 2
2 Lefty Tyler 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 2
2 Oscar Dugey 1
2 Chick Gandil 1
2 Ed Konetchy 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 1.43
2 Walter Johnson 0.83
3 Eppa Rixey 0.75
4 Lefty Tyler 0.67
5 Jimmy Lavender 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 10
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Jimmy Lavender 5
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 Eppa Rixey 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .354
2 Heinie Zimmerman .347
3 Bill Hinchman .345
4 Amos Strunk .330
5 2 tied .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 28
1 Heinie Zimmerman 28
3 Art Fletcher 20
4 Harry Heilmann 18
4 Wally Pipp 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 Bruno Betzel 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.07
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.17
3 Red Ames 1.26
4 Pete Alexander 1.29
5 Wheezer Dell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Guy Morton 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 63
2 Harry Harper 46
3 Red Ames 41
3 Guy Morton 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Reb Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 28 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .364
1 Heinie Zimmerman .364
3 Red Smith .357
4 Larry Doyle .345
5 Charlie Pick .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 17
2 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Dave Robertson 13
4 Gavvy Cravath 11
4 Art Fletcher 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Cullop 0.00
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
4 Larry Cheney 0.61
5 Pete Alexander 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Myers 4
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Bert Gallia 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 29
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Harry Harper 22
4 Al Mamaux 20
5 Wheezer Dell 18

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 .331
2 Larry Doyle .323
3 Ed Konetchy .318
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Jake Daubert .308

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 Sam Crawford 99
2 Bobby Veach 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 93
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 85
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Clyde Milan 46
4 Max Carey 44
5 Burt Shotton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.18
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.75
3 Walter Johnson 1.80
4 Fred Toney 1.90
5 Ernie Shore 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Pete Alexander 30
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Jim Scott 23
5 6 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 227
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Pete Alexander 211
4 George McConnell 161
5 Tom Hughes 159

Saves

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