On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 21 11 .656 --
Indians 21 12 .636 0.5
Yankees 14 13 .519 4.5
Red Sox 15 15 .500 5.0
Athletics 13 17 .433 7.0
Tigers 13 18 .419 7.5
Browns 12 17 .414 7.5
White Sox 13 19 .406 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 15 9 .625 --
Phillies 17 11 .607 0.0
Braves 15 11 .577 1.0
Giants 13 13 .500 3.0
Cubs 15 17 .469 4.0
Reds 15 18 .455 4.5
Cardinals 14 19 .424 5.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Graney 3
1 Armando Marsans 3
1 Elmer Myers 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zip Collins 1
1 Jack Graney 1
1 Armando Marsans 1
1 Braggo Roth 1
1 Jimmy Walsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Cooper 3
1 Armando Marsans 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Harper 1.75
2 Tom Hughes 0.78
3 Pete Alexander 0.75
4 Mellie Wolfgang 0.67
5 Elmer Myers 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 7
1 Tom Hughes 7
1 Elmer Myers 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .354
2 Bill Hinchman .345
3 Heinie Zimmerman .336
4 Amos Strunk .333
5 2 tied .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 28
1 Heinie Zimmerman 28
3 Art Fletcher 20
4 Wally Pipp 19
5 Harry Heilmann 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 George Sisler 11
4 Bruno Betzel 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.07
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.17
3 Red Ames 1.26
4 Wheezer Dell 1.33
5 Pete Alexander 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 63
2 Harry Harper 53
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 29 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .432
2 Dave Robertson .364
2 Red Smith .364
4 Amos Strunk .347
5 2 tied .345

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 12
5 Art Fletcher 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Larry Doyle 6
2 George Sisler 6

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 Elmer Knetzer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Myers 5
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Bert Gallia 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 29
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Red Ames 24
4 Elmer Myers 22
5 Al Mamaux 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .376
2 Jake Daubert .363
3 Heinie Zimmerman .350
4 Amos Strunk .345
5 Larry Doyle .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Jack Graney 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 4
4 Bob Bescher 3
4 Dave Robertson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 26
2 Heinie Zimmerman 22
3 Art Fletcher 18
4 George Burns 15
4 Wally Pipp 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 Max Carey 10
3 Benny Kauff 9
3 Armando Marsans 9
5 Bert Niehoff 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Weilman 1.21
2 Dutch Leonard 1.27
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1.29
4 Red Ames 1.31
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Harry Harper 44
3 Red Ames 39
4 Guy Morton 31
5 Hippo Vaughn 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 24 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .327
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 104
2 Sam Crawford 99
2 Bobby Veach 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 94
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
4 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.20
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 Pete Alexander 31
1 Walter Johnson 31
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Jim Scott 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 227
2 Dave Davenport 220
3 Pete Alexander 217
4 Tom Hughes 166
5 George McConnell 161

Saves

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