On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	12	.647	--
Senators	21	12	.636	0.5
Yankees	15	13	.536	4.0
Red Sox	16	15	.516	4.5
White Sox	14	19	.424	7.5
Athletics	13	18	.419	7.5
Tigers	13	19	.406	8.0
Browns	12	18	.400	8.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Yankees 10, Browns 1

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Indians 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	17	9	.654	--
Phillies	18	12	.600	1.0
Giants	15	13	.536	3.0
Braves	15	13	.536	3.0
Cubs	16	18	.471	5.0
Cardinals	16	19	.457	5.5
Reds	15	20	.429	6.5
Pirates	12	20	.375	8.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Giants 6, Reds 1

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Bob Fisher	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Magee	3
1	Bert Niehoff	3
3	Red Faber	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Boone	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Pete Compton	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	0.80
2	Guy Morton	0.60
2	Eppa Rixey	0.60
4	Red Faber	0.50
4	Carl Weilman	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	8
2	Guy Morton	6
3	Red Faber	4
3	Pol Perritt	4
3	Carl Weilman	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.383
2	Dave Robertson	.351
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.346
4	Amos Strunk	.339
5	Frank Schulte	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	29
1	Heinie Zimmerman	29
3	Art Fletcher	20
3	Wally Pipp	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Benny Kauff	12
3	George Sisler	11
4	Bruno Betzel	10
4	Larry Doyle	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.07
2	Red Ames	1.26
3	Wheezer Dell	1.33
4	Pete Alexander	1.37
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	63
2	Harry Harper	53
3	Guy Morton	47
4	Hippo Vaughn	44
5	Red Ames	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Reb Russell	2
5	29 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.426
2	Jake Daubert	.408
3	Bill McKechnie	.373
4	Amos Strunk	.370
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	3 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	13
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
3	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Dave Robertson	12
5	Bert Niehoff	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
3	Larry Doyle	5
3	Fred Merkle	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Cullop	0.00
2	Harry Harper	0.35
3	Bob Shawkey	0.49
4	Elmer Knetzer	0.64
5	Pete Alexander	0.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	4
1	Elmer Myers	4
1	Pol Perritt	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Red Ames	24
3	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Harry Harper	21
5	Guy Morton	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.398
2	Amos Strunk	.352
3	Dave Robertson	.351
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.350
5	Larry Doyle	.347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	25
2	Heinie Zimmerman	20
3	Art Fletcher	18
4	Wally Pipp	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	George Sisler	10
3	Larry Doyle	9
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Armando Marsans	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.27
2	Guy Morton	1.30
3	Al Mamaux	1.30
4	Red Ames	1.44
5	Wheezer Dell	1.45

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	37
3	Hippo Vaughn	36
4	Red Ames	35
4	Guy Morton	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	24 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.329
2	Larry Doyle	.324
3	Ed Konetchy	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Bill Hinchman	.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	101
2	Sam Crawford	97
2	Bobby Veach	97
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
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.82
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.84
4	Fred Toney	1.90
5	Ernie Shore	1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	221
2	Dave Davenport	220
3	Pete Alexander	217
4	Tom Hughes	166
5	Al Mamaux	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