On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 12 .647 --
Senators 21 12 .636 0.5
Yankees 16 13 .552 3.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 4.0
White Sox 14 19 .424 7.5
Athletics 13 18 .419 7.5
Tigers 13 20 .394 8.5
Browns 12 19 .387 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 17 10 .630 --
Phillies 18 12 .600 0.5
Giants 15 13 .536 2.5
Braves 15 13 .536 2.5
Cardinals 16 19 .457 5.0
Cubs 16 19 .457 5.0
Reds 16 20 .444 5.5
Pirates 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Sisler 4
2 Joe Judge 3
2 Alex McCarthy 3
2 George McConnell 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Austin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paddy Baumann 4
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Alex McCarthy 2
2 Wally Pipp 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Doc Johnston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Harper 1.40
2 Frank Miller 0.75
3 Ernie Shore 0.40
4 Nick Cullop 0.31
5 Wheezer Dell 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
3 Nick Cullop 4
3 Ernie Shore 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .373
2 Amos Strunk .339
3 Heinie Zimmerman .333
4 Larry Doyle .325
5 Bill Hinchman .323

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 30
1 Heinie Zimmerman 30
3 Wally Pipp 22
4 Art Fletcher 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 Nick Cullop 0.88
2 Dutch Leonard 1.07
3 Red Ames 1.26
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 69
2 Harry Harper 60
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 .400
2 Harry Hooper .394
3 Bill McKechnie .391
4 Jake Daubert .375
5 Larry Doyle .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
1 Cy Williams 12
3 Bert Niehoff 11
3 Heinie Zimmerman 11
5 Dave Robertson 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 7
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Larry Doyle 5
2 Harry Hooper 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Harper 0.28
2 Bob Shawkey 0.49
3 Frank Miller 0.50
4 Babe Ruth 0.60
5 Elmer Knetzer 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Myers 4
1 Pol Perritt 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Bert Gallia 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Harry Harper 28
3 Red Ames 24
4 Hippo Vaughn 20
5 Elmer Myers 19

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 .385
2 Dave Robertson .351
3 Larry Doyle .347
4 Heinie Zimmerman .333
5 Frank Schulte .325

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 26
2 Heinie Zimmerman 21
3 Art Fletcher 18
3 Wally Pipp 18
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
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Cullop 0.94
2 Guy Morton 1.30
3 Al Mamaux 1.30
4 Red Ames 1.44
5 Pete Alexander 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 7
2 Bullet Joe Bush 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Harry Harper 44
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 .330
2 Larry Doyle .325
3 Ed Konetchy .317
4 Jake Daubert .309
5 Bill Hinchman .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 100
2 Bobby Veach 97
3 Sam Crawford 96
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 1.23
2 Walter Johnson 1.80
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.84
4 Ernie Shore 1.89
5 Fred Toney 1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 227
2 Dave Davenport 220
3 Pete Alexander 208
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