On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	12	.667	--
Indians	23	12	.657	0.5
Yankees	19	13	.594	3.0
Red Sox	17	18	.486	6.5
White Sox	14	19	.424	8.5
Tigers	14	20	.412	9.0
Athletics	13	21	.382	10.0
Browns	12	21	.364	10.5

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 3, Browns 1

Senators 5, Athletics 3

Senators 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	19	11	.633	--
Giants	18	13	.581	1.5
Phillies	19	14	.576	1.5
Braves	15	16	.484	4.5
Cubs	17	20	.459	5.5
Reds	17	21	.447	6.0
Cardinals	16	20	.444	6.0
Pirates	14	20	.412	7.0

Games

Giants 4, Braves 3

Giants 2, Braves 1

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Robins 8, Phillies 3

Robins 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	6
2	Art Fletcher	5
2	Ollie O'Mara	5
2	Red Smith	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Jamieson	4
2	Ollie O'Mara	3
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	Art Fletcher	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Boone	2
1	Eddie Foster	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
4	Tommy Clarke	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	1.00
1	Pat Ragan	1.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.62
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.62
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Frank Allen	6
2	Fred Anderson	6
2	Pete Schneider	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.352
2	Dave Robertson	.349
3	Amos Strunk	.347
4	Larry Doyle	.338
5	Hal Chase	.336

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	Heinie Zimmerman	33
2	Cy Williams	32
3	Art Fletcher	24
3	Wally Pipp	24
5	Larry Doyle	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Larry Doyle	12
2	Benny Kauff	12
4	Clyde Milan	11
4	George Sisler	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.21
2	Pete Alexander	1.23
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.50
4	Erv Kantlehner	1.51
5	Red Ames	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Guy Morton	8
4	Bullet Joe Bush	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	74
2	Harry Harper	60
3	Guy Morton	47
3	Hippo Vaughn	47
5	3 tied	44

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	Fred Merkle	.422
2	Larry Doyle	.420
3	Red Smith	.419
4	Max Flack	.371
5	Max Carey	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	23 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Larry Doyle	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Art Fletcher	11
5	Heinie Zimmerman	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	6
2	Chick Gandil	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
2	Fred Merkle	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.00
1	George Dumont	0.00
3	Bob Shawkey	0.47
4	Pete Alexander	0.50
4	Frank Miller	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Fred Anderson	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Pete Alexander	23
2	Elmer Myers	23
4	Hippo Vaughn	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.375
2	Dave Robertson	.352
3	Zack Wheat	.345
4	Jake Daubert	.343
5	Art Fletcher	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
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	24
3	Art Fletcher	22
4	Larry Doyle	20
5	Wally Pipp	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	11
2	Max Carey	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
5	Armando Marsans	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.72
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.94
2	Nick Cullop	0.94
4	Larry Cheney	0.96
5	Sailor Stroud	1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Harry Harper	44
3	Hippo Vaughn	39
4	Red Ames	38
5	Guy Morton	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	22 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.332
2	Larry Doyle	.327
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
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	98
2	Bobby Veach	97
3	Hal Chase	95
4	Sam Crawford	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	84
2	Benny Kauff	55
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	44
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.77
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.84
4	Ernie Shore	1.89
5	Harry Harper	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	229
2	Dave Davenport	221
3	Pete Alexander	217
4	Tom Hughes	163
5	Al Mamaux	162

Saves

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