On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	12	.667	--
Indians	23	14	.622	1.5
Yankees	19	13	.594	3.0
Red Sox	17	18	.486	6.5
White Sox	16	19	.457	7.5
Tigers	15	20	.429	8.5
Athletics	13	21	.382	10.0
Browns	12	22	.353	11.0

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 0

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Tigers 6, Browns 3

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
Reds	18	21	.462	5.5
Cubs	17	21	.447	6.0
Pirates	16	20	.444	6.0
Cardinals	16	22	.421	7.0

Games

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Max Carey	3
2	Ray Schalk	3
4	Ed Barney	2
4	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Johnston	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
4	Ed Barney	1
4	19 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.86
2	Jim Scott	0.67
3	Guy Morton	0.57
4	Bill Doak	0.33
4	Al Schulz	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	6
2	Bill Doak	4
2	Guy Morton	4
2	Jim Scott	4
5	Al Schulz	3

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	.333

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	34
2	Cy Williams	32
3	Art Fletcher	24
3	Wally Pipp	24
5	Larry Doyle	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
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	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	74
2	Harry Harper	60
3	Guy Morton	51
4	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	Alex McCarthy	.387
4	Max Flack	.385
5	Ivey Wingo	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Jack Graney	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	21 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Larry Doyle	12
3	Art Fletcher	11
3	Heinie Zimmerman	11
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	6
2	Chick Gandil	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
2	Fred Merkle	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.00
1	George Dumont	0.00
3	Frank Miller	0.41
4	Bob Shawkey	0.47
5	Elmer Knetzer	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Fred Anderson	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Bert Gallia	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Hippo Vaughn	21
3	Red Ames	20
3	Bullet Joe Bush	20
3	Guy Morton	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.390
2	Dave Robertson	.352
3	Zack Wheat	.345
4	Art Fletcher	.344
5	Jake Daubert	.343

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	23
3	Art Fletcher	22
4	Larry Doyle	19
5	Wally Pipp	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Larry Doyle	11
3	George Sisler	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
5	2 tied	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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Harry Harper	43
3	Guy Morton	39
4	Red Ames	38
5	Hippo Vaughn	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.328
2	Larry Doyle	.325
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	16
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
1	Cy Williams	16
4	Frank Schulte	12
5	Benny Kauff	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	99
2	Bobby Veach	98
3	Hal Chase	95
4	Sam Crawford	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	55
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.13
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	6 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	229
2	Dave Davenport	221
3	Pete Alexander	212
4	Tom Hughes	163
5	Red Faber	160

Saves

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