On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	14	.632	--
Indians	23	15	.605	1.0
Yankees	20	15	.571	2.5
Red Sox	20	18	.526	4.0
White Sox	17	20	.459	6.5
Tigers	17	22	.436	7.5
Athletics	14	22	.389	9.0
Browns	14	23	.378	9.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 8, Senators 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Tigers 9, White Sox 8

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Athletics 1, Yankees 0

Browns 5, Indians 4

Indians 1, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	21	12	.636	--
Giants	20	14	.588	1.5
Phillies	20	16	.556	2.5
Braves	16	18	.471	5.5
Reds	19	22	.463	6.0
Cubs	18	22	.450	6.5
Pirates	17	21	.447	6.5
Cardinals	17	23	.425	7.5

Games

Braves 5, Robins 3

Robins 1, Braves 0

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Cubs 5, Cardinals 1

Phillies 5, Giants 1

Giants 10, Phillies 2

Pirates 9, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Archer	5
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
1	Rube Oldring	5
4	Larry Doyle	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Gardner	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Rube Oldring	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	2
1	Ward Miller	2
1	Greasy Neale	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
1	Jack Tobin	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Myers	0.86
2	Jim Bagby	0.83
3	Bob Shawkey	0.80
4	Stan Coveleski	0.75
5	Al Demaree	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Elmer Myers	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Hippo Vaughn	5
5	12 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Jim Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.355
2	Jake Daubert	.341
3	Amos Strunk	.341
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.331
5	Dave Robertson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Jack Graney	4
2	Fred Merkle	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	35
2	Cy Williams	33
3	Art Fletcher	26
4	Wally Pipp	25
5	Larry Doyle	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	Larry Doyle	12
3	George Sisler	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.31
2	Jeff Pfeffer	1.50
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.51
4	Pete Alexander	1.52
5	Red Ames	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Guy Morton	8
4	Elmer Myers	7
4	Hippo Vaughn	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	78
2	Harry Harper	60
3	Hippo Vaughn	52
4	Guy Morton	51
5	Pete Alexander	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Rube Foster	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Reb Russell	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.431
2	Red Smith	.400
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Ivey Wingo	.357
5	Art Fletcher	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Art Fletcher	13
3	Larry Doyle	11
4	Gavvy Cravath	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Larry Doyle	5
2	Lee Magee	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.33
2	Frank Miller	0.41
3	Christy Mathewson	0.48
4	Sherry Smith	0.69
5	Harry Harper	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Al Demaree	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Elmer Myers	24
3	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Pete Alexander	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.400
2	Red Smith	.345
3	Zack Wheat	.337
4	Bill McKechnie	.337
5	Dave Robertson	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	23
1	Cy Williams	23
1	Heinie Zimmerman	23
4	Larry Doyle	20
5	George Burns	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Ty Cobb	10
2	Larry Doyle	10
2	Benny Kauff	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	0.80
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.94
3	Nick Cullop	1.01
4	Sherry Smith	1.17
5	Pete Alexander	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	6
1	Elmer Myers	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Fred Anderson	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Harry Harper	43
3	Hippo Vaughn	39
4	Red Ames	38
5	Elmer Myers	35

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	.330
2	Larry Doyle	.328
3	Ed Konetchy	.316
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
1	Cy Williams	17
3	Hal Chase	16
4	Frank Schulte	12
5	Benny Kauff	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	101
1	Bobby Veach	101
3	Hal Chase	95
4	Sam Crawford	92
5	Gavvy Cravath	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	56
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.76
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.90
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.94
5	Ernie Shore	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Fred Anderson	22
4	7 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Dave Davenport	218
3	Pete Alexander	214
4	Tom Hughes	167
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