On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	15	.615	--
Indians	24	15	.615	0.0
Yankees	22	15	.595	1.0
Red Sox	21	18	.538	3.0
Tigers	18	22	.450	6.5
White Sox	17	21	.447	6.5
Athletics	14	24	.368	9.5
Browns	14	24	.368	9.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Senators 1

Tigers 7, White Sox 4

Yankees 8, Athletics 7

Yankees 9, Athletics 5

Indians 10, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	22	12	.647	--
Giants	21	14	.600	1.5
Phillies	20	17	.541	3.5
Reds	20	22	.476	6.0
Braves	16	19	.457	6.5
Cubs	19	23	.452	7.0
Pirates	17	22	.436	7.5
Cardinals	18	24	.429	8.0

Games

Robins 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Reds 5, Pirates 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Corhan	4
1	Grover Hartley	4
1	Hugh High	4
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Frank Gilhooley	1
1	Hugh High	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Gilhooley	4
1	Billy Meyer	4
3	Luke Boone	3
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Greasy Neale	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Paddy Baumann	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	1.00
2	Nick Cullop	0.80
3	Vean Gregg	0.67
4	Rube Benton	0.64
5	Bob Groom	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	10
2	Rube Benton	7
2	Lee Meadows	7
2	Frank Miller	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.352
2	Jake Daubert	.338
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.335
4	Dave Robertson	.333
5	Amos Strunk	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	37
2	Cy Williams	34
3	Art Fletcher	27
4	Wally Pipp	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
3	Larry Doyle	12
3	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	0.83
2	Dutch Leonard	1.31
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.44
4	Erv Kantlehner	1.51
5	Pete Alexander	1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	78
2	Harry Harper	64
3	Hippo Vaughn	52
4	Guy Morton	51
5	2 tied	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	.418
2	Red Smith	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.382
4	Amos Strunk	.358
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	Jack Smith	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	15
2	Art Fletcher	14
3	Larry Doyle	12
3	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	6
1	Lee Magee	6
1	Jimmy Walsh	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.33
2	Frank Miller	0.47
3	Christy Mathewson	0.48
4	Sherry Smith	0.69
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	4
1	Rube Benton	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Elmer Myers	24
3	Harry Harper	23
4	Hippo Vaughn	22
5	Pete Alexander	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.394
2	Amos Strunk	.354
3	Bill Rariden	.349
4	Zack Wheat	.348
5	Red Smith	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	25
2	Art Fletcher	24
2	Cy Williams	24
4	Larry Doyle	21
5	Wally Pipp	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Larry Doyle	10
3	Benny Kauff	10
3	Lee Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	0.47
2	Larry Cheney	0.80
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.94
4	Sherry Smith	1.17
5	Pete Alexander	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	6
1	Elmer Myers	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Harry Harper	47
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	.328
2	Larry Doyle	.328
3	Ed Konetchy	.319
4	Bill Hinchman	.308
5	Jake Daubert	.301

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	Bobby Veach	102
2	Ty Cobb	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	54
3	Clyde Milan	49
4	Max Carey	46
5	Burt Shotton	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.76
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.90
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.92
5	Fred Toney	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Pete Alexander	214
3	Dave Davenport	213
4	Tom Hughes	160
5	George McConnell	159

Saves

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