On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	25	16	.610	--
Senators	24	16	.600	0.5
Yankees	22	16	.579	1.5
Red Sox	22	18	.550	2.5
White Sox	18	21	.462	6.0
Tigers	18	23	.439	7.0
Athletics	15	24	.385	9.0
Browns	15	25	.375	9.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Yankees 0

Indians 3, Browns 2

Browns 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	22	14	.611	--
Giants	21	15	.583	1.0
Phillies	21	17	.553	2.0
Braves	18	19	.486	4.5
Reds	20	23	.465	5.5
Cubs	19	23	.452	6.0
Pirates	18	22	.450	6.0
Cardinals	18	24	.429	7.0

Games

Braves 6, Robins 1

Braves 2, Robins 1

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Oldring	4
1	Terry Turner	4
1	Bill Wambsganss	4
4	Gavvy Cravath	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Baldy Louden	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Wilhoit	3
2	Ed Barney	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	Hank Gowdy	2
2	Doc Johnston	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	2
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Ruth	1.50
2	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Pat Ragan	1.00
4	Larry Cheney	0.73
5	Red Faber	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	8
2	George Cunningham	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Plank	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.351
2	Jake Daubert	.343
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.335
4	Dave Robertson	.331
5	Amos Strunk	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Fred Merkle	5
3	Jack Graney	4
3	Heinie Zimmerman	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	37
2	Cy Williams	34
3	Art Fletcher	28
4	Wally Pipp	26
5	Harry Heilmann	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	19
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	Larry Cheney	1.48
5	Erv Kantlehner	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	Guy Morton	9
3	Pete Alexander	8
4	Bullet Joe Bush	7
4	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	84
2	Harry Harper	64
3	Guy Morton	54
4	Hippo Vaughn	52
5	Babe Ruth	50

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	.407
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
3	Zack Wheat	.373
4	Red Smith	.352
5	Honus Wagner	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Jack Smith	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	12
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
3	Larry Doyle	11
4	Zack Wheat	10
4	Cy Williams	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Ward Miller	5
2	Greasy Neale	5
5	16 tied	4

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	Larry Cheney	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Larry Cheney	25
3	Elmer Myers	24
4	Hippo Vaughn	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.398
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.341
3	Zack Wheat	.340
4	Amos Strunk	.337
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	25
2	Cy Williams	24
3	Art Fletcher	22
4	Larry Doyle	21
5	Wally Pipp	18

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	0.65
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.94
4	Sherry Smith	1.17
5	Pete Alexander	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	7
2	Elmer Myers	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Harry Harper	43
3	Hippo Vaughn	39
4	Red Ames	38
5	Guy Morton	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.330
2	Eddie Collins	.323
3	Ed Konetchy	.320
4	Bill Hinchman	.308
5	Jake Daubert	.303

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	96
4	Sam Crawford	92
5	Gavvy Cravath	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	84
2	Benny Kauff	54
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	47
5	Burt Shotton	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.15
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
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	29
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Dick Rudolph	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Dave Davenport	213
3	Pete Alexander	211
4	Tom Hughes	160
5	2 tied	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