On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 24 16 .600 --
Indians 25 17 .595 0.0
Yankees 22 16 .579 1.0
Red Sox 22 18 .550 2.0
White Sox 18 21 .462 5.5
Tigers 18 23 .439 6.5
Browns 16 25 .390 8.5
Athletics 15 24 .385 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 22 15 .595 --
Giants 21 16 .568 1.0
Phillies 21 18 .538 2.0
Reds 21 23 .477 4.5
Braves 18 20 .474 4.5
Cubs 20 23 .465 5.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 5.0
Cardinals 19 24 .442 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Hank Gowdy 2
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hi Myers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 2
1 Mike Gonzalez 2
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 Hi Myers 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Demaree 0.89
2 Lefty Tyler 0.75
3 Al Mamaux 0.60
4 Red Ames 0.40
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Carl Weilman 1
1 Steamboat Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Demaree 8
2 Lefty Tyler 6
3 Rube Marquard 4
3 Pol Perritt 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Gene Packard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .338
2 Jake Daubert .333
3 Dave Robertson .331
4 Heinie Zimmerman .329
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 35
3 Art Fletcher 29
4 Wally Pipp 26
5 Harry Heilmann 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 19
2 Benny Kauff 14
3 George Sisler 13
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 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 6 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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .415
2 Zack Wheat .386
3 Larry Doyle .382
4 Dick Hoblitzell .350
5 2 tied .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 13
2 Larry Doyle 10
2 Cy Williams 10
2 Heinie Zimmerman 10
5 8 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Magee 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Benny Kauff 5
2 Greasy Neale 5
5 14 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.33
2 Bob Shawkey 0.33
3 Frank Miller 0.47
4 Walter Johnson 0.55
5 Larry Cheney 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Mamaux 4
1 Clarence Mitchell 4
3 Fred Anderson 3
3 Rube Benton 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Demaree 26
1 Walter Johnson 26
3 Larry Cheney 22
3 Hippo Vaughn 22
5 Elmer Myers 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .364
2 Zack Wheat .340
3 Amos Strunk .337
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .333
4 Red Smith .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 Cy Williams 25
1 Heinie Zimmerman 25
3 Art Fletcher 23
4 Larry Doyle 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Benny Kauff 11
4 Larry Doyle 10
5 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 0.47
2 Bob Shawkey 0.53
3 Larry Cheney 0.65
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.07
5 Sherry Smith 1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 55
2 Harry Harper 43
3 Red Ames 40
4 Elmer Myers 35
5 Al Mamaux 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 Larry Doyle .327
2 Eddie Collins .324
3 Ed Konetchy .321
4 Bill Hinchman .306
5 Tommy Griffith .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
2 Bobby Veach 99
3 Hal Chase 97
4 Sam Crawford 92
5 Gavvy Cravath 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Benny Kauff 55
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 George McConnell 23
3 Jeff Pfeffer 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dave Davenport 213
3 Pete Alexander 211
4 George McConnell 161
5 2 tied 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