On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 17 .614 --
Yankees 23 17 .575 2.0
Senators 24 18 .571 2.0
Red Sox 22 20 .524 4.0
Tigers 20 23 .465 6.5
White Sox 19 22 .463 6.5
Browns 18 25 .419 8.5
Athletics 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 22 15 .595 --
Giants 22 16 .579 0.5
Phillies 22 18 .550 1.5
Braves 19 20 .487 4.0
Reds 21 24 .467 5.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 5.0
Cubs 20 24 .455 5.5
Cardinals 19 25 .432 6.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Howard 3
1 Steve O'Neill 3
1 Ray Schalk 3
4 Shano Collins 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Ivan Howard 2
1 Armando Marsans 2
1 Elmer Smith 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
3 Jack Graney 1
3 Howie Shanks 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Gallia 0.43
2 Reb Russell 0.33
3 Elmer Myers 0.18
4 Jim Bagby 0.10
5 Earl Hamilton 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Guy Morton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 5
2 Bert Gallia 3
3 Red Faber 2
3 Bob Groom 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .335
2 Jake Daubert .333
3 Dave Robertson .331
4 Heinie Zimmerman .327
5 Hal Chase .323

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 Harry Heilmann 27
5 Wally Pipp 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 19
2 Benny Kauff 15
3 George Sisler 14
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 0.83
2 Pete Alexander 1.39
3 Jeff Pfeffer 1.44
4 Larry Cheney 1.48
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 10
2 Pete Alexander 9
2 Walter Johnson 9
4 Red Faber 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 84
2 Harry Harper 72
3 Guy Morton 59
4 Hippo Vaughn 53
5 2 tied 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 .385
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 Fred Merkle .360
4 Art Fletcher .346
5 Hal Chase .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Bobby Veach 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 12
2 Larry Doyle 10
2 Lee Magee 10
2 Bobby Veach 10
2 Heinie Zimmerman 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Magee 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Benny Kauff 5
2 Ossie Vitt 5
2 Jimmy Walsh 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Sallee 0.00
1 Sherry Smith 0.00
3 Frank Miller 0.29
4 Red Faber 0.30
5 Bob Shawkey 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 4
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Red Faber 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 26
1 Walter Johnson 26
3 Pete Alexander 22
3 Larry Cheney 22
3 Elmer Myers 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .362
2 Zack Wheat .344
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .337
4 Gavvy Cravath .337
5 Red Smith .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 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 18
4 Harry Heilmann 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Frank Miller 0.47
3 Bob Shawkey 0.53
4 Larry Cheney 0.65
5 Sherry Smith 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 7
2 Fred Anderson 6
2 Elmer Myers 6
2 Jeff Pfeffer 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 51
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Elmer Myers 37
4 Guy Morton 35
5 3 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .329
2 Eddie Collins .321
3 Ed Konetchy .321
4 Bill Hinchman .308
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 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 100
1 Bobby Veach 100
3 Hal Chase 97
4 Gavvy Cravath 91
4 Sam Crawford 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Benny Kauff 55
3 Clyde Milan 48
4 Max Carey 47
5 Burt Shotton 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.13
2 Walter Johnson 1.69
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.90
4 Fred Toney 1.93
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 George McConnell 23
3 Dick Rudolph 23
3 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Pete Alexander 216
3 Dave Davenport 212
4 Red Faber 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