On This Day

Monday, June 5, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	18	.600	--
Yankees	24	17	.585	1.0
Senators	24	19	.558	2.0
Red Sox	23	20	.535	3.0
Tigers	21	23	.477	5.5
White Sox	19	23	.452	6.5
Browns	18	25	.419	8.0
Athletics	15	26	.366	10.0

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 0

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	23	15	.605	--
Giants	22	17	.564	1.5
Phillies	23	18	.561	1.5
Reds	22	24	.478	5.0
Braves	19	21	.475	5.0
Cubs	21	24	.467	5.5
Pirates	19	23	.452	6.0
Cardinals	19	26	.422	7.5

Games

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 1, Braves 0

Reds 3, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Niehoff	4
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
4	Bruno Betzel	2
4	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Chief Meyers	2
1	Bert Niehoff	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Flack	2
2	Happy Felsch	1
2	Dick Hoblitzell	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nick Cullop	1.00
2	Gene Packard	0.80
3	Babe Ruth	0.57
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.50
5	Art Nehf	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nick Cullop	8
2	Jeff Tesreau	5
3	Lee Meadows	4
3	Gene Packard	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.344
2	Larry Doyle	.335
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.331
4	Dave Robertson	.331
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	37
2	Cy Williams	35
3	Art Fletcher	29
4	Harry Heilmann	27
4	Wally Pipp	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	19
2	Benny Kauff	16
3	George Sisler	14
4	Ty Cobb	12
4	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	1.07
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
4	Babe Ruth	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	86
2	Harry Harper	72
3	Guy Morton	59
4	Babe Ruth	54
5	Hippo Vaughn	53

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	.422
2	Ray Schalk	.410
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Larry Doyle	.367
5	Zack Wheat	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Lee Magee	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Bert Niehoff	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	12
2	Hal Chase	10
2	Lee Magee	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
4	10 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Ossie Vitt	5
2	Jimmy Walsh	5
5	15 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.00
1	Gene Packard	0.00
3	Red Faber	0.30
4	Bob Shawkey	0.47
5	Larry Cheney	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Red Faber	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Fred Anderson	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	26
2	Walter Johnson	23
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	.361
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.337
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.336
4	Zack Wheat	.330
5	Red Smith	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	4 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	Benny Kauff	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	Max Carey	10
3	Larry Doyle	10
5	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.00
2	Bob Shawkey	0.63
3	Larry Cheney	0.65
4	Frank Miller	0.80
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.07

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	50
3	Elmer Myers	37
4	Guy Morton	35
5	2 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	.325
2	Ed Konetchy	.322
3	Eddie Collins	.321
4	Bill Hinchman	.308
5	Jake Daubert	.304

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	Hal Chase	99
1	Bobby Veach	99
3	Ty Cobb	98
4	Gavvy Cravath	91
4	Sam Crawford	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	79
2	Benny Kauff	56
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	45
5	Burt Shotton	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.15
2	Walter Johnson	1.70
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.90
4	Fred Toney	1.93
5	Guy Morton	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	George McConnell	23
4	Dick Rudolph	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Pete Alexander	208
2	Dave Davenport	208
4	Red Faber	161
5	Tom Hughes	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