On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 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 21 .523 3.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 5.0
White Sox 19 23 .452 6.5
Browns 18 25 .419 8.0
Athletics 15 26 .366 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 24 15 .615 --
Giants 22 18 .550 2.5
Phillies 23 19 .548 2.5
Cubs 22 24 .478 5.5
Reds 22 25 .468 6.0
Pirates 20 23 .465 6.0
Braves 19 22 .463 6.0
Cardinals 20 26 .435 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Hinchman 3
1 Baldy Louden 3
1 Alex McCarthy 3
1 Cy Williams 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Les Mann 2
1 Jeff Pfeffer 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
5 22 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Zip Collins 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 1.75
2 Dick Rudolph 0.88
3 Al Mamaux 0.57
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.55
5 Slim Sallee 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
3 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Al Mamaux 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .348
2 Heinie Zimmerman .341
3 Dave Robertson .336
4 Larry Doyle .335
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 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 39
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Art Fletcher 29
3 Harry Heilmann 29
5 Wally Pipp 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 19
2 Benny Kauff 16
3 George Sisler 14
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 Larry Doyle 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.07
2 Pete Alexander 1.39
3 Larry Cheney 1.48
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.51
5 Gene Packard 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 10
2 Pete Alexander 9
2 Walter Johnson 9
4 Hooks Dauss 8
4 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

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

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 .452
2 Tris Speaker .380
3 Larry Doyle .365
4 Zack Wheat .362
5 Rogers Hornsby .362

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 Harry Heilmann 11
2 Heinie Zimmerman 11
4 Hal Chase 10
4 Zack Wheat 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Larry Doyle 5
1 Lee Magee 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Red Faber 4
2 Al Mamaux 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 Hippo Vaughn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Larry Cheney 22
3 Hippo Vaughn 21
4 Harry Harper 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .355
2 Gavvy Cravath .352
3 Heinie Zimmerman .345
4 Jake Daubert .337
5 Zack Wheat .323

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 26
2 Cy Williams 25
3 Art Fletcher 20
3 Harry Heilmann 20
5 Larry Doyle 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 13
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Larry Doyle 11
4 Max Carey 9
4 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Bob Shawkey 0.32
3 Larry Cheney 0.65
4 Frank Miller 0.80
5 Pete Alexander 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 6
1 Al Mamaux 6
1 Guy Morton 6
1 Elmer Myers 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 50
2 Harry Harper 48
3 Elmer Myers 37
3 Hippo Vaughn 37
5 Al Mamaux 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Christy Mathewson 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .323
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Eddie Collins .321
4 Bill Hinchman .311
5 Jake Daubert .306

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 98
1 Ty Cobb 98
3 Bobby Veach 97
4 Gavvy Cravath 91
5 Sam Crawford 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
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 Jeff Pfeffer 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 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