On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 18 .600 --
Yankees 24 18 .571 1.5
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 19 25 .432 7.5
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
Braves 20 22 .476 5.5
Reds 22 25 .468 6.0
Pirates 20 23 .465 6.0
Cardinals 20 27 .426 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Pratt 4
2 Charlie Mullen 3
2 Burt Shotton 3
4 Lee Magee 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Tragesser 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Art Butler 1
2 Joe Gedeon 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Wilhoit 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Ed Konetchy 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Ragan 0.75
2 Charley Hall 0.50
3 Eddie Plank 0.33
4 Ray Keating 0.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Ragan 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Ragan 6
2 Ray Keating 5
3 Charley Hall 4
4 Eddie Plank 3
5 Carl Weilman 2

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 .375
4 Heinie Zimmerman .362
5 Terry Turner .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 12
2 Harry Heilmann 11
2 Heinie Zimmerman 11
4 Hal Chase 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Lee Magee 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
4 Luke Boone 4
4 12 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Packard 0.00
2 Red Faber 0.30
3 Slim Sallee 0.43
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
4 Fred Anderson 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Larry Cheney 22
3 Harry Harper 19
4 Lee Meadows 18
4 Guy Morton 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .355
2 Gavvy Cravath .352
3 Heinie Zimmerman .349
4 Jake Daubert .337
5 Cy Williams .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 3 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 11
2 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 .320
4 Bill Hinchman .312
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 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 98
1 Ty Cobb 98
3 Bobby Veach 96
4 Gavvy Cravath 91
5 Sam Crawford 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Clyde Milan 48
4 Max Carey 45
5 Burt Shotton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.15
2 Walter Johnson 1.70
3 Guy Morton 1.87
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.90
5 Fred Toney 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
3 Dave Davenport 203
4 Tom Hughes 159
4 Al Mamaux 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