On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Gandil 4
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Bill Wambsganss 3
4 John Henry 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Gandil 2
1 Bill Wambsganss 2
3 Steve O'Neill 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Henry 1
1 Clyde Milan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 0.17
2 Harry Harper 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
None

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Gallia 6
2 Jim Bagby 4
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Harry Harper 1
3 Marty McHale 1

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 2 others tied 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 73
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 Tris Speaker .396
2 Larry Doyle .364
3 Steve O'Neill .353
4 Terry Turner .351
5 Zack Wheat .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
3 Ernie Johnson 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.00
1 Gene Packard 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
4 Slim Sallee 0.43
5 Frank Miller 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Al Mamaux 4
3 Fred Anderson 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Harry Harper 20
3 Lee Meadows 18
4 Pat Ragan 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .369
2 Heinie Zimmerman .367
3 Gavvy Cravath .364
4 Jake Daubert .340
5 Cy Williams .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
1 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 25
2 Cy Williams 23
3 Art Fletcher 20
3 Harry Heilmann 20
5 Larry Doyle 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Larry Doyle 11
4 George Sisler 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.32
2 Larry Cheney 0.65
3 Frank Miller 0.80
4 Pete Alexander 1.03
5 Sherry Smith 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 6
1 Guy Morton 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 49
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Hippo Vaughn 37
4 Elmer Myers 34
5 Guy Morton 32

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 .321
3 Eddie Collins .320
4 Bill Hinchman .311
5 Al Wickland .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 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 55
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 45
5 Donie Bush 39

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
5 7 tied 22

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