On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 19 .587 --
Senators 25 19 .568 1.0
Yankees 24 19 .558 1.5
Red Sox 23 22 .511 3.5
Tigers 23 23 .500 4.0
White Sox 19 23 .452 6.0
Browns 20 25 .444 6.5
Athletics 15 26 .366 9.5

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 Home Run Baker 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Joe Gedeon 3
1 Frank Gilhooley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 5
2 Howie Shanks 4
3 Duffy Lewis 3
4 Clyde Milan 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Gilhooley 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Hugh High 1
1 Terry Turner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Mitchell 0.67
2 Walter Johnson 0.40
3 George Mogridge 0.25
4 Babe Ruth 0.20
5 Dave Davenport 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Willie Mitchell 4
3 Dave Davenport 3
3 Carl Weilman 3
5 4 tied 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 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 Walter Johnson 10
1 Guy Morton 10
3 Pete Alexander 9
4 Hooks Dauss 8
4 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 90
2 Harry Harper 73
3 Guy Morton 60
4 Hippo Vaughn 59
5 Babe Ruth 56

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 .393
2 Zack Wheat .378
3 Terry Turner .375
4 Heinie Zimmerman .368
5 Larry Doyle .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
4 Max Carey 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 11
1 Harry Heilmann 11
1 Bobby Veach 11
4 Hal Chase 10
4 Duffy Lewis 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
3 Hugh High 4
3 Ernie Johnson 4
3 6 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 Bob Shawkey 0.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
2 Lee Meadows 18
3 Pat Ragan 17
4 Pete Alexander 16
4 Babe Ruth 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 Gavvy Cravath .364
2 Larry Doyle .357
3 Heinie Zimmerman .344
4 Jake Daubert .340
4 Cy Williams .340

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 23
2 Cy Williams 20
3 Art Fletcher 18
4 Harry Heilmann 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
1 Benny Kauff 11
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 George Sisler 8
3 Jimmy Walsh 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.56
2 Larry Cheney 0.65
3 George Mogridge 0.72
4 Frank Miller 0.80
5 Pete Alexander 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 52
2 Harry Harper 41
3 Hippo Vaughn 37
4 Elmer Myers 34
5 Guy Morton 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .323
2 Eddie Collins .321
3 Larry Doyle .319
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Tommy Griffith .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
1 Cy Williams 17
3 Hal Chase 15
4 Frank Schulte 12
5 Benny Kauff 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 96
2 Hal Chase 95
3 Bobby Veach 93
4 Gavvy Cravath 90
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 77
2 Benny Kauff 55
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 45
5 3 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.11
2 Walter Johnson 1.73
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.90
4 Guy Morton 1.93
5 Fred Toney 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Fred Anderson 22
4 6 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 241
2 Dave Davenport 206
3 Pete Alexander 201
4 Tom Hughes 159
5 2 tied 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Carl Mays 8
3 Cy Barger 6
3 Hugh Bedient 6
3 Rube Benton 6