On This Day

Saturday, June 10, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 19 .596 --
Yankees 24 19 .558 2.0
Senators 25 20 .556 2.0
Red Sox 24 22 .522 3.5
Tigers 23 23 .500 4.5
White Sox 20 23 .465 6.0
Browns 20 26 .435 7.5
Athletics 15 27 .357 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 24 16 .600 --
Giants 23 18 .561 1.5
Phillies 23 19 .548 2.0
Braves 20 22 .476 5.0
Reds 22 25 .468 5.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 5.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 5.5
Cardinals 21 27 .438 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 5
2 Zack Wheat 3
3 Babe Borton 2
3 Roy Corhan 2
3 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Gandil 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Corhan 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Eddie Murphy 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pol Perritt 0.75
2 Wheezer Dell 0.71
3 Lee Meadows 0.60
4 Bob Groom 0.57
5 Mellie Wolfgang 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 Mellie Wolfgang 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wheezer Dell 10
2 Pol Perritt 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Mellie Wolfgang 5
5 Bob Groom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .342
2 Larry Doyle .339
3 Heinie Zimmerman .339
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .331
5 Dave Robertson .326

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 15
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.07
2 Pete Alexander 1.39
3 Gene Packard 1.48
4 Larry Cheney 1.48
5 Erv Kantlehner 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 74
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 .456
2 Zack Wheat .413
3 Elmer Smith .367
4 Heinie Zimmerman .359
5 Steve O'Neill .351

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 Duffy Lewis 9
4 Possum Whitted 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
3 Bob Bescher 4
3 Benny Kauff 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 0.50
5 Bob Shawkey 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
1 Lee Meadows 21
3 Wheezer Dell 17
3 Pat Ragan 17
5 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 Larry Doyle .371
2 Gavvy Cravath .349
3 Zack Wheat .340
4 Cy Williams .337
5 Heinie Zimmerman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 20
2 Cy Williams 18
3 Larry Doyle 17
3 Art Fletcher 17
5 Harry Heilmann 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
3 George Sisler 9
4 Larry Doyle 8
4 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 Pete Alexander 5
1 Fred Anderson 5
1 Hooks Dauss 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 52
2 Harry Harper 42
3 Wheezer Dell 35
3 Hippo Vaughn 35
5 2 tied 34

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 Larry Doyle .321
3 Eddie Collins .319
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Tommy Griffith .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
1 Cy Williams 17
3 Hal Chase 14
4 Frank Schulte 12
5 Benny Kauff 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 96
2 Hal Chase 93
3 Bobby Veach 92
4 Gavvy Cravath 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Benny Kauff 54
3 Clyde Milan 48
4 Max Carey 44
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.11
2 Walter Johnson 1.72
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.90
4 Guy Morton 1.93
5 Fred Toney 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Fred Anderson 22
4 6 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Dave Davenport 206
3 Pete Alexander 201
4 George McConnell 157
5 Red Faber 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