On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 19 .604 --
Yankees 24 20 .545 3.0
Senators 25 21 .543 3.0
Red Sox 24 22 .522 4.0
Tigers 24 23 .511 4.5
White Sox 21 23 .477 6.0
Browns 20 26 .435 8.0
Athletics 15 28 .349 11.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Billy Meyer 3
1 Jack Ness 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 Harry Heilmann 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Weldon Wyckoff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 1.44
2 Harry Coveleski 0.83
3 Ray Caldwell 0.67
4 Jim Scott 0.38
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 Reb Russell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 13
2 Ray Caldwell 6
3 Harry Coveleski 5
4 Jack Nabors 3
4 Jim Scott 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .342
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
3 Larry Doyle .339
4 Heinie Zimmerman .339
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 Harry Heilmann 30
4 Art Fletcher 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 Guy Morton 11
2 Walter Johnson 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 73
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 .443
2 Elmer Smith .382
3 Steve O'Neill .375
4 Ward Miller .370
5 Greasy Neale .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Jack Smith 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 13
2 Harry Heilmann 12
3 George Burns 10
4 Larry Gardner 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Ossie Vitt 5
3 Bob Bescher 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.00
1 Gene Packard 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.00
5 Slim Sallee 0.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 26
2 Lee Meadows 21
3 Wheezer Dell 17
4 Walter Johnson 16
5 2 tied 15

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 .370
2 Gavvy Cravath .341
3 Zack Wheat .330
4 Jake Daubert .326
5 Heinie Zimmerman .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 19
2 Art Fletcher 17
2 Harry Heilmann 17
2 Cy Williams 17
5 Larry Doyle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 10
2 Ty Cobb 9
2 George Sisler 9
4 Jimmy Walsh 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.56
2 George Mogridge 0.72
3 Larry Cheney 0.78
4 Frank Miller 0.80
5 Pete Alexander 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Fred Anderson 5
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 52
2 Harry Harper 42
2 Guy Morton 42
4 Wheezer Dell 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .323
2 Larry Doyle .320
3 Eddie Collins .316
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Tommy Griffith .305

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
2 Bobby Veach 93
4 Gavvy Cravath 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 84

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 Fred Toney 1.95
5 Guy Morton 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Harry Coveleski 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Dave Davenport 206
3 Pete Alexander 201
4 George McConnell 155
4 Guy Morton 155

Saves

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