On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	31	19	.620	--
Yankees	25	22	.532	4.5
Senators	26	23	.531	4.5
Tigers	26	24	.520	5.0
Red Sox	25	24	.510	5.5
White Sox	23	24	.489	6.5
Browns	22	27	.449	8.5
Athletics	15	30	.333	13.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Browns 8, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	27	16	.628	--
Phillies	26	19	.578	2.0
Giants	23	21	.523	4.5
Cubs	25	25	.500	5.5
Braves	21	22	.488	6.0
Reds	22	26	.458	7.5
Pirates	20	26	.435	8.5
Cardinals	21	30	.412	10.0

Games

Robins 8, Cardinals 5

Braves 4, Reds 3

Cubs 4, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Veach	4
2	Armando Marsans	3
2	Eddie Mulligan	3
2	Hank Severeid	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruno Betzel	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Severeid	4
2	Bobby Veach	3
3	Grover Hartley	2
3	Rogers Hornsby	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Lavender	5.00
2	Jim Scott	0.67
3	Pat Ragan	0.45
4	Carl Weilman	0.40
5	Eppa Rixey	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Tim McCabe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clarence Mitchell	6
1	Jim Scott	6
3	Jimmy Lavender	5
3	Pat Ragan	5
3	Eppa Rixey	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Rube Marquard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.341
2	Jake Daubert	.339
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.337
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.330
5	Dave Robertson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Fred Merkle	5
3	Jack Graney	4
3	Frank Schulte	4
3	Heinie Zimmerman	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	39
1	Heinie Zimmerman	39
3	Harry Heilmann	35
4	Art Fletcher	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	21
2	Benny Kauff	16
3	George Sisler	15
4	Ty Cobb	14
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	1.33
2	Pete Alexander	1.36
3	Larry Cheney	1.42
4	Erv Kantlehner	1.51
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	11
2	Pete Alexander	10
2	Walter Johnson	10
4	Jeff Pfeffer	9
4	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	93
2	Harry Harper	81
3	Guy Morton	73
4	Hippo Vaughn	65
5	Babe Ruth	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Rube Foster	2
2	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.455
2	Cy Williams	.395
3	Ward Miller	.390
4	Chick Gandil	.378
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Bert Niehoff	2
4	Bruno Betzel	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	14
2	Bobby Veach	10
3	Possum Whitted	9
4	George Burns	7
4	3 others tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Ray Schalk	4
1	Joe Wilhoit	4
5	13 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pol Perritt	0.00
1	Red Faber	0.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.50
4	Larry Cheney	0.53
5	Gene Packard	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Guy Morton	3
2	Gene Packard	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	22
1	Guy Morton	22
3	Harry Harper	21
4	Fred Toney	19
5	Babe Ruth	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.372
2	Cy Williams	.362
3	Zack Wheat	.347
4	Jake Daubert	.330
5	Gavvy Cravath	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	Bert Niehoff	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	22
2	Cy Williams	20
3	Bobby Veach	18
4	Larry Doyle	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
1	Benny Kauff	9
3	Fred Merkle	8
3	George Sisler	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.55
2	Larry Cheney	0.82
3	Christy Mathewson	0.88
4	Frank Miller	1.10
5	Pete Alexander	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Morton	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Fred Anderson	5
2	Harry Coveleski	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Guy Morton	42
3	Harry Harper	40
4	Hippo Vaughn	39
5	Larry Cheney	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Bob Groom	2
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	Chief Bender	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.320
2	Ed Konetchy	.318
3	Bill Hinchman	.312
4	Eddie Collins	.310
5	Al Wickland	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
2	Cy Williams	16
3	Hal Chase	14
4	Frank Schulte	13
5	Benny Kauff	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	97
2	Bobby Veach	95
3	Hal Chase	93
4	Gavvy Cravath	90
5	George Burns	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Benny Kauff	54
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.14
2	Walter Johnson	1.79
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.85
4	Fred Toney	1.90
5	Erv Kantlehner	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Harry Coveleski	23
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Dave Davenport	205
3	Pete Alexander	194
4	Tom Hughes	158
5	Dick Rudolph	157

Saves

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