On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 19 .627 --
Senators 27 23 .540 4.5
Tigers 27 24 .529 5.0
Yankees 25 23 .521 5.5
Red Sox 26 24 .520 5.5
White Sox 23 25 .479 7.5
Browns 22 28 .440 9.5
Athletics 15 31 .326 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 28 16 .636 --
Phillies 27 19 .587 2.0
Giants 24 21 .533 4.5
Cubs 25 26 .490 6.5
Braves 21 23 .477 7.0
Reds 22 27 .449 8.5
Pirates 21 26 .447 8.5
Cardinals 21 31 .404 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Agnew 3
1 Donie Bush 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Les Nunamaker 3
1 Joe Schultz 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 2
1 Mike Mowrey 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Jimmy Archer 1
4 21 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Witt 2
2 George Burns 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Art Fletcher 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.64
3 George McConnell 0.62
4 Hooks Dauss 0.57
5 Pete Schneider 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 9
2 Ed Reulbach 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Dutch Leonard 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .344
2 Jake Daubert .343
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .335
4 Dave Robertson .333
4 Heinie Zimmerman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 7
2 Fred Merkle 5
3 Jack Graney 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 39
1 Heinie Zimmerman 39
3 Harry Heilmann 35
4 George Burns 30
5 2 tied 29

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 1.33
3 Larry Cheney 1.42
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.51
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
1 Guy Morton 11
3 Walter Johnson 10
4 Hooks Dauss 9
4 4 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 Cy Williams .382
2 Jake Daubert .357
3 Ward Miller .350
4 Bert Niehoff .333
4 Del Pratt .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Bert Niehoff 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 11
2 George Burns 9
2 Bobby Veach 9
2 Possum Whitted 9
5 Tris Speaker 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
1 Ray Schalk 4
1 Joe Wilhoit 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.00
2 Larry Cheney 0.53
3 Jimmy Lavender 0.59
4 Pol Perritt 0.64
5 Pete Alexander 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 22
2 Wheezer Dell 17
2 Harry Harper 17
2 Babe Ruth 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .376
2 Cy Williams .366
3 Zack Wheat .340
4 Honus Wagner .333
5 Jake Daubert .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Bert Niehoff 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Frank Schulte 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 20
1 Cy Williams 20
3 George Burns 18
3 Bobby Veach 18
5 Larry Doyle 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.79
2 Christy Mathewson 0.88
3 Larry Cheney 0.91
4 Frank Miller 1.10
5 Pete Alexander 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Al Mamaux 6
4 Fred Anderson 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 44
2 Harry Harper 40
3 Guy Morton 38
4 Wheezer Dell 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .324
2 Ed Konetchy .317
3 Bill Hinchman .310
4 Eddie Collins .308
5 Tommy Griffith .303

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 86

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 1.89
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
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 204
3 Pete Alexander 199
4 George McConnell 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