On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 19 .627 --
Senators 27 23 .540 4.5
Tigers 28 24 .538 4.5
Yankees 25 23 .521 5.5
Red Sox 26 25 .510 6.0
White Sox 24 25 .490 7.0
Browns 22 28 .440 9.5
Athletics 15 32 .319 15.0

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 22 23 .489 6.5
Reds 22 27 .449 8.5
Pirates 21 27 .438 9.0
Cardinals 21 31 .404 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Fred Snodgrass 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 3
2 Eddie Collins 2
3 Happy Felsch 1
3 Olaf Henriksen 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Rube Oldring 1
1 Fred Snodgrass 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hughes 3.50
2 Erv Kantlehner 0.44
3 Jean Dubuc 0.38
4 Lefty Williams 0.38
5 Jack Nabors 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 7
2 Jean Dubuc 5
3 Erv Kantlehner 4
4 Jack Nabors 3
4 Lefty Williams 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .346
2 Larry Doyle .344
3 Jake Daubert .343
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 Erv Kantlehner 1.36
4 Larry Cheney 1.42
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 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .382
2 Del Pratt .366
3 Ward Miller .344
4 Heinie Zimmerman .324
5 Larry Doyle .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Bert Niehoff 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 10
2 George Burns 9
2 Bobby Veach 9
4 Tris Speaker 8
4 Possum Whitted 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Max Flack 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
3 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
2 Jimmy Lavender 0.59
3 Jack Nabors 0.60
4 Mellie Wolfgang 0.63
5 Pol Perritt 0.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 19
2 Wheezer Dell 17
2 Harry Harper 17
4 Al Mamaux 16
4 Jim Scott 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 .333
4 Jake Daubert .323
5 Honus Wagner .321

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 Bobby Veach 18
4 Larry Doyle 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Fred Merkle 8
2 Jimmy Walsh 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 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 Pete Alexander 35
4 Hippo Vaughn 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 2
1 Jim Scott 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .325
2 Ed Konetchy .318
3 Eddie Collins .314
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Tommy Griffith .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 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Clyde Milan 48
4 Max Carey 46
5 Mike Mowrey 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.14
2 Walter Johnson 1.78
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.84
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.85
5 Fred Toney 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 231
2 Dave Davenport 204
3 Pete Alexander 199
4 Tom Hughes 160
5 George McConnell 158

Saves

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