On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	20	.615	--
Senators	28	23	.549	3.5
Tigers	29	24	.547	3.5
Yankees	26	23	.531	4.5
White Sox	25	25	.500	6.0
Red Sox	26	26	.500	6.0
Browns	22	29	.431	9.5
Athletics	15	33	.313	15.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	29	16	.644	--
Phillies	27	20	.574	3.0
Giants	24	21	.533	5.0
Braves	22	23	.489	7.0
Cubs	25	27	.481	7.5
Reds	23	27	.460	8.5
Pirates	21	27	.438	9.5
Cardinals	21	31	.404	11.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 3

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Armando Marsans	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
4	Babe Borton	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Groh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nemo Leibold	2
1	George McBride	2
1	Lew McCarty	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	24 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Armando Marsans	1
1	Charlie Pick	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Demaree	0.83
2	Fred Toney	0.67
3	Babe Ruth	0.64
4	Larry Cheney	0.56
5	Hippo Vaughn	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Larry Cheney	5
2	Al Demaree	5
4	Fred Toney	4
4	Hippo Vaughn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Bert Gallia	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.356
2	Larry Doyle	.344
3	Jake Daubert	.339
4	Dave Robertson	.333
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.325

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	3 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	1.43
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	84
3	Guy Morton	73
4	Hippo Vaughn	69
5	Babe Ruth	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Rube Foster	2
2	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Pratt	.366
2	Jake Daubert	.361
3	Cy Williams	.333
4	Ward Miller	.314
5	Vic Saier	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Heinie Groh	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Bert Niehoff	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	10
1	Bobby Veach	10
3	George Burns	9
3	Tris Speaker	9
5	2 tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Bob Bescher	3
2	Max Flack	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.00
2	Jimmy Lavender	0.59
3	Fred Toney	0.60
3	Jack Nabors	0.60
5	Mellie Wolfgang	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
5	16 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	20
2	Guy Morton	19
3	Babe Ruth	18
4	Wheezer Dell	17
4	Hippo Vaughn	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.442
2	Larry Doyle	.371
3	Zack Wheat	.330
4	Honus Wagner	.321
5	Cy Williams	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Bert Niehoff	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
4	Max Carey	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	19
1	Bobby Veach	19
3	Larry Doyle	16
4	George Burns	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	7
1	Benny Kauff	7
1	Fred Merkle	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.88
2	Larry Cheney	0.99
3	Frank Miller	1.10
4	Pete Alexander	1.18
5	Red Faber	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Al Mamaux	6
4	Harry Coveleski	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	44
2	Hippo Vaughn	39
3	Larry Cheney	38
3	Harry Harper	38
3	Guy Morton	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	2
1	Jim Scott	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Chief Bender	1
3	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.327
2	Ed Konetchy	.313
3	Eddie Collins	.311
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Tommy Griffith	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	98
2	Bobby Veach	95
3	Gavvy Cravath	90
4	Hal Chase	89
5	George Burns	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.14
2	Walter Johnson	1.78
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.84
4	Fred Toney	1.89
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Babe Ruth	24
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	Dick Rudolph	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	10
2	Carl Mays	7
3	Cy Barger	6
3	Hugh Bedient	6
3	Rube Benton	6