On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 21 .604 --
Senators 29 23 .558 2.5
Tigers 30 24 .556 2.5
Yankees 27 23 .540 3.5
Red Sox 27 26 .509 5.0
White Sox 25 26 .490 6.0
Browns 22 30 .423 9.5
Athletics 15 34 .306 15.0

Games

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 24 27 .471 8.0
Pirates 21 27 .438 9.5
Cardinals 21 32 .396 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paddy Baumann 3
1 Eddie Foster 3
1 Joe Gedeon 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Nick Cullop 3
2 Lee Magee 3
2 Les Nunamaker 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Joe Judge 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
4 Eddie Ainsmith 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Cullop 0.83
2 Jim Park 0.60
3 Walter Johnson 0.50
4 Ernie Shore 0.29
5 Lee Meadows 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Al Schulz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Nick Cullop 5
3 Dave Davenport 4
3 Lee Meadows 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .364
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 37
4 Wally Pipp 34
5 George Burns 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 21
2 Ty Cobb 16
2 Benny Kauff 16
4 Ray Schalk 15
4 George Sisler 15

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 Walter Johnson 11
1 Guy Morton 11
4 Hooks Dauss 9
4 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 99
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 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .375
2 Jake Daubert .361
3 Del Pratt .341
4 Ward Miller .324
5 Burt Shotton .297

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Bert Niehoff 2
5 9 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 12
2 Bobby Veach 11
3 George Burns 10
4 Wally Pipp 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Schalk 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 Max Flack 3
3 8 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 Nick Cullop 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 19
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Wheezer Dell 17
4 Nick Cullop 16
4 Hippo Vaughn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .381
2 Zack Wheat .348
3 Honus Wagner .333
4 Cy Williams .322
5 Dave Robertson .321

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 21
2 Bobby Veach 20
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 George Burns 16
4 Lee Magee 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Ray Schalk 8
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 7
3 Benny Kauff 7
3 Fred Merkle 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.30
2 Larry Cheney 0.86
3 Christy Mathewson 0.88
4 Frank Miller 1.10
5 Sherry Smith 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Al Mamaux 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Harry Coveleski 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Hippo Vaughn 39
3 Harry Harper 38
3 Guy Morton 38
5 Larry Cheney 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Jim Scott 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .327
2 Ed Konetchy .316
3 Bill Hinchman .309
4 Eddie Collins .309
5 Tommy Griffith .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Cy Williams 16
3 Hal Chase 13
3 Frank Schulte 13
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 98
2 Bobby Veach 96
3 Gavvy Cravath 90
4 Hal Chase 89
5 George Burns 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 45
5 Mike Mowrey 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.14
2 Walter Johnson 1.76
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 29
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dave Davenport 206
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