On This Day

Monday, June 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 22 .593 --
Senators 29 23 .558 2.0
Tigers 30 24 .556 2.0
Yankees 28 23 .549 2.5
Red Sox 27 26 .509 4.5
White Sox 25 26 .490 5.5
Browns 22 30 .423 9.0
Athletics 15 34 .306 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 29 17 .630 --
Phillies 28 20 .583 2.0
Giants 24 21 .533 4.5
Braves 22 23 .489 6.5
Cubs 25 27 .481 7.0
Reds 24 28 .462 8.0
Pirates 21 27 .438 9.0
Cardinals 22 32 .407 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Chick Gandil 2
1 Frank Gilhooley 2
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Fred Luderus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Chick Gandil 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 Les Nunamaker 2
2 Elmer Smith 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Gilhooley 2
1 Ivy Olson 2
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 Joe Evans 1
3 Bert Niehoff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Schneider 0.80
2 Red Ames 0.56
3 Ray Caldwell 0.50
4 Pete Alexander 0.45
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Ray Fisher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 8
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Red Ames 5
2 Ray Caldwell 5
5 Stan Coveleski 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 35
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 Erv Kantlehner 1.36
3 Pete Alexander 1.38
4 Larry Cheney 1.43
5 Gene Packard 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
2 Walter Johnson 11
2 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 Bert Niehoff .364
3 Jake Daubert .359
4 Del Pratt .333
5 Zack Wheat .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Bert Niehoff 2
5 10 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 10
1 Harry Heilmann 10
1 Bobby Veach 10
4 Wally Pipp 9
5 5 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Frank Gilhooley 4
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 Max Flack 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
2 Hooks Dauss 0.43
3 Jimmy Lavender 0.59
4 Fred Toney 0.60
4 Jack Nabors 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Nick Cullop 3
4 Red Ames 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Wheezer Dell 17
3 Nick Cullop 16
3 Hippo Vaughn 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .400
2 Zack Wheat .344
3 Jake Daubert .326
3 Wally Pipp .326
5 Cy Williams .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Bert Niehoff 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Gavvy Cravath 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 20
2 Harry Heilmann 19
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 Frank Gilhooley 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 Slim Sallee 0.95
5 Frank Miller 1.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Harry Harper 38
3 Pete Alexander 37
4 Larry Cheney 35
5 2 tied 34

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 .314
3 Eddie Collins .311
4 Bill Hinchman .310
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 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 98
2 Bobby Veach 96
3 Gavvy Cravath 90
4 Hal Chase 88
5 George Burns 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 44
5 Mike Mowrey 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.17
2 Walter Johnson 1.79
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.84
4 Fred Toney 1.89
5 Larry Cheney 1.91

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 233
2 Dave Davenport 206
3 Pete Alexander 198
4 Dick Rudolph 157
5 Tom Hughes 156

Saves

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