On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	32	24	.571	--
Indians	32	24	.571	0.0
Senators	30	23	.566	0.5
Yankees	29	24	.547	1.5
Red Sox	28	27	.509	3.5
White Sox	26	28	.481	5.0
Browns	24	31	.436	7.5
Athletics	15	35	.300	14.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Yankees 0

Browns 11, White Sox 1

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Browns 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	29	19	.604	--
Phillies	30	20	.600	0.0
Giants	25	23	.521	4.0
Braves	24	24	.500	5.0
Reds	26	28	.481	6.0
Cubs	25	29	.463	7.0
Pirates	21	28	.429	8.5
Cardinals	23	32	.418	9.5

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Braves 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Borton	3
1	George Burns	3
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Armando Marsans	3
1	Del Pratt	3
3	Babe Borton	2
3	George Burns	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Ward Miller	1
1	Fritz Mollwitz	1
1	Burt Shotton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Foster	1.00
2	Fred Toney	0.88
3	Carl Weilman	0.57
4	Harry Coveleski	0.50
5	Frank Allen	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Ernie Koob	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Earl Moseley	6
3	Frank Allen	5
3	Reb Russell	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.354
2	Jake Daubert	.344
3	Dave Robertson	.339
4	Larry Doyle	.332
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	8
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	41
2	Heinie Zimmerman	39
3	Harry Heilmann	38
4	Wally Pipp	35
5	George Burns	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	22
2	Ty Cobb	18
3	Benny Kauff	16
4	Clyde Milan	15
4	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erv Kantlehner	1.36
2	Pete Alexander	1.38
3	Frank Miller	1.55
4	Larry Cheney	1.62
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	12
2	Walter Johnson	11
2	Guy Morton	11
4	Hooks Dauss	10
5	5 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	Rogers Hornsby	.371
2	Cy Williams	.355
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Bert Niehoff	.313
5	Frank Gilhooley	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Bruno Betzel	1
2	George Burns	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	11
2	Harry Heilmann	9
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Frank Gilhooley	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.00
1	Dick Rudolph	0.00
3	Jack Nabors	0.56
4	Mellie Wolfgang	0.63
5	Hooks Dauss	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Pat Ragan	3
2	Carl Weilman	3
5	14 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	19
2	Wheezer Dell	16
3	Pete Alexander	15
3	Carl Weilman	15
5	9 tied	14

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	.346
2	Jake Daubert	.333
2	Zack Wheat	.333
4	Cy Williams	.329
5	Possum Whitted	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	20
1	Bobby Veach	20
3	George Burns	17
3	Wally Pipp	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Frank Gilhooley	7
2	Lee Magee	7
2	Ray Schalk	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.30
2	Slim Sallee	0.95
3	Larry Cheney	1.23
4	Frank Miller	1.39
5	Ed Klepfer	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Harry Coveleski	6
4	Al Mamaux	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	38
2	Pete Alexander	37
3	Larry Cheney	36
3	Walter Johnson	36
5	Guy Morton	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Jim Scott	2
4	Chief Bender	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.323
2	Ed Konetchy	.317
3	Bill Hinchman	.314
4	Tommy Griffith	.306
5	Eddie Collins	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
1	Cy Williams	17
3	Hal Chase	13
4	Frank Schulte	12
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	98
2	Bobby Veach	96
3	Gavvy Cravath	92
4	Hal Chase	86
5	George Burns	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Clyde Milan	50
4	Max Carey	45
5	Mike Mowrey	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.17
2	Walter Johnson	1.79
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.84
4	Guy Morton	1.88
5	Fred Toney	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Coveleski	24
4	Hooks Dauss	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Dave Davenport	200
3	Pete Alexander	198
4	Tom Hughes	159
5	Dick Rudolph	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	10
2	Carl Mays	7
3	Cy Barger	6
3	Hugh Bedient	6
5	3 tied	5