On This Day

Monday, June 26, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 25 .583 --
Yankees 33 26 .559 1.5
Tigers 33 28 .541 2.5
Senators 32 28 .533 3.0
Red Sox 32 28 .533 3.0
White Sox 29 29 .500 5.0
Browns 26 34 .433 9.0
Athletics 17 39 .304 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 34 21 .618 --
Phillies 31 25 .554 3.5
Braves 28 25 .528 5.0
Giants 27 27 .500 6.5
Reds 28 32 .467 8.5
Cubs 27 31 .466 8.5
Pirates 25 29 .463 8.5
Cardinals 26 36 .419 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
1 Dave Robertson 5
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Harry Coveleski 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 George Cutshaw 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 6
2 Sherry Magee 4
3 George Cutshaw 3
3 Red Smith 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Milt Stock 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Dave Bancroft 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Ragan 0.86
2 Fred Beebe 0.80
3 Rube Marquard 0.70
4 Rube Benton 0.67
5 Al Schulz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Gene Dale 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 Rube Benton 6
2 Pat Ragan 6
2 Al Schulz 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Elmer Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .364
2 Jake Daubert .347
3 Bill Hinchman .343
4 Dave Robertson .337
5 Heinie Zimmerman .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Home Run Baker 5
2 Fred Merkle 5
4 Jack Graney 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 43
2 Wally Pipp 42
3 Cy Williams 41
4 Heinie Zimmerman 39
5 George Burns 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 26
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Benny Kauff 18
4 Clyde Milan 17
5 Ray Schalk 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.33
2 Larry Cheney 1.58
3 Frank Miller 1.61
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.68
5 Nick Cullop 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 13
2 Walter Johnson 12
3 Guy Morton 11
4 Harry Coveleski 10
4 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 108
2 Harry Harper 90
3 Hippo Vaughn 74
4 Guy Morton 73
5 Babe Ruth 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .440
2 Bill Hinchman .419
3 Tom Long .417
4 Honus Wagner .378
5 Dave Robertson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Babe Ruth 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 15
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Harry Heilmann 13
4 Bill Hinchman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Max Carey 7
3 Bob Bescher 6
4 George Burns 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
1 Dick Rudolph 0.00
3 Rube Marquard 0.39
4 Jack Nabors 0.42
5 Reb Russell 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Harry Coveleski 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 28
2 Al Mamaux 20
3 Tom Hughes 19
4 Pete Alexander 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .363
2 Bill Hinchman .359
3 Cy Williams .333
4 Jake Daubert .324
5 Zack Wheat .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Jack Smith 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 25
2 George Burns 19
2 Bobby Veach 19
4 Wally Pipp 18
5 Lee Magee 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 10
2 Max Carey 10
4 Clyde Milan 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.55
2 Dick Rudolph 0.92
3 Larry Cheney 1.07
4 Fred Toney 1.08
5 Reb Russell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 7
1 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Carl Weilman 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
1 Fred Toney 39
3 Larry Cheney 32
3 Pat Ragan 32
5 Al Demaree 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Allen Russell 2
2 Jim Scott 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .322
2 Larry Doyle .320
3 Ed Konetchy .311
4 Jake Daubert .307
5 Honus Wagner .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
1 Cy Williams 17
3 Hal Chase 14
4 Frank Schulte 12
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 97
2 Bobby Veach 95
3 Gavvy Cravath 92
4 Hal Chase 91
5 George Burns 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Clyde Milan 50
4 Max Carey 46
5 Mike Mowrey 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.19
2 Larry Cheney 1.69
3 Tom Hughes 1.81
4 Fred Toney 1.86
5 Walter Johnson 1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 235
2 Dave Davenport 192
3 Pete Alexander 191
4 Tom Hughes 161
5 Al Mamaux 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 11
2 Hugh Bedient 6
2 Carl Mays 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5