On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 26 .574 --
Indians 35 27 .565 0.5
Senators 33 29 .532 2.5
Red Sox 33 29 .532 2.5
Tigers 34 30 .531 2.5
White Sox 31 29 .517 3.5
Browns 28 35 .444 8.0
Athletics 17 41 .293 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 35 22 .614 --
Phillies 31 27 .534 4.5
Braves 29 26 .527 5.0
Giants 29 27 .518 5.5
Cubs 29 33 .468 8.5
Pirates 27 31 .466 8.5
Reds 28 34 .452 9.5
Cardinals 28 36 .438 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Amos Strunk 4
4 Doug Baird 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Art Wilson 1
1 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 3
1 Wally Schang 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Eddie Foster 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Gilhooley 4
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Lee Magee 2
2 Burt Shotton 2
5 25 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reb Russell 0.67
2 Al Mamaux 0.64
3 Eddie Plank 0.57
4 Walter Johnson 0.55
5 Jimmy Lavender 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Ray Keating 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 7
1 George McConnell 7
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 Elmer Myers 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373
2 Jake Daubert .341
3 Bill Hinchman .335
4 Dave Robertson .332
5 Heinie Zimmerman .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Home Run Baker 6
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Fred Merkle 5
3 Vic Saier 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 46
2 Wally Pipp 43
3 Cy Williams 41
4 Heinie Zimmerman 39
5 George Burns 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 29
2 Max Carey 27
3 Benny Kauff 19
4 Clyde Milan 17
4 George Sisler 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.45
2 Larry Cheney 1.58
3 Frank Miller 1.58
4 Nick Cullop 1.73
5 Al Mamaux 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 13
1 Walter Johnson 13
3 Al Mamaux 11
3 Guy Morton 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 114
2 Harry Harper 90
3 Babe Ruth 80
4 Hippo Vaughn 76
5 Guy Morton 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Allen Russell 3
5 12 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .490
2 Tom Long .431
3 Bill Hinchman .392
4 Hugh High .389
5 Heinie Groh .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Wally Pipp 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Vic Saier 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 16
2 Wally Pipp 15
3 Harry Heilmann 11
3 Tom Long 11
3 Del Pratt 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Frank Gilhooley 9
3 Max Carey 8
4 George Burns 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
2 Rube Marquard 0.39
3 Jesse Barnes 0.44
4 Jack Nabors 0.49
5 Al Schulz 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Lefty Williams 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Al Mamaux 23
3 Pete Schneider 20
3 Fred Toney 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .527
2 Cy Williams .342
3 Bill Hinchman .341
3 Honus Wagner .341
5 Jake Daubert .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 27
2 Wally Pipp 19
3 Lee Magee 18
3 Bobby Veach 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Frank Gilhooley 12
3 Bob Bescher 10
4 Max Carey 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.28
2 Dick Rudolph 0.92
3 Reb Russell 1.07
4 Larry Cheney 1.07
5 Rube Marquard 1.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 40
2 Fred Toney 39
3 Al Mamaux 37
4 Babe Ruth 36
5 Larry Cheney 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Rube Marquard 2
3 Jim Scott 2
5 25 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .320
2 Larry Doyle .319
3 Ed Konetchy .308
4 Jake Daubert .306
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 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 96
1 Bobby Veach 96
3 Gavvy Cravath 93
4 Hal Chase 90
5 George Burns 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 74
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Clyde Milan 50
4 Max Carey 47
5 Mike Mowrey 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.24
2 Larry Cheney 1.73
3 Tom Hughes 1.81
4 Al Mamaux 1.86
5 Fred Toney 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Harry Coveleski 25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 24
4 Babe Ruth 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Pete Alexander 194
3 Dave Davenport 189
4 Al Mamaux 167
5 Tom Hughes 161

Saves

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