On This Day

Friday, June 30, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 26 .587 --
Indians 36 28 .563 1.5
White Sox 33 29 .532 3.5
Senators 34 30 .531 3.5
Red Sox 34 30 .531 3.5
Tigers 34 32 .515 4.5
Browns 29 36 .446 9.0
Athletics 17 43 .283 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 36 23 .610 --
Phillies 33 28 .541 4.0
Braves 30 27 .526 5.0
Giants 30 29 .508 6.0
Pirates 28 31 .475 8.0
Cubs 30 34 .469 8.5
Reds 28 35 .444 10.0
Cardinals 29 37 .439 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Long 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Hank Gowdy 3
2 Amos Strunk 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Dave Robertson 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Art Fletcher 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Possum Whitted 3
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Beebe 1.00
1 Carl Mays 1.00
3 Bill Doak 0.80
3 Bert Gallia 0.80
5 Bob Groom 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 5
1 Ray Fisher 5
1 Bob Groom 5
4 Pete Alexander 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Meadows 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
2 Dave Robertson .343
3 Jake Daubert .339
4 Bill Hinchman .330
5 Honus Wagner .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 9
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 48
2 Wally Pipp 45
3 Cy Williams 44
4 Heinie Zimmerman 40
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Max Carey 28
3 Benny Kauff 19
4 Frank Gilhooley 17
4 3 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 1.58
2 Frank Miller 1.58
3 Pete Alexander 1.65
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 96
3 Babe Ruth 80
4 Hippo Vaughn 76
5 Pete Alexander 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Allen Russell 3
5 13 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .563
2 Tom Long .483
3 Bill Hinchman .404
4 Honus Wagner .380
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Wally Pipp 17
3 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Lee Magee 13
5 Del Pratt 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Frank Gilhooley 10
3 Bob Bescher 7
3 Max Carey 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
1 Fred Beebe 0.00
3 Reb Russell 0.33
4 Rube Marquard 0.47
5 Al Schulz 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Lefty Williams 4
4 Walter Johnson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
2 Pete Schneider 20
2 Fred Toney 20
4 Babe Ruth 19
4 Lefty Williams 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Allen Russell 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Long .434
2 Honus Wagner .365
3 Dave Robertson .364
4 Bill Hinchman .337
5 Jake Daubert .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 27
2 Lee Magee 20
2 Wally Pipp 20
4 Home Run Baker 19
5 Del Pratt 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Frank Gilhooley 12
3 Bob Bescher 11
4 Max Carey 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.00
2 Dick Rudolph 0.90
3 Rube Marquard 0.91
4 Reb Russell 1.03
5 Al Schulz 1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 39
2 Harry Harper 36
2 Walter Johnson 36
2 Babe Ruth 36
5 Al Mamaux 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Rube Marquard 2
3 Lee Meadows 2
5 25 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .323
2 Larry Doyle .321
3 Dave Robertson .308
4 Honus Wagner .305
5 Jake Daubert .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Cy Williams 18
3 Hal Chase 12
3 Frank Schulte 12
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 96
2 Ty Cobb 95
3 Gavvy Cravath 94
4 Hal Chase 85
5 George Burns 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 75
2 Benny Kauff 50
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 48
5 Mike Mowrey 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.28
2 Larry Cheney 1.82
3 Al Mamaux 1.86
4 Tom Hughes 1.88
5 Babe Ruth 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Harry Coveleski 25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23
4 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Dave Davenport 194
3 Pete Alexander 192
4 Al Mamaux 167
5 Dutch Leonard 158

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