On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Red Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Browns 5 4 .556 1.0
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.0
Indians 3 5 .375 2.5
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 1 .857 --
Cardinals 5 4 .556 2.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 2.0
Braves 3 3 .500 2.5
Reds 5 5 .500 2.5
Robins 2 3 .400 3.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 3.5
Giants 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Jack Graney 3
1 Braggo Roth 3
4 Johnny Beall 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graney 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 3
2 Marty Kavanagh 2
2 Cy Williams 2
4 Bruno Betzel 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Ray Schalk 1
1 Burt Shotton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McConnell 2.50
2 Fred Toney 0.60
3 Bill James 0.57
3 Hi Jasper 0.57
5 Bill Fincher 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Guy Morton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 5
2 Red Ames 4
2 Bill James 4
2 Hi Jasper 4
5 Fred Toney 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .481
2 George Burns .423
3 Tris Speaker .400
4 Larry Gardner .389
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Vic Saier 2
4 Johnny Beall 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 10
2 Heinie Zimmerman 9
3 Jack Fournier 8
3 Jim Viox 8
5 Fred Luderus 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
2 Hal Chase 5
3 Bruno Betzel 4
3 Tris Speaker 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
1 Cap Crowell 0.00
4 George McConnell 0.33
5 Ed Klepfer 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 18
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Harry Harper 16
3 Walter Johnson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Dan Griner 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Ed Konetchy .315
3 Larry Doyle .312
4 Bill Hinchman .311
5 Jack Fournier .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Vic Saier 13
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 108
2 Ty Cobb 105
2 Sam Crawford 105
4 Gavvy Cravath 96
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 91
2 Benny Kauff 50
3 Fritz Maisel 47
4 Eddie Collins 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Ernie Shore 1.46
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
4 Fred Toney 1.62
5 Walter Johnson 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Red Faber 24
3 George McConnell 24
3 Jim Scott 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 231
2 Dave Davenport 222
3 Walter Johnson 211
4 Jeff Tesreau 173
5 Red Faber 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 7
3 Carl Mays 7
5 Cy Barger 6