On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 5 .643 --
Red Sox 9 6 .600 0.5
Yankees 7 5 .583 1.0
Senators 8 6 .571 1.0
Indians 7 7 .500 2.0
White Sox 8 9 .471 2.5
Browns 5 8 .385 3.5
Athletics 3 10 .231 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 7 3 .700 --
Robins 5 3 .625 1.0
Cubs 8 5 .615 0.5
Braves 5 4 .556 1.5
Cardinals 7 7 .500 2.0
Pirates 6 7 .462 2.5
Reds 6 8 .429 3.0
Giants 1 8 .111 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Fletcher 4
1 Ralph Young 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jake Daubert 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Tom Long 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jean Dubuc 2
2 Tom Long 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
2 Bruno Betzel 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 George McConnell 0.57
3 Pete Alexander 0.56
4 Al Mamaux 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Sherry Smith 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Elmer Myers 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .462
2 George Burns .375
3 Bill Hinchman .368
4 Heinie Zimmerman .365
5 Steve Yerkes .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Cy Williams 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
2 Jack Fournier 10
2 Ray Schalk 10
2 Cy Williams 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Barney 6
1 Bruno Betzel 6
1 Max Carey 6
4 Hal Chase 5
4 Tris Speaker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Williams 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
3 Dutch Leonard 0.36
4 Cliff Markle 0.50
5 Ed Klepfer 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 Hooks Dauss 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Dave Davenport 27
3 George McConnell 22
3 Babe Ruth 22
5 Guy Morton 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .333
2 Bill Hinchman .315
3 Max Flack .314
4 Ed Konetchy .312
5 Larry Doyle .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
4 Vic Saier 12
4 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 106
2 Ty Cobb 103
3 Sam Crawford 102
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 49
3 Fritz Maisel 45
3 Burt Shotton 45
5 Clyde Milan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.32
2 Ernie Shore 1.45
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
4 Fred Toney 1.69
5 Erv Kantlehner 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Red Faber 24
3 Jim Scott 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 229
2 Dave Davenport 228
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 Jeff Tesreau 167
5 2 tied 166

Saves

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