On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 11 6 .647 --
Indians 11 7 .611 0.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 1.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 2.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 2.5
White Sox 10 10 .500 2.5
Browns 6 10 .375 4.5
Athletics 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 8 4 .667 --
Braves 8 5 .615 0.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 1.0
Reds 10 8 .556 1.0
Cubs 8 7 .533 1.5
Cardinals 8 9 .471 2.5
Pirates 7 9 .438 3.0
Giants 2 11 .154 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Amos Strunk 3
1 Joe Wilhoit 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 34 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Compton 2
1 Hank Gowdy 2
1 Grover Hartley 2
1 Otto Knabe 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Deal 2
2 Ed Barney 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Larry Gardner 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.17
2 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
2 Wheezer Dell 1.00
4 Red Ames 0.55
4 Lefty Williams 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Wheezer Dell 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 9
2 Walter Johnson 7
3 Red Ames 6
3 Lefty Williams 6
5 Fred Toney 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Schneider 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .442
2 Jake Daubert .388
3 Bill Hinchman .380
4 George Burns .357
5 Bill Rariden .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Schalk 12
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
3 Hal Chase 11
3 Wally Pipp 11
3 Cy Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Barney 7
1 Bruno Betzel 7
1 Max Carey 7
4 Hal Chase 6
4 Tris Speaker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.26
2 Cliff Markle 0.50
3 Red Ames 0.56
4 Lefty Williams 0.63
5 Ed Klepfer 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Red Faber 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Dave Davenport 27
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Guy Morton 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .328
2 Bill Hinchman .320
3 Larry Doyle .315
4 Ed Konetchy .314
5 Max Flack .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 13
4 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 106
2 Ty Cobb 102
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 49
3 Clyde Milan 45
4 Eddie Collins 44
4 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
3 Ernie Shore 1.63
4 Fred Toney 1.72
5 Walter Johnson 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jim Scott 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 228
2 Pete Alexander 227
3 Walter Johnson 218
4 Tom Hughes 170
5 Jeff Tesreau 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Hugh Bedient 9
3 Carl Mays 7
4 Cy Barger 6
5 3 tied 5