On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
Senators 13 9 .591 1.5
Yankees 12 10 .545 2.5
Tigers 12 12 .500 3.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 3.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 4.5
Browns 8 13 .381 6.0
Athletics 8 14 .364 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 11 5 .688 --
Braves 11 6 .647 0.5
Cubs 13 10 .565 1.5
Cardinals 12 10 .545 2.0
Reds 12 12 .500 3.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 4.0
Pirates 9 15 .375 6.0
Giants 5 13 .278 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Burns 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Chick Gandil 3
1 Tommy Griffith 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Smith 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Smith 3
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
4 Jack Barry 1
4 27 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
1 Hi Myers 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Bruno Betzel 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Cullop 0.75
1 Bert Gallia 0.75
3 Red Faber 0.67
4 Carl Weilman 0.62
5 Red Ames 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 7
2 Red Faber 6
2 Bert Gallia 6
4 Carl Weilman 5
5 Erv Kantlehner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sailor Stroud 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .364
1 Jake Daubert .364
1 Bill Hinchman .364
4 Heinie Zimmerman .351
5 Amos Strunk .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Jack Fournier 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Jack Graney 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 20
2 Cy Williams 19
3 Jack Fournier 16
4 Wally Pipp 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Bruno Betzel 9
3 Ed Barney 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.41
3 Red Ames 0.53
4 Ed Klepfer 0.73
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Guy Morton 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Harry Harper 32
4 George McConnell 31
4 Guy Morton 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .429
2 Amos Strunk .405
3 Heinie Zimmerman .370
4 Larry Doyle .360
5 Bill Hinchman .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jack Fournier 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Turner Barber 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 12
1 Cy Williams 12
3 Elmer Smith 11
3 Amos Strunk 11
3 Heinie Zimmerman 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Joe Judge 6
3 Bruno Betzel 5
3 Larry Doyle 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
1 George Mogridge 0.00
4 Joe Boehling 0.55
5 Red Ames 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Jack Coombs 3
2 Hippo Vaughn 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 19
2 Red Ames 18
2 Hippo Vaughn 18
4 Harry Harper 16
5 Walter Johnson 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Larry Doyle .318
3 Ed Konetchy .317
4 Bill Hinchman .312
5 Jake Daubert .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Hal Chase 16
2 Cy Williams 16
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 104
2 Bobby Veach 103
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 93
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 88
2 Benny Kauff 51
3 Max Carey 47
3 Clyde Milan 47
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.31
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.53
3 Fred Toney 1.69
4 Erv Kantlehner 1.71
5 Walter Johnson 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
1 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jim Scott 25
4 George McConnell 24
4 Dick Rudolph 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 225
2 Pete Alexander 220
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 Tom Hughes 172
5 Red Faber 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Hugh Bedient 8
3 Carl Mays 7
4 Cy Barger 6
5 3 tied 5