On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Senators 15 9 .625 1.5
Yankees 13 11 .542 3.5
Tigers 13 13 .500 4.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.5
White Sox 12 16 .429 6.5
Athletics 9 15 .375 7.5
Browns 8 15 .348 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 11 6 .647 --
Braves 12 7 .632 0.0
Cardinals 13 11 .542 1.5
Cubs 13 11 .542 1.5
Phillies 10 10 .500 2.5
Reds 12 13 .480 3.0
Pirates 10 16 .385 5.5
Giants 6 13 .316 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Stock 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Adams 2
1 Shano Collins 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Ward Miller 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Roy Corhan 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 1.67
2 Bob Groom 0.75
3 Stan Coveleski 0.67
4 Dutch Leonard 0.60
4 Elmer Myers 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 6
1 Ray Fisher 6
1 Bob Groom 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Erv Kantlehner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .361
2 Jake Daubert .357
3 George Burns .346
4 Bill Hinchman .333
4 Les Nunamaker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 23
2 Cy Williams 19
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Jack Fournier 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Bruno Betzel 9
3 Ed Barney 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
5 6 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.30
3 Red Ames 0.53
4 Dutch Leonard 0.71
5 Ed Klepfer 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Guy Morton 5
4 Bullet Joe Bush 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 44
2 Harry Harper 41
3 Babe Ruth 34
4 Dave Davenport 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 22 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Strunk .409
2 Dave Robertson .407
3 Hank Gowdy .381
4 Art Fletcher .370
5 Larry Doyle .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 Lefty Tyler 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 11
1 Wally Pipp 11
1 Elmer Smith 11
1 Heinie Zimmerman 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Joe Judge 6
3 George Burns 5
3 Larry Doyle 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Joe Boehling 0.00
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
4 Wheezer Dell 0.35
5 Red Ames 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 24
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Al Mamaux 19
4 Red Ames 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .327
2 Larry Doyle .319
3 Ed Konetchy .318
4 Bill Hinchman .310
5 Jake Daubert .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Hal Chase 16
2 Cy Williams 16
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 104
2 Bobby Veach 102
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 95
5 Hal Chase 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 87
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 47
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.53
3 Erv Kantlehner 1.69
4 Fred Toney 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Jim Scott 25
4 George McConnell 24
4 Dick Rudolph 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 227
2 Pete Alexander 225
3 Walter Johnson 215
4 Tom Hughes 173
5 George McConnell 167

Saves

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