On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 10 .677 --
Senators 19 11 .633 1.5
Yankees 14 12 .538 4.5
Red Sox 14 15 .483 6.0
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.5
White Sox 13 18 .419 8.0
Athletics 12 17 .414 8.0
Browns 11 17 .393 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 15 9 .625 --
Phillies 15 11 .577 1.0
Braves 13 11 .542 2.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 3.0
Giants 12 13 .480 3.5
Reds 15 17 .469 4.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 4.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Claude Cooper 3
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Clyde Milan 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Buck Herzog 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Merkle 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Hugh High 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Demaree 1.80
2 Babe Ruth 0.57
3 Wheezer Dell 0.46
4 Bert Gallia 0.44
5 Ray Caldwell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Wheezer Dell 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Demaree 9
2 Frank Miller 7
3 Wheezer Dell 6
4 Ed Klepfer 5
4 Tom Sheehan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .354
2 Heinie Zimmerman .350
3 Bill Hinchman .345
4 Amos Strunk .330
5 Hal Chase .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Jack Graney 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 28
2 Heinie Zimmerman 27
3 Harry Heilmann 18
3 Wally Pipp 18
5 Art Fletcher 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Bruno Betzel 10
2 Benny Kauff 10
2 George Sisler 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.07
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.17
3 Pete Alexander 1.29
4 Red Ames 1.31
5 Wheezer Dell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Guy Morton 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 58
2 Harry Harper 46
3 Guy Morton 41
4 Babe Ruth 38
4 Hippo Vaughn 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Reb Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 28 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .395
2 Heinie Zimmerman .382
3 Dave Robertson .370
4 Red Smith .357
5 Hank Gowdy .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 17
2 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 Art Fletcher 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 Benny Kauff 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Larry Doyle 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Cullop 0.00
1 George Mogridge 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
4 Jim Bagby 0.50
5 Larry Cheney 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 4
1 Elmer Myers 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Bert Gallia 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 25
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Al Mamaux 20
4 Red Ames 19
4 Hippo Vaughn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .326
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Ed Konetchy .318
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Jake Daubert .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Hal Chase 16
2 Cy Williams 16
4 Frank Schulte 12
5 Benny Kauff 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 105
2 Bobby Veach 101
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Gavvy Cravath 92
5 Hal Chase 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 85
2 Benny Kauff 54
3 Clyde Milan 46
4 Max Carey 44
4 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.18
2 Erv Kantlehner 1.75
3 Walter Johnson 1.82
4 Fred Toney 1.90
5 Ernie Shore 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Jim Scott 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 225
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 211
4 Red Faber 161
5 George McConnell 160

Saves

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