On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	21	11	.656	--
Indians	21	12	.636	0.5
Yankees	14	13	.519	4.5
Red Sox	15	15	.500	5.0
Athletics	13	17	.433	7.0
Tigers	13	18	.419	7.5
Browns	12	17	.414	7.5
White Sox	13	19	.406	8.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	16	9	.640	--
Phillies	17	12	.586	1.0
Braves	15	12	.556	2.0
Giants	14	13	.519	3.0
Cubs	16	17	.485	4.0
Reds	15	19	.441	5.5
Cardinals	15	19	.441	5.5
Pirates	12	19	.387	7.0

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 3

Giants 4, Reds 3

Robins 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Baldy Louden	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Frank Schulte	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Alex McCarthy	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dode Paskert	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	Gus Getz	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
3	Erv Kantlehner	0.29
3	Pat Ragan	0.29
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	Slim Sallee	1
1	Hippo Vaughn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	6
2	George Chalmers	4
3	Rube Benton	2
3	Erv Kantlehner	2
3	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.369
2	Amos Strunk	.333
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.333
4	Bill Hinchman	.330
5	Hal Chase	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Jack Graney	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	28
1	Heinie Zimmerman	28
3	Art Fletcher	20
4	Wally Pipp	19
5	Harry Heilmann	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Benny Kauff	12
3	George Sisler	11
4	Bruno Betzel	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.07
2	Red Ames	1.26
3	Wheezer Dell	1.33
4	Pete Alexander	1.37
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Guy Morton	7
4	Bullet Joe Bush	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	63
2	Harry Harper	53
3	Hippo Vaughn	44
4	Red Ames	41
4	Guy Morton	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Reb Russell	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	29 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.442
2	Jake Daubert	.378
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.373
4	Larry Doyle	.364
4	Red Smith	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	15
2	Dave Robertson	14
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Gavvy Cravath	12
5	Art Fletcher	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	8
2	Larry Doyle	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	Max Carey	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Cullop	0.00
2	Larry Cheney	0.61
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.64
4	Pete Alexander	0.65
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Myers	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	Bert Gallia	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	29
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Red Ames	24
4	Hippo Vaughn	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.381
2	Dave Robertson	.367
3	Amos Strunk	.345
4	Larry Doyle	.340
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Jack Graney	4
2	Heinie Zimmerman	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	26
2	Heinie Zimmerman	20
3	Art Fletcher	18
4	George Burns	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	George Sisler	10
3	Benny Kauff	9
3	Armando Marsans	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	1.21
2	Dutch Leonard	1.27
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.29
4	Red Ames	1.31
5	Guy Morton	1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	47
2	Red Ames	39
3	Harry Harper	37
4	Hippo Vaughn	36
5	Guy Morton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	23 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.327
2	Larry Doyle	.323
3	Ed Konetchy	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Bill Hinchman	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	Hal Chase	16
2	Cy Williams	16
4	Frank Schulte	13
5	Benny Kauff	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	103
2	Sam Crawford	97
2	Bobby Veach	97
4	Gavvy Cravath	94
5	Hal Chase	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	56
3	Clyde Milan	46
4	Max Carey	44
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	1.82
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.84
4	Fred Toney	1.90
5	Ernie Shore	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	5 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	221
2	Dave Davenport	220
3	Pete Alexander	217
4	Tom Hughes	166
5	Al Mamaux	157

Saves

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