On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	12	.667	--
Indians	23	14	.622	1.5
Yankees	19	14	.576	3.5
Red Sox	18	18	.500	6.0
White Sox	16	19	.457	7.5
Tigers	16	21	.432	8.5
Athletics	13	21	.382	10.0
Browns	13	23	.361	11.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

Browns 8, Tigers 2

Tigers 17, Browns 6

Athletics 5, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	20	11	.645	--
Giants	19	13	.594	1.5
Phillies	19	15	.559	2.5
Reds	19	21	.475	5.5
Braves	15	17	.469	5.5
Cubs	17	21	.447	6.5
Pirates	16	21	.432	7.0
Cardinals	16	22	.421	7.5

Games

Giants 3, Braves 0

Robins 3, Phillies 2

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Johnson	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	Bobby Veach	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinch Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Johnson	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	George Sisler	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Frank Fuller	2
3	Donie Bush	1
3	Eddie Foster	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	1.00
2	Eppa Rixey	0.78
3	Dick Rudolph	0.67
4	Christy Mathewson	0.50
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	7
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
4	Walter Johnson	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amos Strunk	.354
2	Jake Daubert	.344
3	Larry Doyle	.343
4	Dave Robertson	.336
5	Hal Chase	.329

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	Heinie Zimmerman	34
2	Cy Williams	32
3	Art Fletcher	24
3	Wally Pipp	24
5	Larry Doyle	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Larry Doyle	12
2	Benny Kauff	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.21
2	Pete Alexander	1.23
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.50
4	Erv Kantlehner	1.51
5	Red Ames	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Guy Morton	8
4	Bullet Joe Bush	6
4	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	78
2	Harry Harper	60
3	Guy Morton	51
4	Hippo Vaughn	47
5	3 tied	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Reb Russell	2
5	29 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.408
2	Fred Merkle	.400
3	Red Smith	.395
4	Alex McCarthy	.387
5	Bill McKechnie	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Graney	2
1	Frank Schulte	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Larry Doyle	11
2	Art Fletcher	11
4	Jimmy Walsh	10
5	Heinie Zimmerman	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Larry Doyle	6
3	Chick Gandil	5
3	Benny Kauff	5
3	Fred Merkle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.00
1	George Dumont	0.00
3	Frank Miller	0.41
4	Bob Shawkey	0.47
5	Christy Mathewson	0.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Fred Anderson	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	34
2	Hippo Vaughn	21
3	Bullet Joe Bush	20
3	Guy Morton	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Al Demaree	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.394
2	Zack Wheat	.356
3	Art Fletcher	.340
4	Dave Robertson	.339
5	Bill McKechnie	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	23
2	Art Fletcher	22
2	Heinie Zimmerman	22
4	Larry Doyle	19
5	Wally Pipp	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Larry Doyle	11
3	Ty Cobb	10
4	Benny Kauff	9
4	George Sisler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.72
2	Larry Cheney	0.73
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.94
3	Nick Cullop	0.94
5	Sailor Stroud	1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Harry Harper	43
3	Red Ames	38
4	Elmer Myers	34
4	Hippo Vaughn	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.328
2	Larry Doyle	.326
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Bill Hinchman	.307
5	Jake Daubert	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	16
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
1	Cy Williams	16
4	Frank Schulte	12
5	Benny Kauff	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	101
2	Bobby Veach	99
3	Hal Chase	95
4	Sam Crawford	92
5	Gavvy Cravath	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	55
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	Burt Shotton	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.13
2	Walter Johnson	1.76
3	Erv Kantlehner	1.90
4	Harry Harper	1.91
5	Ernie Shore	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	6 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Dave Davenport	215
3	Pete Alexander	212
4	Tom Hughes	163
5	Red Faber	160

Saves

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