On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	26	.581	--
Indians	35	28	.556	1.5
Senators	34	29	.540	2.5
White Sox	32	29	.525	3.5
Red Sox	33	30	.524	3.5
Tigers	34	31	.523	3.5
Browns	29	35	.453	8.0
Athletics	17	42	.288	17.5

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 0

Browns 7, Indians 0

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	36	22	.621	--
Phillies	33	27	.550	4.0
Braves	29	27	.518	6.0
Giants	29	29	.500	7.0
Cubs	30	33	.476	8.5
Pirates	27	31	.466	9.0
Reds	28	34	.452	10.0
Cardinals	28	37	.431	11.5

Games

Robins 2, Braves 1

Phillies 4, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Luderus	4
1	Dave Robertson	4
1	Possum Whitted	4
4	Lee Magee	3
4	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Roy Corhan	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Bill Killefer	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Del Pratt	2
3	Jake Daubert	1
3	Ed Fitzpatrick	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	1.25
2	Harry Harper	1.20
2	Bob Shawkey	1.20
2	Sherry Smith	1.20
5	Dave Davenport	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	6
1	Grover Lowdermilk	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
1	Sherry Smith	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Hendrix	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377
2	Jake Daubert	.345
3	Dave Robertson	.340
4	Bill Hinchman	.335
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	8
2	Home Run Baker	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Fred Merkle	5
3	Vic Saier	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	48
2	Wally Pipp	44
3	Cy Williams	41
4	Heinie Zimmerman	40
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	29
2	Max Carey	27
3	Benny Kauff	19
4	Frank Gilhooley	17
4	3 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.45
2	Larry Cheney	1.58
3	Frank Miller	1.58
4	Nick Cullop	1.73
5	Al Mamaux	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	13
1	Walter Johnson	13
3	Al Mamaux	11
3	Guy Morton	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	114
2	Harry Harper	96
3	Babe Ruth	80
4	Hippo Vaughn	76
5	Guy Morton	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	Allen Russell	3
5	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.520
2	Tom Long	.439
3	Bill Hinchman	.404
4	Hugh High	.375
5	Dave Robertson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Wally Pipp	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Vic Saier	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	17
2	Wally Pipp	16
3	Harry Heilmann	13
4	Lee Magee	12
5	Del Pratt	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Frank Gilhooley	10
3	George Burns	7
4	Bob Bescher	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.00
2	Jesse Barnes	0.44
3	Rube Marquard	0.47
4	Al Schulz	0.72
5	Reb Russell	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	23
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Pete Schneider	20
3	Fred Toney	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
2	Allen Russell	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.531
2	Tom Long	.405
3	Jake Daubert	.346
4	Bill Hinchman	.345
4	Honus Wagner	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	27
2	Lee Magee	20
2	Wally Pipp	20
4	Home Run Baker	18
5	Del Pratt	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Frank Gilhooley	13
3	Bob Bescher	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.27
2	Dick Rudolph	0.90
3	Reb Russell	1.07
4	Rube Marquard	1.10
5	Art Nehf	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Carl Weilman	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	39
2	Al Mamaux	37
3	Harry Harper	36
3	Walter Johnson	36
3	Babe Ruth	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Rube Marquard	2
3	Jim Scott	2
5	26 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.323
2	Larry Doyle	.319
3	Jake Daubert	.309
4	Ed Konetchy	.308
5	Dave Robertson	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
1	Cy Williams	17
3	Hal Chase	12
3	Frank Schulte	12
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	96
1	Bobby Veach	96
3	Gavvy Cravath	92
4	Hal Chase	86
5	George Burns	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Benny Kauff	50
3	Clyde Milan	49
4	Max Carey	47
5	Mike Mowrey	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.24
2	Larry Cheney	1.73
3	Al Mamaux	1.86
4	Tom Hughes	1.88
5	Babe Ruth	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Coveleski	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Pete Alexander	194
2	Dave Davenport	194
4	Al Mamaux	167
5	Dutch Leonard	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Hugh Bedient	6
2	Rube Benton	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5