On This Day

Saturday, July 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	26	.594	--
Indians	37	28	.569	1.5
White Sox	34	29	.540	3.5
Senators	35	30	.538	3.5
Red Sox	34	31	.523	4.5
Tigers	34	33	.507	5.5
Browns	29	37	.439	10.0
Athletics	17	44	.279	19.5

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

Indians 5, Browns 4

Senators 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	36	25	.590	--
Phillies	34	28	.548	2.5
Braves	32	27	.542	3.0
Giants	30	30	.500	5.5
Pirates	29	31	.483	6.5
Cubs	31	35	.470	7.5
Cardinals	30	38	.441	9.5
Reds	28	36	.438	9.5

Games

Braves 7, Robins 4

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Phillies 9, Giants 2

Cubs 9, Cardinals 2

Braves 2, Robins 0

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherry Magee	7
2	Max Flack	4
2	Eddie Mulligan	4
2	Vic Saier	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Vic Saier	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	William Fischer	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
4	Ed Burns	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Flack	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Ruth	1.40
2	Elmer Myers	1.12
3	Mike Prendergast	1.00
4	Elmer Knetzer	0.83
5	Pat Ragan	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Elmer Knetzer	5
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	Jeff Pfeffer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Gene Packard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
2	Dave Robertson	.350
3	Jake Daubert	.339
4	Honus Wagner	.329
5	Bill Hinchman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	9
2	Home Run Baker	6
2	Vic Saier	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Fred Merkle	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	48
2	Wally Pipp	46
3	Cy Williams	44
4	Heinie Zimmerman	42
5	Art Fletcher	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	30
2	Max Carey	28
3	Benny Kauff	19
4	George Sisler	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.58
2	Frank Miller	1.58
3	Pete Alexander	1.65
4	Al Mamaux	1.71
5	Nick Cullop	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	13
1	Walter Johnson	13
3	Al Mamaux	12
4	Guy Morton	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	114
2	Harry Harper	96
3	Babe Ruth	87
4	Hippo Vaughn	77
5	Pete Alexander	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	Lee Meadows	3
2	Allen Russell	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.521
2	Tom Long	.477
3	Honus Wagner	.400
4	Dave Robertson	.397
5	Bill Hinchman	.396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	18
1	Wally Pipp	18
3	Lee Magee	14
4	Harry Heilmann	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Frank Gilhooley	10
3	Bob Bescher	8
4	Max Carey	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Beebe	0.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.33
2	Reb Russell	0.33
4	Al Schulz	0.72
5	Jesse Barnes	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Lefty Williams	4
3	Tom Hughes	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Elmer Myers	24
3	Walter Johnson	21
3	Al Mamaux	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
2	Lee Meadows	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tom Long	.433
2	Dave Robertson	.375
3	Honus Wagner	.349
4	Bill Hinchman	.346
5	Jake Daubert	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	Vic Saier	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Wally Pipp	3
3	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	24
2	Wally Pipp	20
3	Lee Magee	19
4	Home Run Baker	18
5	Del Pratt	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Bob Bescher	12
3	Frank Gilhooley	11
4	Max Carey	10
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.72
2	Tom Hughes	0.87
3	Dick Rudolph	0.90
4	Jesse Barnes	0.92
5	Reb Russell	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Al Mamaux	6
1	Carl Weilman	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Al Mamaux	37
3	Walter Johnson	36
4	Harry Harper	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
3	Rube Marquard	2
3	Gene Packard	2
3	Allen Russell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.322
2	Larry Doyle	.316
3	Dave Robertson	.313
4	Honus Wagner	.307
5	Jake Daubert	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	18
2	Gavvy Cravath	17
3	Hal Chase	12
3	Frank Schulte	12
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	96
2	Ty Cobb	94
3	Gavvy Cravath	92
4	Hal Chase	85
5	George Burns	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Benny Kauff	50
3	Clyde Milan	49
4	Max Carey	48
5	Max Flack	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Larry Cheney	1.82
3	Al Mamaux	1.89
4	Fred Toney	1.90
5	Walter Johnson	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Coveleski	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Dave Davenport	185
4	Al Mamaux	167
5	Tom Hughes	160

Saves

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