On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 26 .594 --
Indians 38 28 .576 1.0
White Sox 35 29 .547 3.0
Senators 35 30 .538 3.5
Red Sox 34 31 .523 4.5
Tigers 34 34 .500 6.0
Browns 29 38 .433 10.5
Athletics 17 44 .279 19.5

Games

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 30 32 .484 6.5
Cubs 32 35 .478 7.0
Reds 29 37 .439 9.5
Cardinals 30 39 .435 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Hinchman 4
1 Greasy Neale 4
3 Tommy Griffith 3
3 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
2 Doug Baird 2
2 Ray O'Brien 2
2 Jim Viox 2
2 Ivey Wingo 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruno Betzel 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Bob Fisher 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Coveleski 1.60
2 Reb Russell 0.60
3 Ed Klepfer 0.50
4 Fred Toney 0.43
5 Dave Davenport 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Kantlehner 1
1 Ed Klepfer 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Coveleski 8
2 Gene Dale 3
2 Ed Klepfer 3
2 Jimmy Lavender 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .379
2 Dave Robertson .350
3 Jake Daubert .339
4 Bill Hinchman .333
5 Honus Wagner .328

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 Heinie Zimmerman 45
4 Cy Williams 44
5 Art Fletcher 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Max Carey 29
3 Benny Kauff 19
4 George Sisler 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 1.58
2 Frank Miller 1.65
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 Tom Long .478
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .469
3 Bill Hinchman .418
4 Dave Robertson .397
5 Fred Luderus .393

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 17
1 Wally Pipp 17
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
3 Max Carey 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Beebe 0.00
2 Reb Russell 0.23
3 Rube Marquard 0.36
4 Al Schulz 0.72
5 Jesse Barnes 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Reb Russell 4
1 Lefty Williams 4
4 Tom Hughes 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 22
2 Walter Johnson 21
2 Al Mamaux 21
4 Pete Schneider 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Lee Meadows 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Long .436
2 Dave Robertson .381
3 Bill Hinchman .369
4 Honus Wagner .352
5 3 tied .333

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 23
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 George Burns 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.72
2 Reb Russell 0.84
3 Tom Hughes 0.87
4 Jesse Barnes 0.92
5 Mike Prendergast 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 6
1 Al Mamaux 6
1 Carl Weilman 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 37
1 Babe Ruth 37
3 Harry Harper 32
3 Fred Toney 32
5 3 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 .327
2 Larry Doyle .315
3 Dave Robertson .315
4 Honus Wagner .309
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 2 tied 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 187
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