On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	27	.597	--
Indians	40	29	.580	1.0
White Sox	37	30	.552	3.0
Red Sox	37	31	.544	3.5
Senators	36	32	.529	4.5
Tigers	35	36	.493	7.0
Browns	30	40	.429	11.5
Athletics	17	47	.266	21.5

Games

Browns 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Indians 2

Red Sox 11, Athletics 2

Yankees 1, Senators 0

White Sox 7, Browns 6

Indians 6, Tigers 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	39	25	.609	--
Braves	33	27	.550	4.0
Phillies	34	29	.540	4.5
Cubs	34	36	.486	8.0
Pirates	31	34	.477	8.5
Giants	30	33	.476	8.5
Cardinals	32	39	.451	10.5
Reds	29	39	.426	12.0

Games

Robins 7, Giants 6

Cubs 5, Pirates 0

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Robins 6, Giants 2

Cardinals 8, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Mowrey	5
1	Everett Scott	5
3	Jimmy Austin	4
3	George Burns	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Nap Lajoie	1
1	George McBride	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Everett Scott	5
2	Mike Mowrey	4
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	George McBride	3
3	Pinch Thomas	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Tom Long	2
2	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bernie Boland	1.43
2	Carl Mays	1.33
3	Lefty Williams	0.91
4	Al Mamaux	0.86
5	Dutch Leonard	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bernie Boland	10
1	Lefty Williams	10
3	Dutch Leonard	7
4	Bob Groom	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
2	Dave Robertson	.345
3	Bill Hinchman	.332
4	Jake Daubert	.329
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	9
2	Home Run Baker	7
3	Fred Merkle	6
3	Vic Saier	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	50
2	Cy Williams	47
2	Heinie Zimmerman	47
4	Wally Pipp	46
5	Art Fletcher	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	30
2	Max Carey	29
3	Benny Kauff	20
4	Bob Bescher	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Prendergast	1.51
2	Al Mamaux	1.61
3	Frank Miller	1.65
4	Pete Alexander	1.70
5	Reb Russell	1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	118
2	Harry Harper	100
3	Babe Ruth	87
4	Al Mamaux	80
4	Hippo Vaughn	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	Lee Meadows	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tom Long	.443
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.439
3	Bill Hinchman	.397
4	Fred Luderus	.389
5	Dave Robertson	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	13
1	George Cutshaw	13
1	Harry Heilmann	13
4	Bill Hinchman	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Bob Bescher	11
3	Max Carey	8
4	Frank Gilhooley	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Reb Russell	0.21
2	Rube Marquard	0.27
3	Allen Russell	0.45
4	Ed Reulbach	0.63
5	Bob Shawkey	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Reb Russell	5
2	Al Mamaux	4
2	Carl Mays	4
2	Lefty Williams	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	29
2	Al Mamaux	27
3	Mike Prendergast	23
4	Elmer Myers	22
5	Dutch Leonard	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tom Long	.426
2	Bill Hinchman	.376
3	Dave Robertson	.367
4	Honus Wagner	.358
5	Cy Williams	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	Vic Saier	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Wally Pipp	3
3	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	25
2	Home Run Baker	20
2	Wally Pipp	20
4	Bill Hinchman	17
4	Lee Magee	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Bob Bescher	14
3	Frank Gilhooley	11
4	Max Carey	10
5	Ray Schalk	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.23
2	Reb Russell	0.78
3	Mellie Wolfgang	0.84
4	Tom Hughes	0.87
5	Jesse Barnes	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Al Mamaux	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Reb Russell	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	40
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Walter Johnson	34
4	Fred Toney	32
4	Lefty Williams	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.329
2	Honus Wagner	.313
3	Dave Robertson	.312
4	Larry Doyle	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	18
2	Gavvy Cravath	16
3	Hal Chase	12
3	Frank Schulte	12
5	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	97
2	Ty Cobb	88
2	Gavvy Cravath	88
4	Hal Chase	85
5	3 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Benny Kauff	51
3	Clyde Milan	49
4	Max Carey	48
5	Max Flack	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Al Mamaux	1.83
3	Larry Cheney	1.86
4	Walter Johnson	1.88
5	Fred Toney	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Coveleski	24
4	Al Mamaux	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	232
2	Pete Alexander	195
3	Dave Davenport	186
4	Al Mamaux	173
5	Dutch Leonard	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Hugh Bedient	6
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Carl Mays	6
5	4 tied	5