On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 27 .603 --
Indians 40 29 .580 1.5
White Sox 37 30 .552 3.5
Red Sox 37 31 .544 4.0
Senators 36 33 .522 5.5
Tigers 35 36 .493 7.5
Browns 30 40 .429 12.0
Athletics 17 47 .266 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 39 25 .609 --
Phillies 35 29 .547 4.0
Braves 33 28 .541 4.5
Cubs 35 36 .493 7.5
Giants 30 33 .476 8.5
Pirates 31 35 .470 9.0
Cardinals 33 39 .458 10.0
Reds 29 40 .420 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fisher 3
1 Greasy Neale 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
1 Roxy Walters 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Gonzalez 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Bruno Betzel 1
2 Gavvy Cravath 1
2 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 Lee Magee 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 1.33
2 Eppa Rixey 1.00
3 Frank Miller 0.75
4 Jesse Barnes 0.50
5 Claude Hendrix 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Ray Keating 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Steamboat Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 8
2 Frank Miller 6
3 Eppa Rixey 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
5 Jimmy Lavender 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
2 Dave Robertson .345
3 Bill Hinchman .330
4 Jake Daubert .329
5 Honus Wagner .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
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 48
3 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 Pete Alexander 1.70
4 Reb Russell 1.70
5 Nick Cullop 1.73

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .453
2 Tom Long .444
3 Dave Robertson .387
4 Wally Schang .380
5 Honus Wagner .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 13
1 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Bill Hinchman 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Bob Bescher 10
3 Max Carey 7
3 Frank Gilhooley 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reb Russell 0.21
2 Rube Marquard 0.30
3 Allen Russell 0.45
4 Al Mamaux 0.50
5 Ed Reulbach 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reb Russell 5
2 Al Mamaux 4
2 Carl Mays 4
4 Ray Caldwell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 27
2 Al Mamaux 23
2 Mike Prendergast 23
4 Elmer Myers 22
5 Lefty Williams 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 .371
3 Honus Wagner .367
4 Dave Robertson .367
5 Cy Williams .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 23
2 Home Run Baker 20
2 Wally Pipp 20
4 Bill Hinchman 18
5 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 10 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.23
2 Reb Russell 0.43
3 Allen Russell 0.69
4 Mellie Wolfgang 0.84
5 Tom Hughes 0.84

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
1 Fred Toney 40
3 Babe Ruth 37
4 Walter Johnson 34
5 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 .326
2 Dave Robertson .314
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Larry Doyle .312
5 Eddie Collins .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 19
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 96
2 Gavvy Cravath 89
3 Hal Chase 85
3 Ty Cobb 85
3 Cy Williams 85

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 1.34
2 Guy Morton 1.77
3 Tom Hughes 1.80
4 Larry Cheney 1.86
5 Fred Toney 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Harry Coveleski 24
4 Al Mamaux 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 232
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Dave Davenport 186
4 Al Mamaux 166
5 Dutch Leonard 164

Saves

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