On This Day

Thursday, July 6, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 27 .609 --
Indians 40 30 .571 2.5
Red Sox 38 31 .551 4.0
White Sox 37 31 .544 4.5
Senators 37 33 .529 5.5
Tigers 36 36 .500 7.5
Browns 30 41 .423 13.0
Athletics 17 48 .262 23.0

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 31 33 .484 8.0
Pirates 31 36 .463 9.5
Cardinals 33 39 .458 10.0
Reds 29 40 .420 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
2 Rip Williams 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Art Fletcher 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 George Burns 2
3 Dan Costello 1
3 Chick Gandil 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Cullop 0.83
2 Joe Boehling 0.57
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.33
4 Pol Perritt 0.29
5 Willie Mitchell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Cullop 5
1 George Cunningham 5
1 Pol Perritt 5
4 Joe Boehling 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .379
2 Dave Robertson .351
3 Honus Wagner .332
4 Jake Daubert .329
5 Bill Hinchman .328

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 51
2 Cy Williams 48
3 Wally Pipp 47
3 Heinie Zimmerman 47
5 Art Fletcher 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 33
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 Nick Cullop 1.64
4 Pete Alexander 1.70
5 Red Faber 1.81

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 .480
2 Tom Long .444
3 Honus Wagner .386
4 Wally Schang .385
5 Dave Robertson .381

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 George Cutshaw 13
1 Harry Heilmann 13
1 Bill Hinchman 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
4 Wally Pipp 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 10
3 George Burns 7
3 Max Carey 7
3 Frank Gilhooley 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.30
2 Bob Shawkey 0.39
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 Wilbur Cooper 23
1 Al Mamaux 23
3 Elmer Myers 22
4 Lefty Williams 21
5 Fred Toney 20

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 Dave Robertson .379
3 Honus Wagner .361
4 Cy Williams .360
5 Bill Hinchman .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 24
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 21
2 Bob Bescher 14
3 Frank Gilhooley 11
4 Max Carey 10
5 George Burns 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.23
2 Allen Russell 0.69
3 Reb Russell 0.77
4 Mellie Wolfgang 0.84
5 Tom Hughes 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Mamaux 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Reb Russell 6
4 Harry Coveleski 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 40
2 Fred Toney 39
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Walter Johnson 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 .326
2 Dave Robertson .317
3 Honus Wagner .315
4 Benny Kauff .309
5 Larry Doyle .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
3 Frank Schulte 12
4 Hal Chase 11
5 Fred Merkle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 Gavvy Cravath 88
3 George Burns 86
4 Hal Chase 84
5 3 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 78
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 Fred Toney 1.84
5 Walter Johnson 1.87

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 231
2 Pete Alexander 189
2 Dave Davenport 189
4 Al Mamaux 166
5 Dutch Leonard 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 11
2 Hugh Bedient 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Cy Barger 5
3 4 others tied 5