On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	28	.606	--
Indians	41	31	.569	2.5
Red Sox	39	32	.549	4.0
White Sox	38	32	.543	4.5
Senators	38	34	.528	5.5
Tigers	38	36	.514	6.5
Browns	31	42	.425	13.0
Athletics	17	50	.254	24.0

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 1

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	41	25	.621	--
Phillies	37	29	.561	4.0
Braves	34	29	.540	5.5
Cubs	36	37	.493	8.5
Giants	32	34	.485	9.0
Pirates	32	37	.464	10.5
Cardinals	33	41	.446	12.0
Reds	29	42	.408	14.5

Games

Robins 3, Reds 0

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Johnston	3
1	Bill Killefer	3
3	Doug Baird	2
3	Chief Bender	2
3	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Walter Schmidt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Walter Schmidt	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	2
1	Jimmy Walsh	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George McConnell	1.00
2	Harry Harper	0.89
3	Bill James	0.67
4	Jack Nabors	0.60
5	Rube Benton	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	8
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Bill James	6
2	George McConnell	6
2	Jack Nabors	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McQuillan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.370
2	Dave Robertson	.347
3	Jake Daubert	.332
4	Honus Wagner	.331
5	Bill Hinchman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	7
3	Fred Merkle	6
3	Vic Saier	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	52
2	Cy Williams	49
3	Wally Pipp	47
3	Heinie Zimmerman	47
5	Art Fletcher	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Max Carey	29
3	Benny Kauff	21
3	Tris Speaker	21
5	Bob Bescher	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.61
2	Nick Cullop	1.64
3	Al Mamaux	1.66
4	Mellie Wolfgang	1.68
5	Larry Cheney	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	14
2	Walter Johnson	13
2	Al Mamaux	13
4	Jeff Pfeffer	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	121
2	Harry Harper	108
3	Babe Ruth	89
4	Al Mamaux	82
5	2 tied	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	.436
2	Dave Robertson	.413
3	Wally Schang	.373
4	Honus Wagner	.368
5	Greasy Neale	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Vic Saier	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	12
1	Harry Heilmann	12
1	Bill Hinchman	12
4	Art Fletcher	11
5	8 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Bob Bescher	10
3	Tris Speaker	9
4	George Burns	7
4	Milt Stock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.32
2	Bob Shawkey	0.39
3	Steamboat Williams	0.55
4	Ed Reulbach	0.63
5	Eppa Rixey	0.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	25
2	Wilbur Cooper	23
3	Harry Harper	22
4	Lefty Williams	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Lee Meadows	2
1	Gene Packard	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tom Long	.442
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.437
3	Honus Wagner	.370
4	Dave Robertson	.363
5	Rogers Hornsby	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	23
2	Home Run Baker	20
2	Wally Pipp	20
4	Bill Hinchman	19
5	George Burns	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Bob Bescher	13
3	Frank Gilhooley	11
4	Max Carey	10
4	Tris Speaker	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.23
2	Allen Russell	0.69
3	Reb Russell	0.77
4	Tom Hughes	0.87
5	Jesse Barnes	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	7
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Reb Russell	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	39
2	Al Mamaux	38
3	Harry Harper	36
4	Walter Johnson	35
4	Babe Ruth	35

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	.325
2	Honus Wagner	.318
3	Dave Robertson	.318
4	Benny Kauff	.309
5	Larry Doyle	.305

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	96
2	George Burns	88
2	Gavvy Cravath	88
4	Ty Cobb	85
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	78
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Clyde Milan	49
4	Max Carey	48
5	Burt Shotton	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Guy Morton	1.77
3	Tom Hughes	1.80
4	Larry Cheney	1.83
5	Fred Toney	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Harry Coveleski	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Pete Alexander	191
2	Dave Davenport	191
4	Dutch Leonard	163
5	2 tied	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Hugh Bedient	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	3 others tied	5