On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 42 26 .618 --
Phillies 37 30 .552 4.5
Braves 35 29 .547 5.0
Cubs 36 38 .486 9.0
Giants 32 34 .485 9.0
Pirates 32 37 .464 10.5
Cardinals 34 41 .453 11.5
Reds 30 43 .411 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Cutshaw 6
2 Hal Chase 4
3 Jake Daubert 3
3 Buck Herzog 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Johnston 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 4
2 Mike Mowrey 3
2 Milt Stock 3
4 Bruno Betzel 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Tommy Clarke 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 1.00
2 Jack Coombs 0.57
3 Art Nehf 0.50
4 Red Ames 0.30
5 Rube Marquard 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 6
2 Jack Coombs 4
3 Red Ames 3
3 Jimmy Lavender 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steamboat Williams 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 50
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 Bob Bescher 21
3 Benny Kauff 21
3 Tris Speaker 21

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 Hippo Vaughn 81

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 .442
2 Dave Robertson .418
3 Wally Schang .395
4 Honus Wagner .383
5 Hal Chase .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 11
2 George Cutshaw 10
2 Art Fletcher 10
2 Harry Heilmann 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Bob Bescher 9
3 Tris Speaker 8
4 Milt Stock 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.43
2 Steamboat Williams 0.52
3 Ed Reulbach 0.63
4 Mike Prendergast 0.69
5 Eppa Rixey 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reb Russell 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Al Mamaux 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 23
2 Harry Harper 22
2 Fred Toney 22
4 Lefty Williams 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Lee Meadows 2
1 Gene Packard 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .437
2 Tom Long .426
3 Honus Wagner .370
4 Dave Robertson .363
5 Rogers Hornsby .347

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 14
3 Frank Gilhooley 11
4 Max Carey 10
4 Tris Speaker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.69
2 Rube Marquard 0.74
3 Reb Russell 0.77
4 Tom Hughes 0.87
5 Jimmy Lavender 0.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 45
2 Al Mamaux 38
3 Harry Harper 35
3 Walter Johnson 35
3 Babe Ruth 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Lee Meadows 2
2 Gene Packard 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .327
2 Honus Wagner .318
3 Dave Robertson .315
4 Benny Kauff .309
5 Larry Doyle .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
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 94
2 Gavvy Cravath 87
3 George Burns 86
4 Hal Chase 84
5 Ty Cobb 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 76
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 47
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.32
2 Guy Morton 1.77
3 Fred Toney 1.79
4 Tom Hughes 1.80
5 Larry Cheney 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Dave Davenport 191
3 Pete Alexander 184
4 Dutch Leonard 163
5 2 tied 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 11
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Rube Marquard 5
2 2 others tied 5