On This Day

Monday, July 10, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 29 .597 --
Indians 42 31 .575 1.5
White Sox 40 32 .556 3.0
Red Sox 39 34 .534 4.5
Senators 38 34 .528 5.0
Tigers 38 36 .514 6.0
Browns 31 42 .425 12.5
Athletics 17 50 .254 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 42 27 .609 --
Phillies 38 30 .559 3.5
Braves 36 29 .554 4.0
Cubs 36 39 .480 9.0
Giants 32 35 .478 9.0
Pirates 33 37 .471 9.5
Cardinals 34 42 .447 11.5
Reds 31 43 .419 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shano Collins 5
2 Happy Felsch 4
2 Buck Weaver 4
4 Jack Farmer 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Farmer 3
2 Frank Allen 2
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Bob Fisher 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Red Killefer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reb Russell 3.00
2 Lefty Williams 1.00
3 Bob Shawkey 0.71
4 Frank Allen 0.57
5 Eppa Rixey 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Ed Klepfer 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 6
2 Bob Shawkey 5
3 Frank Allen 4
3 Ed Klepfer 4
3 Eppa Rixey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .366
2 Dave Robertson .342
3 Jake Daubert .330
4 Honus Wagner .329
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 48
4 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 Chief Bender 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Schang .395
2 Dave Robertson .390
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
4 Greasy Neale .358
5 Honus Wagner .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 George Burns 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bancroft 10
1 George Cutshaw 10
1 Art Fletcher 10
1 Harry Heilmann 10
5 10 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Bob Bescher 8
2 Tris Speaker 8
4 Milt Stock 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.00
2 Lee Meadows 0.33
3 Frank Allen 0.46
4 Ed Reulbach 0.63
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reb Russell 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Al Mamaux 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 26
2 Harry Harper 22
3 Elmer Myers 19
3 Babe Ruth 19
3 Bob Shawkey 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Meadows 2
1 Gene Packard 2
3 Frank Allen 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .423
2 Tom Long .420
3 Honus Wagner .365
4 Dave Robertson .349
5 Rogers Hornsby .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 23
2 Wally Pipp 21
3 Home Run Baker 20
4 Bill Hinchman 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Bob Bescher 14
3 Max Carey 10
3 Frank Gilhooley 10
3 Tris Speaker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.67
2 Reb Russell 0.67
3 Rube Marquard 0.74
4 Tom Hughes 0.87
5 Jimmy Lavender 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Reb Russell 7
3 Lefty Williams 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 45
2 Al Mamaux 38
2 Lefty Williams 38
4 Harry Harper 35
5 Ray Caldwell 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Lee Meadows 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .327
2 Honus Wagner .318
3 Benny Kauff .310
4 Dave Robertson .309
5 Jake Daubert .299

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 George Burns 86
2 Gavvy Cravath 86
4 Ty Cobb 83
5 Cy Williams 82

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 Larry Cheney 1.75
3 Tom Hughes 1.75
4 Guy Morton 1.75
5 Fred Toney 1.79

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 230
2 Dave Davenport 189
3 Pete Alexander 184
4 Dutch Leonard 165
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