On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	45	32	.584	--
Yankees	44	32	.579	0.5
Red Sox	43	34	.558	2.0
White Sox	40	36	.526	4.5
Senators	39	36	.520	5.0
Tigers	40	37	.519	5.0
Browns	34	43	.442	11.0
Athletics	18	53	.254	24.0

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Indians 1, Yankees 0

Indians 6, Yankees 3

Browns 8, Athletics 3

Browns 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	43	27	.614	--
Phillies	40	30	.571	3.0
Braves	37	30	.552	4.5
Giants	34	35	.493	8.5
Pirates	34	38	.472	10.0
Cubs	36	41	.468	10.5
Cardinals	34	43	.442	12.5
Reds	31	45	.408	15.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 2

Giants 1, Reds 0

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Jack Graney	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	4
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	2
1	Wally Schang	2
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	Del Gainer	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Schulz	1.50
2	Harry Coveleski	0.83
3	Dave Davenport	0.67
4	Elmer Myers	0.62
5	Dutch Leonard	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Coveleski	5
1	Elmer Myers	5
3	Dave Davenport	4
3	Ray Fisher	4
3	Dutch Leonard	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
2	Dave Robertson	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Jake Daubert	.332
5	Bill Hinchman	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Fred Merkle	6
3	Vic Saier	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	52
1	Cy Williams	52
3	Wally Pipp	50
4	Heinie Zimmerman	47
5	George Burns	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	34
2	Max Carey	30
3	Bob Bescher	22
3	Benny Kauff	22
5	Tris Speaker	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.58
2	Al Mamaux	1.64
3	Reb Russell	1.68
4	Larry Cheney	1.69
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	15
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Al Mamaux	13
3	Jeff Pfeffer	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	131
2	Harry Harper	110
3	Babe Ruth	94
4	Pete Alexander	83
4	Al Mamaux	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.387
2	Buck Herzog	.381
3	Wally Schang	.367
4	Dave Robertson	.352
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	11
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Dave Bancroft	10
4	George Burns	9
4	5 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	8
1	Tris Speaker	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
4	Possum Whitted	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.00
2	Frank Allen	0.46
3	Harry Harper	0.55
4	George Cunningham	0.55
5	Bob Shawkey	0.67

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	Elmer Myers	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Harry Coveleski	20
3	Harry Harper	20
3	Lefty Williams	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Lee Meadows	2
1	Gene Packard	2
1	Allen Russell	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
2	Honus Wagner	.381
3	Rogers Hornsby	.362
4	Dave Robertson	.358
5	Bill Hinchman	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	6
2	George Burns	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
2	Wally Pipp	23
3	Harry Heilmann	22
4	Bill Hinchman	20
5	5 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Bob Bescher	14
3	Max Carey	11
4	Frank Gilhooley	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.48
2	Rube Marquard	0.74
3	Reb Russell	0.75
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.89
5	Fred Toney	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Reb Russell	6
1	Lefty Williams	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	45
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Al Mamaux	39
3	Lefty Williams	39
5	Babe Ruth	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Allen Russell	3
4	Tom Hughes	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.324
2	Honus Wagner	.322
3	Benny Kauff	.310
4	Dave Robertson	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.300

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	93
2	George Burns	88
3	Gavvy Cravath	87
4	Cy Williams	84
5	Ty Cobb	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Max Carey	47
3	Clyde Milan	47
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.74
3	Guy Morton	1.75
4	Fred Toney	1.79
5	Tom Hughes	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Harry Coveleski	25
4	Jeff Pfeffer	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	240
2	Dave Davenport	193
3	Pete Alexander	187
4	Dutch Leonard	169
5	Harry Harper	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	12
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	2 others tied	5