On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	32	.584	--
Indians	45	33	.577	0.5
Red Sox	43	34	.558	2.0
White Sox	40	36	.526	4.5
Tigers	41	37	.526	4.5
Senators	39	37	.513	5.5
Browns	35	43	.449	10.5
Athletics	18	54	.250	24.5

Games

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Browns 7, Athletics 3

Tigers 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	44	28	.611	--
Phillies	40	31	.563	3.5
Braves	37	30	.552	4.5
Giants	35	36	.493	8.5
Cubs	37	41	.474	10.0
Pirates	34	38	.472	10.0
Cardinals	35	44	.443	12.5
Reds	32	46	.410	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Giants 5, Reds 2

Reds 7, Giants 4

Cardinals 2, Robins 1

Robins 7, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Robertson	6
2	Bob Bescher	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Buck Herzog	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
3	Mickey Doolin	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Nap Lajoie	2
1	Del Pratt	2
4	Del Baker	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Boehling	0.50
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.50
1	Carl Weilman	0.50
4	Ferdie Schupp	0.47
5	Bob Shawkey	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	Al Schulz	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	7
2	Joe Boehling	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6
4	Bob Shawkey	5
4	Fred Toney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
2	Dave Robertson	.351
3	Honus Wagner	.337
4	Jake Daubert	.330
5	Hal Chase	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	54
2	Wally Pipp	52
2	Cy Williams	52
4	Heinie Zimmerman	49
5	George Burns	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Max Carey	30
3	Bob Bescher	23
3	Benny Kauff	23
5	Tris Speaker	21

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	131
2	Harry Harper	110
3	Babe Ruth	94
4	Hippo Vaughn	87
5	2 tied	83

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.429
2	Dave Robertson	.417
3	Honus Wagner	.404
4	Buck Herzog	.362
5	Wally Schang	.347

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	Heinie Zimmerman	10
3	Home Run Baker	9
3	Dave Bancroft	9
3	6 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Tris Speaker	8
3	Del Pratt	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	Possum Whitted	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.00
2	Frank Allen	0.46
3	Harry Harper	0.55
4	George Cunningham	0.67
5	Reb Russell	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Jeff Pfeffer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	22
1	Fred Toney	22
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
4	Frank Allen	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
2	Honus Wagner	.385
3	Dave Robertson	.368
4	Rogers Hornsby	.361
5	Bill Hinchman	.352

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	24
3	Harry Heilmann	21
4	Bill Hinchman	20
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Bob Bescher	15
3	Max Carey	11
4	George Burns	10
4	Frank Gilhooley	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.48
2	Rube Marquard	0.74
3	Reb Russell	0.75
4	Al Mamaux	1.10
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
1	Reb Russell	6
1	Lefty Williams	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	50
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Lefty Williams	39
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	2 tied	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.327
2	Honus Wagner	.320
3	Dave Robertson	.316
4	Benny Kauff	.310
5	Larry Doyle	.301

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	90
2	George Burns	87
2	Gavvy Cravath	87
4	Hal Chase	83
4	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Benny Kauff	54
3	Max Carey	46
3	Clyde Milan	46
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.34
2	Larry Cheney	1.71
3	Guy Morton	1.76
4	Tom Hughes	1.81
5	Walter Johnson	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
1	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Harry Coveleski	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Dave Davenport	193
3	Pete Alexander	184
4	Dutch Leonard	167
5	Harry Harper	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	Carl Mays	5