On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	33	.582	--
Indians	45	34	.570	1.0
Red Sox	43	34	.558	2.0
White Sox	40	36	.526	4.5
Tigers	42	38	.525	4.5
Senators	40	37	.519	5.0
Browns	35	43	.449	10.5
Athletics	18	54	.250	24.5

Games

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Browns 0, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Senators 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	44	29	.603	--
Braves	38	30	.559	3.5
Phillies	40	32	.556	3.5
Giants	36	36	.500	7.5
Cubs	38	41	.481	9.0
Pirates	34	39	.466	10.0
Cardinals	36	44	.450	11.5
Reds	32	47	.405	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 3

Giants 3, Reds 2

Braves 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	George Burns	3
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Otto Knabe	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Boone	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Jack Smith	3
3	Luke Boone	2
3	Ed Fitzpatrick	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Byrne	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Duffy Lewis	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Ragan	1.00
2	Rube Benton	0.80
3	Doc Ayers	0.67
3	Allen Russell	0.67
5	Willie Mitchell	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	Mike Prendergast	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	8
1	Allen Russell	8
3	Carl Mays	7
3	Willie Mitchell	7
3	Pat Ragan	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Seaton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
2	Dave Robertson	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Hal Chase	.331
5	Jake Daubert	.326

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	57
2	Cy Williams	54
3	Wally Pipp	52
4	Heinie Zimmerman	50
5	George Burns	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Max Carey	30
3	Benny Kauff	24
4	Bob Bescher	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	Pat Ragan	1.65
5	Reb Russell	1.68

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	.436
2	Honus Wagner	.375
3	Dave Robertson	.362
4	Benny Kauff	.351
5	Buck Herzog	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	13
2	George Burns	10
2	Hal Chase	10
2	Heinie Zimmerman	10
5	7 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Tris Speaker	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	George Cutshaw	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Ragan	0.00
2	Allen Russell	0.28
3	Frank Allen	0.46
4	Harry Harper	0.75
5	Reb Russell	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	26
2	Fred Toney	22
3	Carl Mays	20
3	Lefty Williams	20
5	3 tied	18

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	.405
2	Rogers Hornsby	.367
3	Hal Chase	.367
4	Honus Wagner	.358
5	Dave Robertson	.357

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	26
2	Wally Pipp	24
3	Harry Heilmann	22
4	Bill Hinchman	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Bob Bescher	15
3	Max Carey	11
3	George Cutshaw	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.55
2	Rube Marquard	0.74
3	Reb Russell	0.78
4	Ernie Koob	1.05
5	Al Mamaux	1.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	42
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Lefty Williams	39
4	Pete Schneider	37
5	2 tied	35

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	.325
2	Honus Wagner	.318
3	Dave Robertson	.316
4	Benny Kauff	.309
5	Larry Doyle	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	14
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Hal Chase	11
5	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	88
2	Bobby Veach	86
3	Gavvy Cravath	85
4	Hal Chase	84
5	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	46
5	Del Pratt	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.34
2	Larry Cheney	1.75
3	Guy Morton	1.75
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	169
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