On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	34	.575	--
Indians	45	35	.563	1.0
Red Sox	44	35	.557	1.5
White Sox	42	36	.538	3.0
Tigers	43	38	.531	3.5
Senators	41	37	.526	4.0
Browns	36	44	.450	10.0
Athletics	18	56	.243	25.0

Games

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 9, Yankees 7

White Sox 4, Athletics 1

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Red Sox 17, Browns 4

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	44	30	.595	--
Braves	39	30	.565	2.5
Phillies	41	33	.554	3.0
Giants	37	36	.507	6.5
Cubs	39	41	.488	8.0
Pirates	35	40	.467	9.5
Cardinals	36	45	.444	11.5
Reds	32	48	.400	15.0

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 4

Braves 9, Reds 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Phillies 5

Giants 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wilbur Good	6
2	Dick Hoblitzell	4
2	Harry Hooper	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	George Burns	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	6
2	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Red Smith	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	2
1	Max Carey	2
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.25
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1.00
2	Jim Scott	1.00
4	Walter Johnson	0.88
5	Babe Ruth	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	10
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
4	Jim Bagby	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Erv Kantlehner	1
1	Weldon Wyckoff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.363
2	Dave Robertson	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Hal Chase	.331
5	Jake Daubert	.325

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	58
2	Cy Williams	54
3	Wally Pipp	52
4	George Burns	50
4	Heinie Zimmerman	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Max Carey	32
3	Benny Kauff	25
4	Bob Bescher	23
5	Tris Speaker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.50
2	Larry Cheney	1.64
3	Pat Ragan	1.65
4	Reb Russell	1.68
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	16
2	Walter Johnson	15
3	Al Mamaux	14
3	Jeff Pfeffer	14
5	Babe Ruth	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	138
2	Harry Harper	110
3	Babe Ruth	98
4	Hippo Vaughn	90
5	Pete Alexander	88

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	.439
2	Dave Robertson	.362
3	Eddie Collins	.339
3	Benny Kauff	.339
5	Honus Wagner	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Elmer Smith	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	16
2	Hal Chase	11
2	Zack Wheat	11
4	Harry Heilmann	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	8
1	Tris Speaker	8
3	George Cutshaw	6
3	Benny Kauff	6
3	Armando Marsans	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Ragan	0.00
2	Allen Russell	0.28
3	Frank Allen	0.46
4	Walter Johnson	0.68
5	Harry Harper	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Red Ames	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	26
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Fred Toney	22
4	Lefty Williams	20
5	Bernie Boland	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Gene Packard	2
3	Frank Allen	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
2	Hal Chase	.390
3	Dave Robertson	.371
4	Honus Wagner	.363
5	Rogers Hornsby	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Wally Pipp	24
3	Harry Heilmann	23
4	George Burns	22
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Bob Bescher	15
3	Max Carey	11
3	Armando Marsans	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.57
2	Reb Russell	0.78
3	Rube Marquard	0.81
4	Pat Ragan	0.97
5	Ernie Koob	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Al Mamaux	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Reb Russell	6
1	Lefty Williams	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Fred Toney	42
3	Lefty Williams	39
4	Al Mamaux	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.326
2	Bill Hinchman	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.315
4	Dave Robertson	.314
5	Benny Kauff	.305

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	94
2	Bobby Veach	87
3	Hal Chase	85
3	Gavvy Cravath	85
5	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Benny Kauff	54
3	Clyde Milan	48
4	Max Carey	47
5	Bob Bescher	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.75
3	Guy Morton	1.75
4	Walter Johnson	1.81
5	Tom Hughes	1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	242
2	Dave Davenport	192
3	Pete Alexander	189
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