On This Day

Sunday, July 16, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 34 .575 --
Red Sox 44 35 .557 1.5
Indians 45 36 .556 1.5
White Sox 42 36 .538 3.0
Senators 42 37 .532 3.5
Tigers 43 38 .531 3.5
Browns 36 44 .450 10.0
Athletics 18 56 .243 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 44 30 .595 --
Braves 40 30 .571 2.0
Phillies 41 33 .554 3.0
Giants 37 37 .500 7.0
Cubs 39 41 .488 8.0
Pirates 35 40 .467 9.5
Cardinals 37 45 .451 11.0
Reds 32 49 .395 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 4
1 Joe Kelly 4
1 Ollie O'Mara 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Archer 2
1 Joe Kelly 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
4 Stan Coveleski 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 0.57
2 Jesse Barnes 0.33
3 Lee Meadows 0.29
4 Fred Toney 0.25
5 Stan Coveleski 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Lee Meadows 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Hippo Vaughn 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .363
2 Dave Robertson .342
3 Honus Wagner .331
4 Hal Chase .326
5 Heinie Zimmerman .323

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 24
5 Tris Speaker 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.50
2 Larry Cheney 1.63
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 93
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 .409
2 George Cutshaw .370
3 Zack Wheat .358
4 Wally Schang .341
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 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 16
2 Hal Chase 11
3 Harry Heilmann 10
3 Duffy Lewis 10
3 Cy Williams 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 8
1 Tris Speaker 8
3 George Cutshaw 7
4 Benny Kauff 6
4 Armando Marsans 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.31
2 Frank Allen 0.53
3 Walter Johnson 0.71
4 Harry Harper 0.75
5 Reb Russell 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
1 Reb Russell 3
1 Ernie Shore 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Fred Toney 23
3 Allen Russell 22
4 Bernie Boland 19
5 Harry Coveleski 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Fred Anderson 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .409
2 Hal Chase .359
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Dave Robertson .353
5 Wally Schang .344

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 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Bob Bescher 16
3 Max Carey 11
3 George Cutshaw 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.57
2 Reb Russell 0.59
3 Rube Marquard 0.89
4 Pat Ragan 0.97
5 Ernie Koob 1.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Fred Toney 43
3 Lefty Williams 39
4 Babe Ruth 37
5 Pete Schneider 36

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 .325
3 Honus Wagner .315
4 Dave Robertson .311
5 Benny Kauff .304

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 Max Carey 47
3 Clyde Milan 47
5 Bob Bescher 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.31
2 Larry Cheney 1.74
3 Guy Morton 1.75
4 Walter Johnson 1.83
5 Tom Hughes 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 240
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Dave Davenport 186
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