On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	34	.585	--
Red Sox	45	35	.563	2.0
Indians	46	36	.561	2.0
White Sox	42	36	.538	4.0
Senators	42	38	.525	5.0
Tigers	43	40	.518	5.5
Browns	36	45	.444	11.5
Athletics	18	56	.243	26.0

Games

Yankees 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Indians 7, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	45	30	.600	--
Braves	40	31	.563	3.0
Phillies	41	33	.554	3.5
Giants	37	38	.493	8.0
Cubs	39	42	.481	9.0
Pirates	35	40	.467	10.0
Cardinals	38	45	.458	11.0
Reds	33	49	.402	15.5

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Braves 6

Cardinals 5, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Heinie Groh	3
2	Grover Hartley	3
2	Hugh High	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Red Killefer	2
1	Duffy Lewis	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Bill Carrigan	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Ed Fitzpatrick	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill James	0.56
2	Bill Doak	0.50
2	Claude Hendrix	0.50
2	Dutch Leonard	0.50
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	5
1	Bill James	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
4	Bill Doak	4
4	Jeff Tesreau	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.363
2	Dave Robertson	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Hal Chase	.330
5	Jake Daubert	.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	59
2	Wally Pipp	54
2	Cy Williams	54
4	George Burns	50
4	Heinie Zimmerman	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Max Carey	32
3	Bob Bescher	25
3	Benny Kauff	25
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	111
3	Babe Ruth	98
4	Hippo Vaughn	93
5	Pete Alexander	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.452
2	Hal Chase	.429
3	George Burns	.367
4	George Cutshaw	.362
5	Honus Wagner	.347

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	13
3	Duffy Lewis	12
4	Harry Heilmann	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Tris Speaker	8
3	George Cutshaw	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	Benny Kauff	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.30
2	Frank Allen	0.53
3	Walter Johnson	0.71
4	Pete Alexander	0.82
5	Joe Benz	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Jeff Pfeffer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Allen Russell	23
3	Dutch Leonard	20
3	Fred Toney	20
5	Bernie Boland	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.393
2	Hal Chase	.370
3	Honus Wagner	.368
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
1	Wally Pipp	26
3	Harry Heilmann	24
4	George Burns	20
4	Hal Chase	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Max Carey	11
3	George Cutshaw	11
3	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.55
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	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.328
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.326
3	Honus Wagner	.314
4	Dave Robertson	.309
5	Larry Doyle	.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	93
2	Bobby Veach	87
3	Hal Chase	86
4	Gavvy Cravath	85
5	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	47
4	Clyde Milan	46
5	Bob Bescher	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Guy Morton	1.75
3	Walter Johnson	1.83
4	Larry Cheney	1.85
5	Tom Hughes	1.88

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	Dave Davenport	186
3	Pete Alexander	182
4	Dutch Leonard	170
5	Harry Harper	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	2 others tied	5