On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	35	.578	--
Red Sox	46	35	.568	1.0
Indians	46	37	.554	2.0
White Sox	44	36	.550	2.5
Senators	43	38	.531	4.0
Tigers	44	40	.524	4.5
Browns	36	46	.439	11.5
Athletics	18	58	.237	26.5

Games

Tigers 4, Yankees 0

White Sox 9, Athletics 2

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	46	30	.605	--
Braves	40	32	.556	4.0
Phillies	41	33	.554	4.0
Giants	37	39	.487	9.0
Cubs	39	43	.476	10.0
Pirates	35	40	.467	10.5
Cardinals	39	45	.464	11.0
Reds	34	49	.410	15.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Braves 4

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Otis Lawry	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Nap Lajoie	2
1	Del Pratt	2
1	Pete Schneider	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred McMullin	4
2	Roy Corhan	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	Ed Fitzpatrick	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Myers	1.43
2	Al Gould	0.86
2	Willie Mitchell	0.86
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.62
5	Bert Gallia	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	10
2	Bert Gallia	6
2	Al Gould	6
2	Willie Mitchell	6
5	Eddie Cicotte	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.363
2	Dave Robertson	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.331
4	Hal Chase	.325
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	59
2	Wally Pipp	54
2	Cy Williams	54
4	Heinie Zimmerman	51
5	George Burns	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	Rube Marquard	1.64
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
3	Babe Ruth	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	138
2	Harry Harper	111
3	Babe Ruth	102
4	Hippo Vaughn	93
5	Elmer Myers	92

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.435
2	Hal Chase	.391
3	George Burns	.379
4	Honus Wagner	.356
5	Dave Robertson	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Elmer Smith	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	16
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Duffy Lewis	12
4	Harry Heilmann	11
5	Zack Wheat	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
2	Allen Russell	0.30
3	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Frank Allen	0.53
5	Joe Benz	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Bert Gallia	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Fred Anderson	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
2	Honus Wagner	.368
3	Hal Chase	.358
4	Dave Robertson	.358
5	Wally Schang	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	6
2	George Burns	3
2	George Burns	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
1	Wally Pipp	25
3	Harry Heilmann	24
4	Hal Chase	21
5	George Burns	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.55
2	Reb Russell	0.59
3	Ernie Koob	1.05
4	Jesse Barnes	1.08
5	Rube Marquard	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Reb Russell	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Elmer Myers	41
3	Pete Schneider	39
3	Fred Toney	39
5	Lefty Williams	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	5
2	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	.327
3	Honus Wagner	.314
4	Dave Robertson	.310
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	90
2	Hal Chase	87
3	Bobby Veach	86
4	Gavvy Cravath	85
5	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
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	1.78
3	Walter Johnson	1.83
4	Larry Cheney	1.85
5	Fred Toney	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	Harry Coveleski	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	240
2	Dave Davenport	186
3	Pete Alexander	182
4	Dutch Leonard	170
5	Babe Ruth	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Red Ames	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	3 others tied	5