On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	35	.588	--
Red Sox	48	35	.578	1.0
Indians	47	37	.560	2.5
White Sox	45	37	.549	3.5
Senators	44	39	.530	5.0
Tigers	44	42	.512	6.5
Browns	36	48	.429	13.5
Athletics	18	59	.234	28.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Red Sox 9, Tigers 5

Yankees 5, Browns 0

White Sox 6, Senators 3

Senators 6, White Sox 2

Yankees 5, Browns 4

Indians 12, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	46	32	.590	--
Braves	41	32	.562	2.5
Phillies	41	33	.554	3.0
Giants	38	39	.494	7.5
Pirates	37	40	.481	8.5
Cubs	39	44	.470	9.5
Cardinals	39	46	.459	10.5
Reds	34	49	.410	14.5

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Pirates 1, Robins 0

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Braves 10, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Hoblitzell	5
2	Clyde Milan	4
2	Ossie Vitt	4
4	Doug Baird	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Graney	1
1	Les Mann	1
1	Bobby Veach	1
1	Rollie Zeider	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	3
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	Fred Snodgrass	3
1	Rollie Zeider	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hugh High	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
1	Jimmy Walsh	2
1	Joe Wilhoit	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1.20
2	Erv Kantlehner	1.00
2	Allen Russell	1.00
4	Larry Cheney	0.80
5	Carl Mays	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Allen Russell	7
3	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Carl Mays	5
4	Frank Miller	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.360
2	Dave Robertson	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.326
4	Hal Chase	.325
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.323

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	55
2	Cy Williams	55
4	George Burns	53
5	Heinie Zimmerman	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	36
2	Max Carey	33
3	Bob Bescher	25
3	Benny Kauff	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	1.38
2	Pete Alexander	1.50
3	Frank Miller	1.61
4	Larry Cheney	1.61
5	Rube Marquard	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	145
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	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.400
2	Hal Chase	.391
3	George Burns	.362
4	Duffy Lewis	.356
5	2 tied	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	18
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Duffy Lewis	12
4	Zack Wheat	11
5	Fred Snodgrass	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	7
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
4	George Cutshaw	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
2	Allen Russell	0.26
3	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
5	Frank Allen	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Jeff Pfeffer	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Allen Russell	24
3	Fred Toney	20
4	Elmer Myers	19
5	Rube Benton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Fred Anderson	2
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Allen Russell	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.359
2	Hal Chase	.358
3	Honus Wagner	.354
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
5	Wally Schang	.337

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	23
2	George Burns	22
2	Harry Heilmann	22
4	Hal Chase	21
4	Wally Pipp	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Max Carey	12
3	Armando Marsans	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.33
2	Reb Russell	0.58
3	Jesse Barnes	1.08
4	Rube Marquard	1.18
5	Bob Shawkey	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Reb Russell	7
2	Carl Mays	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Elmer Myers	41
2	Allen Russell	41
4	Pete Schneider	39
4	Fred Toney	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	5
2	Allen Russell	3
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	Stan Coveleski	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.326
2	Bill Hinchman	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.314
4	Dave Robertson	.311
5	Larry Doyle	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Hal Chase	11
5	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	92
2	Hal Chase	87
2	Bobby Veach	87
4	Gavvy Cravath	84
5	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	48
4	Clyde Milan	44
5	Bob Bescher	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Guy Morton	1.78
3	Larry Cheney	1.82
4	Fred Toney	1.89
5	Tom Hughes	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	247
2	Dave Davenport	188
3	Pete Alexander	181
4	Dutch Leonard	169
5	Babe Ruth	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Red Ames	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	2 others tied	5