On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 36 .581 --
Red Sox 48 36 .571 1.0
Indians 48 38 .558 2.0
Senators 46 39 .541 3.5
White Sox 45 39 .536 4.0
Tigers 45 42 .517 5.5
Browns 37 48 .435 12.5
Athletics 19 60 .241 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 46 32 .590 --
Braves 41 33 .554 3.0
Phillies 42 34 .553 3.0
Giants 38 40 .487 8.0
Pirates 37 40 .481 8.5
Cubs 40 44 .476 9.0
Cardinals 40 46 .465 10.0
Reds 35 50 .412 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Weaver 5
2 Sam Rice 4
2 Possum Whitted 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Killefer 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Killefer 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Stuffy McInnis 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Luke Boone 1
1 John Henry 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1.80
2 Pete Alexander 1.50
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.17
4 Harry Harper 1.00
5 Al Schulz 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 9
2 Ferdie Schupp 7
3 Al Schulz 6
4 Harry Harper 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .353
2 Dave Robertson .340
3 Honus Wagner .326
4 Jake Daubert .323
5 Hal Chase .320

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 1.43
3 Frank Miller 1.61
4 Larry Cheney 1.61
5 Mellie Wolfgang 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 17
2 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 116
3 Babe Ruth 106
4 Elmer Myers 93
4 Hippo Vaughn 93

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 .410
2 George Burns .365
3 Hal Chase .358
4 Hugh High .355
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Dave Robertson 2
4 Jimmy Archer 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 18
2 Hal Chase 15
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 Pete Alexander 0.25
3 Allen Russell 0.26
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
5 Frank Allen 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Rube Benton 4
3 Joe Boehling 3
3 Harry Coveleski 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Allen Russell 24
3 Elmer Myers 20
4 Bullet Joe Bush 19
4 Babe Ruth 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Fred Anderson 2
1 Stan Coveleski 2
1 Allen Russell 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Dave Robertson .348
3 Hal Chase .345
4 Wally Schang .337
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 5
2 George Burns 3
2 George Burns 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 22
1 Hal Chase 22
1 Harry Heilmann 22
4 Wally Pipp 20
5 3 tied 19

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 0.88
3 Rube Marquard 1.18
4 Bob Shawkey 1.21
5 Ray Caldwell 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Fred Toney 43
3 Elmer Myers 42
4 Allen Russell 41
4 Lefty Williams 41

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 Bill Hinchman .324
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .322
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Dave Robertson .311
5 Larry Doyle .302

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 90
2 Bobby Veach 87
3 Hal Chase 86
4 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 Cy Williams 81

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 1.29
2 Larry Cheney 1.77
3 Guy Morton 1.78
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.91
5 Walter Johnson 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Harry Coveleski 24
4 Babe Ruth 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 247
2 Dave Davenport 185
3 Pete Alexander 184
4 Dutch Leonard 169
5 2 tied 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Red Ames 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Rube Marquard 5
2 2 others tied 5