On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 36 .581 --
Red Sox 48 36 .571 1.0
Indians 49 38 .563 1.5
White Sox 46 39 .541 3.5
Senators 46 40 .535 4.0
Tigers 45 42 .517 5.5
Browns 37 48 .435 12.5
Athletics 19 61 .238 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 46 32 .590 --
Braves 42 33 .560 2.5
Phillies 43 34 .558 2.5
Giants 39 40 .494 7.5
Pirates 37 40 .481 8.5
Cubs 40 45 .471 9.5
Cardinals 40 47 .460 10.5
Reds 35 51 .407 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Daly 4
1 Bill Killefer 4
3 Jack Graney 2
3 Edd Roush 2
5 23 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Nap Lajoie 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 George Burns 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.50
1 Lefty Tyler 0.50
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.40
4 Eppa Rixey 0.29
5 Jack Nabors 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Jim Scott 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fritz Coumbe 5
1 Lefty Tyler 5
3 Jack Nabors 4
3 Eppa Rixey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Tom Hughes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .351
2 Dave Robertson .339
3 Honus Wagner .326
4 Jake Daubert .323
5 Hal Chase .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Fred Merkle 6
3 2 others tied 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 26
4 Benny Kauff 25
5 Tris Speaker 24

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
3 Tom Hughes 4
5 6 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Possum Whitted .410
2 Ty Cobb .404
3 Hugh High .356
4 George Burns .339
4 Ossie Vitt .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Dave Robertson 2
4 Jimmy Archer 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 7
1 Armando Marsans 7
3 Tris Speaker 6
4 George Cutshaw 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.25
2 Allen Russell 0.26
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
4 Frank Allen 0.47
5 Larry Cheney 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Rube Benton 4
3 Harry Coveleski 3
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 3 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 Tom Hughes 2
1 Allen Russell 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .352
2 Dave Robertson .352
3 Wally Schang .341
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .333
5 Hal Chase .330

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 Hal Chase 23
2 George Burns 22
2 Harry Heilmann 22
4 Wally Pipp 20
5 Zack Wheat 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Armando Marsans 12
3 Tris Speaker 12
5 Max Carey 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.33
2 Reb Russell 0.88
3 Bob Shawkey 1.21
4 Rube Marquard 1.25
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Fred Toney 43
3 Elmer Myers 42
4 Allen Russell 41
5 Babe Ruth 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .324
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .321
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Dave Robertson .310
5 Larry Doyle .301

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 89
2 Hal Chase 87
2 Bobby Veach 87
4 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 Cy Williams 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Max Carey 48
4 Clyde Milan 44
5 Bob Bescher 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.30
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 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Harry Coveleski 24
5 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 247
2 Dave Davenport 185
3 Pete Alexander 180
4 Dutch Leonard 169
5 Harry Harper 167

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