On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	36	.586	--
Red Sox	49	37	.570	1.5
Indians	49	38	.563	2.0
Senators	47	40	.540	4.0
White Sox	46	40	.535	4.5
Tigers	46	43	.517	6.0
Browns	37	49	.430	13.5
Athletics	19	61	.238	28.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 1, Browns 0

Senators 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	48	32	.600	--
Braves	42	34	.553	4.0
Phillies	43	35	.551	4.0
Giants	39	41	.488	9.0
Cubs	41	45	.477	10.0
Pirates	37	42	.468	10.5
Cardinals	41	47	.466	11.0
Reds	36	51	.414	15.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Reds 4, Phillies 2

Robins 7, Pirates 1

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dan Costello	4
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Max Flack	4
1	Tillie Walker	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	William Fischer	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Zip Collins	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Max Flack	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Daubert	2
1	Joe Schultz	2
3	Del Baker	1
3	Jack Barry	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.00
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.86
3	Bill James	0.50
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.44
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	6
3	Jesse Barnes	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.336
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Hal Chase	.316
5	Honus Wagner	.315

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	Pete Alexander	1.43
2	Larry Cheney	1.55
3	Rube Marquard	1.65
4	Frank Miller	1.67
5	Bob Shawkey	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	17
1	Walter Johnson	17
3	Jeff Pfeffer	15
4	Al Mamaux	14
4	Babe Ruth	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	148
2	Harry Harper	116
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Hippo Vaughn	99
5	Elmer Myers	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	.395
2	Ty Cobb	.371
3	Hugh High	.370
4	Hal Chase	.333
5	Duffy Lewis	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	16
2	George Burns	15
3	Zack Wheat	13
4	Duffy Lewis	12
5	Fred Snodgrass	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	7
2	Armando Marsans	6
3	George Cutshaw	5
3	Jake Daubert	5
3	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.26
2	Pete Alexander	0.33
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
4	Larry Cheney	0.76
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Dutch Leonard	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Allen Russell	24
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Dutch Leonard	19
3	2 others tied	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	Wally Schang	.341
2	Hugh High	.336
3	Dave Robertson	.331
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.331
5	Hal Chase	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	Vic Saier	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	23
2	George Burns	21
2	Harry Heilmann	21
2	Zack Wheat	21
5	Wally Pipp	20

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	Bob Shawkey	0.90
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.07
4	Reb Russell	1.14
5	Joe Benz	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Reb Russell	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Elmer Myers	42
3	Allen Russell	41
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	Dutch Leonard	37

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	.318
3	Dave Robertson	.309
4	Honus Wagner	.308
5	Larry Doyle	.300

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	83
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	1.72
3	Guy Morton	1.78
4	Walter Johnson	1.88
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Harry Coveleski	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Pete Alexander	180
3	Dave Davenport	179
4	Dutch Leonard	172
5	Harry Harper	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