On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 36 .586 --
Red Sox 49 37 .570 1.5
Indians 49 39 .557 2.5
White Sox 47 40 .540 4.0
Senators 47 40 .540 4.0
Tigers 46 44 .511 6.5
Browns 38 49 .437 13.0
Athletics 19 61 .238 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 48 32 .600 --
Braves 43 34 .558 3.5
Phillies 44 35 .557 3.5
Cubs 42 45 .483 9.5
Giants 39 42 .481 9.5
Pirates 37 42 .468 10.5
Cardinals 41 48 .461 11.5
Reds 36 52 .409 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Ness 5
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Possum Whitted 1
1 Joe Wilhoit 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kelly 3
2 Possum Whitted 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2
4 George Burns 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kelly 3
2 Benny Kauff 2
3 Dave Bancroft 1
3 Babe Borton 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.89
2 Al Gould 0.29
3 Dick Rudolph 0.25
4 Bob Groom 0.20
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Al Gould 4
3 Fred Anderson 2
3 Bob Groom 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reb Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .348
2 Dave Robertson .334
3 Jake Daubert .325
4 Honus Wagner .315
5 Heinie Zimmerman .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 54
4 Heinie Zimmerman 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 36
2 Max Carey 33
3 Benny Kauff 27
4 Bob Bescher 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.41
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 18
2 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 Pete Alexander 99
4 Hippo Vaughn 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 5
1 Allen Russell 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Tom Hughes 4
5 7 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Possum Whitted .404
2 Hugh High .400
3 Ty Cobb .362
4 George Cutshaw .338
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 16
2 George Burns 15
3 Duffy Lewis 12
3 Zack Wheat 12
5 Fred Snodgrass 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 7
2 Bob Bescher 6
2 Benny Kauff 6
4 George Cutshaw 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.26
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
3 Pete Alexander 0.50
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.75
5 Elmer Myers 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Rube Benton 3
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Allen Russell 24
3 Al Gould 20
3 Ferdie Schupp 20
5 4 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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hugh High .336
3 Dave Robertson .336
4 Milt Stock .333
4 Zack Wheat .333

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 22
3 Zack Wheat 21
4 Wally Pipp 20
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Bob Bescher 17
3 Armando Marsans 13
4 Tris Speaker 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.33
2 Bob Shawkey 0.90
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.05
4 Joe Benz 1.26
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Reb Russell 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Allen Russell 41
3 Dutch Leonard 37
4 Babe Ruth 36
4 2 others tied 36

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 .325
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .320
3 Honus Wagner .312
4 Dave Robertson .309
5 Larry Doyle .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Frank Schulte 12
4 Fred Merkle 10
5 Hal Chase 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 90
2 Bobby Veach 87
3 Gavvy Cravath 84
4 Hal Chase 83
5 Cy Williams 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 45
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 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 250
2 Pete Alexander 188
3 Dave Davenport 179
4 Dutch Leonard 170
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 3 others tied 5