On This Day

Monday, July 24, 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 48 40 .545 3.5
Senators 47 40 .540 4.0
Tigers 46 45 .505 7.0
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 36 .550 4.0
Cubs 42 45 .483 9.5
Giants 39 42 .481 9.5
Pirates 38 42 .475 10.0
Cardinals 41 48 .461 11.5
Reds 36 52 .409 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Doug Baird 2
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Donie Bush 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 2
1 Jack Farmer 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Jack Farmer 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Mamaux 0.89
2 Mellie Wolfgang 0.40
3 Harry Coveleski 0.29
3 Al Demaree 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 8
2 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Mellie Wolfgang 4
4 Al Demaree 2
4 Lefty Williams 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .343
2 Dave Robertson .334
3 Jake Daubert .325
4 Honus Wagner .322
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 George Burns 55
2 Wally Pipp 55
2 Cy Williams 55
5 Heinie Zimmerman 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 36
2 Max Carey 34
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 Mellie Wolfgang 1.64
4 Rube Marquard 1.65
5 Frank Miller 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 18
2 Walter Johnson 17
3 Al Mamaux 15
3 Jeff Pfeffer 15
5 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 Hugh High .400
2 Possum Whitted .383
3 Ty Cobb .362
4 Tommy Griffith .352
5 Duffy Lewis .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 16
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Duffy Lewis 12
4 Zack Wheat 11
5 6 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 7
2 Benny Kauff 6
3 Bob Bescher 5
3 Max Carey 5
3 4 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 3 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 Dave Robertson .350
2 Honus Wagner .330
3 Hal Chase .330
4 Buck Herzog .330
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 5
2 George Burns 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Vic Saier 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 23
1 Hal Chase 23
3 Zack Wheat 21
4 Harry Heilmann 19
5 Home Run Baker 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Bob Bescher 16
3 Armando Marsans 13
4 Tris Speaker 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.20
2 Bob Shawkey 0.90
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.05
4 Walter Johnson 1.17
5 Joe Benz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Al Mamaux 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Reb Russell 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Al Mamaux 38
3 Dutch Leonard 37
4 Babe Ruth 36
4 3 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 4
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 .322
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .318
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Dave Robertson .309
5 Tommy Griffith .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Frank Schulte 12
4 Fred Merkle 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 88
2 Bobby Veach 87
3 Hal Chase 82
4 Cy Williams 81
5 3 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 46
4 Clyde Milan 43
5 Bob Bescher 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.33
2 Larry Cheney 1.72
3 Guy Morton 1.77
4 Walter Johnson 1.87
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Harry Coveleski 23
4 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 249
2 Pete Alexander 184
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