On This Day

Tuesday, July 25, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 37 .580 --
Red Sox 49 38 .563 1.5
Indians 50 39 .562 1.5
White Sox 49 40 .551 2.5
Senators 47 41 .534 4.0
Tigers 47 45 .511 6.0
Browns 39 49 .443 12.0
Athletics 19 62 .235 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 48 32 .600 --
Braves 43 35 .551 4.0
Phillies 44 36 .550 4.0
Cubs 43 45 .489 9.0
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 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Armando Marsans 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ward Miller 3
2 Joe Connolly 2
2 Patsy Gharrity 2
2 Armando Marsans 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 Armando Marsans 1
1 Howie Shanks 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 1.25
2 Jesse Barnes 0.67
3 Ernie Koob 0.30
4 Jim Bagby 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Ernie Koob 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 10
2 Jesse Barnes 6
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 Ernie Koob 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .348
2 Dave Robertson .334
3 Jake Daubert .325
4 Honus Wagner .322
5 Hal Chase .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 Armando Marsans 25

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 8 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh High .404
2 Possum Whitted .395
3 Ty Cobb .362
4 Duffy Lewis .357
5 Tommy Griffith .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 16
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Duffy Lewis 12
4 Zack Wheat 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 8
2 Benny Kauff 6
3 Bob Bescher 5
3 Max Carey 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
3 Pete Alexander 0.50
4 Carl Mays 0.63
5 Dutch Leonard 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Rube Benton 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Allen Russell 23
3 Al Gould 20
4 Pete Alexander 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Fred Anderson 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Allen Russell 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .348
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
3 Honus Wagner .337
4 Zack Wheat .324
5 Hal Chase .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 22
2 Hal Chase 19
3 Zack Wheat 18
4 Harry Heilmann 17
5 Dave Robertson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 14
2 Armando Marsans 14
4 Tris Speaker 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.20
2 Bob Shawkey 0.93
3 Walter Johnson 1.17
4 Carl Mays 1.23
5 Joe Benz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Reb Russell 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Al Mamaux 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Elmer Myers 35
3 Allen Russell 35
3 Lefty Williams 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .322
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .321
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Dave Robertson .309
5 Larry Doyle .300

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 1.88
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 246
2 Pete Alexander 184
3 Dave Davenport 172
4 Harry Harper 167
5 Babe Ruth 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Red Ames 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Rube Marquard 5
2 4 others tied 5