On This Day

Wednesday, July 26, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	38	.573	--
Red Sox	50	38	.568	0.5
White Sox	50	40	.556	1.5
Indians	50	40	.556	1.5
Senators	47	42	.528	4.0
Tigers	48	45	.516	5.0
Browns	41	49	.456	10.5
Athletics	19	64	.229	29.0

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Browns 5, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	49	33	.598	--
Braves	44	35	.557	3.5
Phillies	45	37	.549	4.0
Cubs	43	46	.483	9.5
Giants	39	43	.476	10.0
Pirates	39	43	.476	10.0
Cardinals	42	49	.462	11.5
Reds	37	52	.416	15.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Robins 2

Robins 5, Cardinals 0

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Reds 4, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Severeid	5
2	Max Carey	4
2	Milt Stock	4
2	Possum Whitted	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Severeid	4
2	Possum Whitted	3
3	Patsy Gharrity	2
3	Harry Heilmann	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	2
1	Bruno Betzel	2
1	Otis Lawry	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	3.00
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.50
3	Frank Allen	1.00
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
5	Frank Miller	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Miller	7
2	Frank Allen	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
2	Dave Robertson	.337
3	Honus Wagner	.318
4	Jake Daubert	.317
5	Hal Chase	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Max Carey	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
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	Bob Bescher	27
3	Benny Kauff	27
3	Armando Marsans	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.39
2	Larry Cheney	1.55
3	Mellie Wolfgang	1.64
4	Rube Marquard	1.65
5	Bob Shawkey	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	17
3	Jeff Pfeffer	16
4	Al Mamaux	15
5	Babe Ruth	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	151
2	Harry Harper	116
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Hippo Vaughn	105
5	Pete Alexander	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	5
1	Tom Hughes	5
1	Allen Russell	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
5	8 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.457
2	Possum Whitted	.396
3	Hugh High	.390
4	Ty Cobb	.377
5	Eddie Collins	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Luke Boone	1
2	George Burns	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	14
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Possum Whitted	10
4	Harry Heilmann	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	9
2	Del Pratt	6
3	Bob Bescher	5
3	Benny Kauff	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.33
2	Allen Russell	0.40
3	Pete Alexander	0.50
4	Bert Gallia	0.74
5	Dutch Leonard	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Elmer Myers	21
3	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jeff Pfeffer	20
5	Jim Scott	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.353
2	Milt Stock	.343
3	Hal Chase	.333
4	Zack Wheat	.321
5	Eddie Collins	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
2	Harry Heilmann	19
3	Hal Chase	18
3	Zack Wheat	18
5	Dave Robertson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	14
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Armando Marsans	14
4	Tris Speaker	11
4	Possum Whitted	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.20
2	Frank Allen	0.30
3	Bob Shawkey	0.93
4	Lee Meadows	1.03
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
4	Al Mamaux	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Elmer Myers	40
3	Babe Ruth	36
4	Allen Russell	35
4	Lefty Williams	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.324
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.320
3	Honus Wagner	.313
4	Dave Robertson	.313
5	Tommy Griffith	.302

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
1	Bobby Veach	88
3	Hal Chase	83
4	Cy Williams	81
5	3 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	46
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	Bob Bescher	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Larry Cheney	1.72
3	Guy Morton	1.77
4	Carl Mays	1.85
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Harry Coveleski	23
4	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	249
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Dave Davenport	176
4	Harry Harper	167
5	Hippo Vaughn	166

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