On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	38	.578	--
Red Sox	51	38	.573	0.5
White Sox	50	41	.549	2.5
Indians	50	41	.549	2.5
Senators	47	43	.522	5.0
Tigers	49	45	.521	5.0
Browns	42	49	.462	10.5
Athletics	19	65	.226	30.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 6

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Browns 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	50	33	.602	--
Braves	44	35	.557	4.0
Phillies	46	37	.554	4.0
Cubs	43	46	.483	10.0
Giants	40	43	.482	10.0
Pirates	39	44	.470	11.0
Cardinals	42	50	.457	12.5
Reds	37	53	.411	16.5

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 2, Braves 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Giants 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve O'Neill	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Joe Kelly	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Rube Oldring	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Ivey Wingo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Oldring	4
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
3	Ivan Howard	3
4	Joe Boehling	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Patsy Gharrity	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	0.56
2	Bill Doak	0.50
2	Fred Toney	0.50
4	Allen Russell	0.38
5	Bernie Boland	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	7
2	George Chalmers	5
2	Larry Cheney	5
4	Bernie Boland	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.341
3	Hal Chase	.319
4	Honus Wagner	.317
5	Jake Daubert	.316

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	1.53
3	Bob Shawkey	1.66
4	Frank Miller	1.70
5	Dutch Leonard	1.77

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
4	Bob Shawkey	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.447
2	Possum Whitted	.438
3	Ty Cobb	.373
3	Eddie Collins	.373
5	Milt Stock	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	Luke Boone	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	13
2	George Burns	12
2	Possum Whitted	12
4	Harry Heilmann	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Bob Bescher	5
2	Benny Kauff	5
2	Joe Kelly	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.33
3	Bert Gallia	0.40
4	Pete Alexander	0.50
5	Ferdie Schupp	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Lee Meadows	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Jim Scott	23
3	Ferdie Schupp	21
4	Walter Johnson	20
4	Jeff Pfeffer	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.373
2	Milt Stock	.360
3	Dave Robertson	.348
4	Hal Chase	.338
5	Zack Wheat	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	George Burns	3
1	Max Carey	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
2	Hal Chase	19
3	Harry Heilmann	18
4	Zack Wheat	17
5	5 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	14
2	Bob Bescher	13
2	Ty Cobb	13
4	Tris Speaker	12
5	Possum Whitted	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.30
2	Allen Russell	0.73
3	Bob Shawkey	0.80
4	Lee Meadows	1.03
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Al Mamaux	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	43
2	Elmer Myers	40
3	Allen Russell	38
4	Babe Ruth	36
5	Lefty Williams	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.320
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.320
3	Dave Robertson	.318
4	Honus Wagner	.313
5	Larry Doyle	.299

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
2	George Burns	88
3	Hal Chase	84
4	Cy Williams	81
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	46
4	Clyde Milan	42
5	Bob Bescher	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Larry Cheney	1.69
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	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	22

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