On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	38	.582	--
Red Sox	52	38	.578	0.5
White Sox	50	42	.543	3.5
Indians	50	42	.543	3.5
Tigers	50	45	.526	5.0
Senators	47	44	.516	6.0
Browns	43	49	.467	10.5
Athletics	19	66	.224	31.0

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Senators 0

Browns 8, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	51	33	.607	--
Braves	45	35	.563	4.0
Phillies	47	37	.560	4.0
Giants	41	43	.488	10.0
Cubs	43	47	.478	11.0
Pirates	39	45	.464	12.0
Cardinals	42	51	.452	13.5
Reds	37	54	.407	17.5

Games

Robins 9, Cardinals 5

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Elmer Miller	3
1	Ivy Olson	3
1	Braggo Roth	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	4
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Mike Gonzalez	2
2	Wilbur Good	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
1	George Sisler	2
4	George Burns	1
4	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George McConnell	0.62
2	Bob Shawkey	0.43
3	Rube Benton	0.40
4	Al Gould	0.36
5	Art Nehf	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	George McConnell	5
3	Rube Benton	4
3	Al Gould	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Koob	1
1	Rube Marquard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.345
2	Dave Robertson	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.318
5	Hal Chase	.318

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	35
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	Frank Miller	1.70
4	Bob Shawkey	1.74
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	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.436
2	Possum Whitted	.388
3	Rollie Zeider	.375
4	Ty Cobb	.373
5	Milt Stock	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Luke Boone	1
2	George Burns	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	12
2	Possum Whitted	11
3	Hal Chase	9
3	Bobby Veach	9
3	Zack Wheat	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	George Sisler	7
3	Rabbit Maranville	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	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	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Jean Dubuc	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	23
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Allen Russell	19
4	Hippo Vaughn	18
5	4 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.372
2	Milt Stock	.364
3	Dave Robertson	.345
4	Hal Chase	.342
5	Eddie Collins	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
2	Hal Chase	18
2	Zack Wheat	18
4	Bobby Veach	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
1	Armando Marsans	13
1	Tris Speaker	13
4	Possum Whitted	11
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.30
2	Allen Russell	0.73
3	Lee Meadows	1.03
4	Bob Shawkey	1.10
5	Hippo Vaughn	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Rube Benton	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	43
2	Elmer Myers	40
3	Allen Russell	38
4	Fred Toney	34
5	2 tied	32

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	.317
4	Honus Wagner	.315
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	91
2	George Burns	88
3	Hal Chase	84
4	Cy Williams	81
5	3 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	Max Carey	47
4	Clyde Milan	42
5	Bob Bescher	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
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	178
3	Dave Davenport	170
4	Hippo Vaughn	166
5	Harry Harper	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	10
2	Rube Marquard	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	4 others tied	5