On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 40 .570 --
White Sox 54 42 .563 0.5
Yankees 53 42 .558 1.0
Indians 51 43 .543 2.5
Tigers 52 46 .531 3.5
Senators 48 45 .516 5.0
Browns 47 49 .490 7.5
Athletics 19 70 .213 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 52 34 .605 --
Braves 47 35 .573 3.0
Phillies 48 38 .558 4.0
Giants 43 43 .500 9.0
Cubs 44 48 .478 11.0
Pirates 39 47 .453 13.0
Cardinals 42 53 .442 14.5
Reds 38 55 .409 17.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 5
1 Jack Ness 5
3 Happy Felsch 4
3 Armando Marsans 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 Eddie Ainsmith 1
3 Paddy Baumann 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Doc Lavan 1
2 Duffy Lewis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.25
2 Walter Johnson 0.73
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.50
4 Ray Fisher 0.44
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Ernie Koob 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Red Lanning 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .350
2 Dave Robertson .336
3 Honus Wagner .321
4 Jake Daubert .320
5 Hal Chase .319

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 56
2 Wally Pipp 56
4 Cy Williams 55
4 Heinie Zimmerman 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Max Carey 35
3 Benny Kauff 28
4 Bob Bescher 27
4 2 others tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 1.53
2 Pete Alexander 1.55
3 Frank Miller 1.70
4 Red Faber 1.72
5 Bob Shawkey 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 19
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Jeff Pfeffer 17
4 Al Mamaux 15
5 Babe Ruth 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 159
2 Harry Harper 116
3 Babe Ruth 106
4 Hippo Vaughn 105
5 Pete Alexander 104

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 Possum Whitted .396
2 Wilbur Good .364
3 Rollie Zeider .354
4 Eddie Collins .339
5 Milt Stock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dode Paskert 3
2 Del Gainer 2
3 Doug Baird 1
3 Max Carey 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 12
2 Hal Chase 9
2 Ty Cobb 9
2 Ward Miller 9
2 Possum Whitted 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Jimmy Austin 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 6
2 Armando Marsans 6
2 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.52
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.64
4 Bob Shawkey 0.89
5 Larry Cheney 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Dave Davenport 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 22
2 Dave Davenport 21
2 Walter Johnson 21
2 Elmer Myers 21
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Possum Whitted .364
2 Hal Chase .337
3 Eddie Collins .330
3 Dave Robertson .330
5 Milt Stock .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 22
2 Hal Chase 20
3 Bobby Veach 19
4 Zack Wheat 18
5 Dave Robertson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 13
1 Tris Speaker 13
3 Armando Marsans 12
4 Possum Whitted 11
5 Benny Kauff 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Allen 0.30
2 Eddie Plank 1.02
3 Hippo Vaughn 1.05
4 Allen Russell 1.14
5 Walter Johnson 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Allen Russell 42
3 Elmer Myers 39
4 Jeff Pfeffer 34
4 Fred Toney 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Fred Anderson 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .323
2 Bill Hinchman .321
3 Dave Robertson .318
4 Honus Wagner .316
5 Jake Daubert .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Frank Schulte 13
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Fred Merkle 10
5 Hal Chase 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 94
2 George Burns 88
3 Hal Chase 85
4 Cy Williams 81
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Benny Kauff 53
3 Max Carey 46
4 Clyde Milan 41
5 Bob Bescher 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.40
2 Larry Cheney 1.69
3 Jeff Pfeffer 1.77
4 Guy Morton 1.82
5 Walter Johnson 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 27
4 Babe Ruth 23
5 Fred Toney 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 251
2 Pete Alexander 182
3 Dave Davenport 181
4 Hippo Vaughn 166
5 Harry Harper 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 9
2 Rube Marquard 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Rube Benton 5
3 3 others tied 5