On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	54	40	.574	--
White Sox	55	42	.567	0.5
Yankees	53	43	.552	2.0
Indians	51	44	.537	3.5
Tigers	52	47	.525	4.5
Senators	49	45	.521	5.0
Browns	48	49	.495	7.5
Athletics	19	71	.211	33.0

Games

Browns 4, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 11, Indians 1

Red Sox 6, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	54	34	.614	--
Braves	48	36	.571	4.0
Phillies	49	38	.563	4.5
Giants	45	43	.511	9.0
Cubs	44	49	.473	12.5
Cardinals	43	54	.443	15.5
Pirates	39	49	.443	15.0
Reds	38	57	.400	19.5

Games

Robins 8, Reds 3

Robins 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Buck Herzog	4
1	Tom Long	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ivy Olson	6
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
3	Paddy Baumann	1
3	Zinn Beck	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Steele	2.00
1	Jeff Tesreau	2.00
3	Babe Ruth	1.50
4	Larry Cheney	0.88
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Steele	10
2	Jeff Tesreau	8
3	Larry Cheney	7
4	Babe Ruth	6
5	Lefty Williams	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.338
3	Jake Daubert	.319
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	Hal Chase	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Dave Robertson	7
4	Max Carey	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
2	Wally Pipp	57
3	George Burns	56
3	Heinie Zimmerman	56
5	Cy Williams	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Max Carey	37
3	Bob Bescher	28
3	Benny Kauff	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.43
2	Pete Alexander	1.55
3	Red Faber	1.67
4	Al Mamaux	1.78
5	Frank Miller	1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	159
2	Harry Harper	118
3	Babe Ruth	112
4	Hippo Vaughn	109
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	.385
2	Wilbur Good	.364
3	Rollie Zeider	.340
4	Tommy Griffith	.333
5	Heinie Groh	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Del Gainer	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	12
2	Del Gainer	10
2	Dave Robertson	10
2	Possum Whitted	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
1	Frank Allen	0.00
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.55
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.64
5	Red Faber	0.67

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	Dave Davenport	21
1	Walter Johnson	21
1	Elmer Myers	21
1	Jeff Pfeffer	21
5	Larry Cheney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.364
2	Hal Chase	.337
3	Dave Robertson	.331
4	Eddie Collins	.325
5	Buck Herzog	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
2	Hal Chase	20
3	Bobby Veach	18
4	Dave Robertson	17
4	Zack Wheat	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
1	Tris Speaker	13
3	Armando Marsans	12
4	Max Carey	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.25
2	Eddie Plank	1.02
3	Allen Russell	1.14
4	Larry Cheney	1.19
5	Walter Johnson	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Allen Russell	42
3	Elmer Myers	39
4	Lefty Williams	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.322
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.320
3	Bill Hinchman	.317
4	Honus Wagner	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Frank Schulte	13
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	Gavvy Cravath	80
5	Heinie Zimmerman	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Benny Kauff	51
3	Max Carey	48
4	Bob Bescher	41
4	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Larry Cheney	1.42
3	Jesse Barnes	1.75
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.76
5	Guy Morton	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	27
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	Fred Toney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	251
2	Pete Alexander	182
3	Dave Davenport	169
3	Babe Ruth	169
5	Hippo Vaughn	167

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