On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	56	40	.583	--
White Sox	58	42	.580	0.0
Yankees	53	44	.546	3.5
Indians	53	44	.546	3.5
Tigers	52	49	.515	6.5
Senators	49	47	.510	7.0
Browns	49	49	.500	8.0
Athletics	19	74	.204	35.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 2

Indians 3, Senators 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	56	34	.622	--
Braves	49	37	.570	5.0
Phillies	51	39	.567	5.0
Giants	46	44	.511	10.0
Cubs	45	51	.469	14.0
Pirates	40	50	.444	16.0
Cardinals	44	55	.444	16.5
Reds	38	59	.392	21.5

Games

Robins 5, Reds 4

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Phillies 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Cutshaw	4
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
1	Bill McKechnie	4
1	Dode Paskert	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Zinn Beck	2
2	Art Fletcher	2
2	Dick Hoblitzell	2
5	31 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Blackburn	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Lew McCarty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	0.70
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.55
3	Red Ames	0.40
4	Rube Benton	0.38
5	Bert Gallia	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6
3	George Cunningham	4
3	Pete Schneider	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.345
3	Jake Daubert	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	Hal Chase	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
2	Wally Pipp	58
3	George Burns	57
3	Heinie Zimmerman	57
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
3	Armando Marsans	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.43
2	Pete Alexander	1.47
3	Red Faber	1.67
4	Mike Prendergast	1.72
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Jeff Pfeffer	18
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	Pete Alexander	111
5	Hippo Vaughn	109

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	Happy Felsch	.354
2	Dave Robertson	.351
3	Dode Paskert	.344
4	Jake Daubert	.339
5	Max Flack	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Del Gainer	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	12
2	Eddie Collins	11
3	Ivy Olson	10
3	Dave Robertson	10
3	Possum Whitted	10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.39
3	Carl Weilman	0.47
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.56
4	Mike Prendergast	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Pfeffer	27
2	Dave Davenport	24
3	Pete Alexander	23
4	Walter Johnson	21
5	Claude Hendrix	19

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	Dave Robertson	.336
2	Possum Whitted	.330
3	Hal Chase	.330
4	Hugh High	.326
5	Happy Felsch	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	23
2	Hal Chase	21
3	Dave Robertson	19
3	Bobby Veach	19
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	12
1	Armando Marsans	12
1	Tris Speaker	12
4	Braggo Roth	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.27
2	Eddie Plank	0.86
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.88
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.06
5	Pete Alexander	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Jeff Pfeffer	7
3	Rube Benton	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Allen Russell	38
3	Pete Alexander	36
4	Elmer Myers	35
4	Jeff Pfeffer	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.328
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.319
3	Honus Wagner	.316
4	Bill Hinchman	.315
5	Jake Daubert	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Fred Merkle	10
5	Hal Chase	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	George Burns	89
3	Hal Chase	84
4	Heinie Zimmerman	80
5	Gavvy Cravath	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Benny Kauff	51
3	Max Carey	48
4	Bob Bescher	40
4	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.36
2	Larry Cheney	1.47
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.74
4	Jesse Barnes	1.75
5	Guy Morton	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	27
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	5 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Pete Alexander	185
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	Carl Mays	5
3	2 others tied	5