On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	42	.580	--
Red Sox	56	41	.577	0.5
Indians	54	44	.551	3.0
Yankees	53	45	.541	4.0
Tigers	53	49	.520	6.0
Senators	49	47	.510	7.0
Browns	50	49	.505	7.5
Athletics	19	75	.202	36.0

Games

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Indians 3, Athletics 1

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	57	34	.626	--
Phillies	52	39	.571	5.0
Braves	50	38	.568	5.5
Giants	47	44	.516	10.0
Cubs	45	52	.464	15.0
Cardinals	44	56	.440	17.5
Pirates	40	51	.440	17.0
Reds	39	60	.394	22.0

Games

Robins 7, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Braves 1

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 10, Cardinals 4

Braves 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Zinn Beck	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Red Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Smith	4
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Clarence Mitchell	3
4	Doug Baird	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Ed Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allen Russell	1.00
1	Fred Toney	1.00
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
4	Frank Allen	0.67
5	Jim Bagby	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	8
1	Allen Russell	8
3	Fred Toney	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	Dutch Leonard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Moseley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.345
3	Jake Daubert	.328
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	Hal Chase	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Fred Merkle	7
3	Dave Robertson	7
5	5 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	39
2	Max Carey	38
3	Bob Bescher	28
3	Benny Kauff	28
3	Armando Marsans	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.46
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
3	Hippo Vaughn	112
5	Pete Alexander	111

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	.389
2	Jake Daubert	.357
3	Dave Robertson	.345
4	Dode Paskert	.333
4	Buck Weaver	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
3	Happy Felsch	2
3	Del Gainer	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	11
2	Del Gainer	10
2	Ivy Olson	10
2	Dave Robertson	10
2	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	7
2	Jimmy Austin	6
2	George Sisler	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.39
2	Joe Benz	0.42
3	Jimmy Lavender	0.47
3	Carl Weilman	0.47
5	Mike Prendergast	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
3	Frank Allen	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Dave Davenport	22
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21
4	Jesse Barnes	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
3	Dave Davenport	1
3	Wheezer Dell	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.347
2	Possum Whitted	.340
3	Hugh High	.325
4	Hal Chase	.323
5	Happy Felsch	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	23
2	Hal Chase	21
3	Dave Robertson	19
4	Bobby Veach	18
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	12
1	Armando Marsans	12
3	Braggo Roth	11
4	Tris Speaker	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.85
2	Eddie Plank	0.86
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.88
4	Pete Alexander	0.99
5	Ferdie Schupp	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	Allen Russell	46
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Fred Toney	37
4	Elmer Myers	35
4	2 others tied	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	Bill Hinchman	.318
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Fred Merkle	11
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	73
2	Benny Kauff	50
3	Max Carey	49
4	Bob Bescher	40
4	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.36
2	Larry Cheney	1.49
3	Jesse Barnes	1.66
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.74
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	Hippo Vaughn	170
4	Dave Davenport	169
4	Babe Ruth	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Rube Marquard	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Carl Mays	5
3	2 others tied	5