On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	59	43	.578	--
Red Sox	56	42	.571	1.0
Indians	55	44	.556	2.5
Yankees	53	46	.535	4.5
Tigers	54	49	.524	5.5
Senators	50	48	.510	7.0
Browns	51	49	.510	7.0
Athletics	19	76	.200	36.5

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Tigers 5, Yankees 2

Senators 8, White Sox 3

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	58	34	.630	--
Phillies	53	39	.576	5.0
Braves	51	38	.573	5.5
Giants	47	45	.511	11.0
Cubs	46	52	.469	15.0
Cardinals	44	57	.436	18.5
Pirates	40	52	.435	18.0
Reds	39	61	.390	23.0

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	5
2	Eddie Foster	4
2	Jack Ness	4
4	Chick Gandil	3
4	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	20 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Buck Herzog	3
3	Fred Merkle	2
3	Eddie Plank	2
3	Del Pratt	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Lavender	1.00
2	Harry Harper	0.69
3	Eddie Plank	0.67
4	Eppa Rixey	0.57
5	Elmer Knetzer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	9
2	Jimmy Lavender	6
3	Elmer Knetzer	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	Eppa Rixey	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.341
3	Jake Daubert	.326
4	Honus Wagner	.318
5	Hal Chase	.314

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	59
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	1.69
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	163
2	Harry Harper	127
3	Babe Ruth	115
4	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	Braggo Roth	.521
2	Happy Felsch	.389
3	Dave Robertson	.345
4	Jake Daubert	.345
5	Dode Paskert	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
4	Happy Felsch	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	12
2	Del Gainer	11
3	Ivy Olson	10
3	Dave Robertson	10
3	Casey Stengel	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	7
1	Braggo Roth	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.00
2	Carl Weilman	0.47
3	Eddie Plank	0.50
4	Mike Prendergast	0.56
5	Jimmy Lavender	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	22
2	Jeff Pfeffer	21
3	Pete Alexander	20
3	Jesse Barnes	20
5	Hippo Vaughn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	Dave Davenport	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.373
2	Possum Whitted	.337
3	Dave Robertson	.333
4	Happy Felsch	.331
5	Hal Chase	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
2	Hal Chase	21
3	Dave Robertson	19
4	Bobby Veach	17
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	12
2	Braggo Roth	11
3	Del Pratt	10
4	Bob Bescher	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.71
2	Frank Allen	0.85
3	Larry Cheney	0.88
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.88
5	Pete Alexander	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Jeff Pfeffer	7
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Dick Rudolph	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Allen Russell	40
3	Fred Toney	37
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	Bernie Boland	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.325
2	Bill Hinchman	.320
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.319
4	Honus Wagner	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.307

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	96
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	Dick Rudolph	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Harry Harper	175
4	Babe Ruth	172
5	Hippo Vaughn	170

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