On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	43	.583	--
Red Sox	57	43	.570	1.5
Indians	56	44	.560	2.5
Yankees	53	47	.530	5.5
Tigers	55	49	.529	5.5
Browns	52	50	.510	7.5
Senators	50	49	.505	8.0
Athletics	19	77	.198	37.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 0

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Indians 12, Athletics 3

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	59	35	.628	--
Braves	53	38	.582	4.5
Phillies	53	40	.570	5.5
Giants	48	45	.516	10.5
Cubs	46	53	.465	15.5
Cardinals	45	57	.441	18.0
Pirates	41	53	.436	18.0
Reds	39	63	.382	24.0

Games

Robins 4, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Robins 1

Braves 1, Reds 0

Braves 4, Reds 3

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donie Bush	4
1	Harry Hooper	4
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zack Wheat	1
1	Whitey Witt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	3
2	Max Carey	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Shano Collins	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	3
2	Ward Miller	2
3	Jack Barry	1
3	Donie Bush	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Mamaux	1.00
2	Lefty Tyler	0.80
3	Rube Marquard	0.62
4	Dave Davenport	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bill James	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	10
2	Dave Davenport	6
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	Willie Mitchell	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Otis Lambeth	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
2	Dave Robertson	.337
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Hal Chase	.316

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	40
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	1.49
3	Red Faber	1.69
4	Mike Prendergast	1.72
5	Rube Marquard	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Jeff Pfeffer	18
4	Al Mamaux	16
5	Babe Ruth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	163
2	Harry Harper	127
3	Babe Ruth	115
4	Pete Alexander	112
4	Hippo Vaughn	112

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	Ivy Olson	.472
3	Lew McCarty	.414
4	Happy Felsch	.357
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347

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	13
2	Del Gainer	12
3	Eddie Collins	11
4	Ivy Olson	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	9
2	Jimmy Austin	7
2	George Sisler	7
4	Ward Miller	6
5	9 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	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jean Dubuc	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	28
2	Jeff Pfeffer	24
3	Pete Alexander	21
3	Claude Hendrix	21
3	Al Mamaux	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	2
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Davenport	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.352
2	Hugh High	.338
3	Possum Whitted	.327
4	Hal Chase	.324
5	Happy Felsch	.324

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	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Armando Marsans	12
3	Ty Cobb	10
3	Del Pratt	10
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.71
2	Frank Allen	0.85
3	Larry Cheney	0.88
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.06
5	Claude Hendrix	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Jeff Pfeffer	7
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Dick Rudolph	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Allen Russell	40
3	Dave Davenport	39
4	Jeff Pfeffer	38
5	Elmer Myers	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.322
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.322
3	Hal Chase	.320
4	Bill Hinchman	.319
5	Honus Wagner	.312

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	84
2	Hal Chase	84
4	Heinie Zimmerman	80
5	Gavvy Cravath	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	74
2	Benny Kauff	50
3	Max Carey	48
4	Bob Bescher	40
4	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.41
2	Larry Cheney	1.49
3	Jesse Barnes	1.66
4	Guy Morton	1.82
5	George Mogridge	1.83

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	180
3	Dave Davenport	175
3	Harry Harper	175
5	Babe Ruth	172

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