Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 7, 1916

On This Day

Monday, August 7, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	61	44	.581	--
Red Sox	58	44	.569	1.5
Indians	57	45	.559	2.5
Yankees	55	47	.539	4.5
Tigers	56	50	.528	5.5
Browns	53	51	.510	7.5
Senators	51	50	.505	8.0
Athletics	19	79	.194	38.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 1

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Browns 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	59	35	.628	--
Braves	55	38	.591	3.5
Phillies	54	40	.574	5.0
Giants	49	45	.521	10.0
Cubs	46	54	.460	16.0
Cardinals	45	58	.437	18.5
Pirates	41	53	.436	18.0
Reds	39	65	.375	25.0

Games

Braves 2, Reds 0

Braves 6, Reds 0

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Niehoff	4
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Killefer	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Jack Ness	1
1	Whitey Witt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hans Lobert	3
1	Jack Ness	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Dick Egan	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	George Burns	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Lavender	0.75
2	Earl Moseley	0.62
3	Reb Russell	0.57
4	Elmer Myers	0.50
5	Dutch Leonard	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Demaree	6
2	Earl Moseley	5
2	Elmer Myers	5
4	Frank Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Jeff Tesreau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.334
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Honus Wagner	.320
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	60
3	George Burns	59
4	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	Mike Prendergast	1.68
4	Red Faber	1.74
5	Jesse Barnes	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	18
4	Al Mamaux	16
5	Babe Ruth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	167
2	Harry Harper	127
3	Babe Ruth	115
4	Elmer Myers	114
5	2 tied	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Red Ames	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ivy Olson	.472
2	Honus Wagner	.364
3	Dode Paskert	.362
4	Rogers Hornsby	.360
5	4 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
4	Happy Felsch	2
4	Whitey Witt	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	14
2	Eddie Collins	11
2	Del Gainer	11
2	George Sisler	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	9
2	Jimmy Austin	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Rabbit Maranville	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.36
2	Jesse Barnes	0.47
2	Al Gould	0.47
4	Mike Prendergast	0.48
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jean Dubuc	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	24
2	Claude Hendrix	21
2	Elmer Myers	21
4	Frank Allen	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.333
2	Hal Chase	.321
3	Eddie Collins	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.315
5	Happy Felsch	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	4
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
1	Hal Chase	21
3	George Sisler	18
3	Bobby Veach	18
5	Dave Robertson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Armando Marsans	11
3	Del Pratt	10
4	Bob Bescher	9
4	5 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.62
2	Larry Cheney	0.88
3	Eddie Plank	0.93
4	Claude Hendrix	1.09
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Rube Benton	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Allen Russell	41
3	Elmer Myers	37
4	Dave Davenport	36
4	Jeff Pfeffer	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.321
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.318
3	Bill Hinchman	.318
4	Honus Wagner	.314
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	94
2	George Burns	85
3	Hal Chase	83
4	Heinie Zimmerman	80
5	Gavvy Cravath	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Benny Kauff	48
3	Max Carey	47
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	1.57
4	George Mogridge	1.83
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.85

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	247
2	Pete Alexander	180
3	Harry Harper	173
4	Babe Ruth	172
5	Dave Davenport	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Rube Marquard	6
2	Allen Russell	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	2 others tied	5