On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 45 .575 --
Red Sox 59 44 .573 0.5
Indians 58 45 .563 1.5
Yankees 55 48 .534 4.5
Tigers 57 50 .533 4.5
Browns 55 51 .519 6.0
Senators 51 52 .495 8.5
Athletics 19 80 .192 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 59 35 .628 --
Braves 55 38 .591 3.5
Phillies 55 40 .579 4.5
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 66 .371 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Burt Shotton 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 George Sisler 4
4 Babe Borton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Borton 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Hick Cady 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Bob Coleman 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 Braggo Roth 2
1 Ossie Vitt 2
1 Ralph Young 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.25
2 Eppa Rixey 0.67
3 Bernie Boland 0.57
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.56
5 Carl Mays 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Knetzer 5
1 Carl Mays 5
1 Eddie Plank 5
4 Bernie Boland 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .318

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 George Burns 60
2 Wally Pipp 60
4 Heinie Zimmerman 57
5 Cy Williams 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 41
2 Max Carey 38
3 Armando Marsans 29
4 Bob Bescher 28
4 Benny Kauff 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 1.46
2 Pete Alexander 1.49
3 Mike Prendergast 1.68
4 Jesse Barnes 1.75
5 Red Faber 1.76

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 129
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 Dode Paskert .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .360
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .357
5 Happy Felsch .353

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 15
2 George Sisler 13
3 Del Gainer 11
4 Eddie Collins 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 11
2 Jimmy Austin 7
2 Burt Shotton 7
2 George Sisler 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Weilman 0.36
2 Jesse Barnes 0.47
3 Mike Prendergast 0.48
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.50
5 Eddie Plank 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 4
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Jean Dubuc 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 24
2 Claude Hendrix 21
2 Elmer Myers 21
4 Frank Allen 20
4 Jeff Pfeffer 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 Happy Felsch .329
3 Hal Chase .324
4 Possum Whitted .324
5 Eddie Collins .316

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 20
4 Bobby Veach 19
5 Dave Robertson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 15
2 Armando Marsans 12
3 Del Pratt 10
4 Max Carey 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Allen 0.62
2 Eddie Plank 0.95
3 Larry Cheney 1.03
4 Claude Hendrix 1.09
5 Ernie Shore 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Jeff Pfeffer 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Allen Russell 43
3 Elmer Myers 37
4 Jeff Pfeffer 36
5 Dave Davenport 34

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 .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Fred Merkle 11
4 Frank Schulte 10
5 Hal Chase 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 96
2 George Burns 86
3 Hal Chase 83
4 Gavvy Cravath 80
4 Heinie Zimmerman 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Benny Kauff 48
3 Max Carey 47
4 Clyde Milan 40
4 Burt Shotton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.39
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 31
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 177
3 Harry Harper 175
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