On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 44 .581 --
Indians 60 45 .571 1.0
White Sox 61 47 .565 1.5
Tigers 58 51 .532 5.0
Browns 57 51 .528 5.5
Yankees 55 50 .524 6.0
Senators 51 54 .486 10.0
Athletics 20 81 .198 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 60 35 .632 --
Braves 55 38 .591 4.0
Phillies 57 41 .582 4.5
Giants 50 46 .521 10.5
Cubs 46 55 .455 17.0
Cardinals 46 59 .438 19.0
Pirates 41 53 .436 18.5
Reds 40 68 .370 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 Donie Bush 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Jack Ness 3
3 Hick Cady 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Dode Paskert 2
1 Ossie Vitt 2
1 Ralph Young 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otis Lambeth 0.56
2 Erskine Mayer 0.50
2 Fred Toney 0.50
4 Rube Foster 0.45
5 Reb Russell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Ernie Koob 1
1 Otis Lambeth 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Foster 5
1 Otis Lambeth 5
3 Erskine Mayer 3
3 Willie Mitchell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill James 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
2 Dave Robertson .332
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 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 62
1 Wally Pipp 62
3 George Burns 60
4 Heinie Zimmerman 57
5 Bobby Veach 56

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 1.38
2 Pete Alexander 1.44
3 Mike Prendergast 1.58
4 Jesse Barnes 1.75
5 Red Faber 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 21
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Jeff Pfeffer 18
4 Al Mamaux 16
5 Babe Ruth 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 170
2 Harry Harper 129
3 Pete Alexander 117
4 Babe Ruth 115
5 Elmer Myers 114

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivy Olson .450
2 Rogers Hornsby .420
3 Jake Daubert .390
4 Happy Felsch .377
5 Dode Paskert .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Gainer 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Dode Paskert 2
2 Wally Pipp 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 15
1 Bobby Veach 15
3 Del Gainer 13
4 Ivy Olson 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 12
2 Burt Shotton 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Rabbit Maranville 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Prendergast 0.37
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.50
3 Carl Weilman 0.56
4 Jesse Barnes 0.67
4 Eddie Plank 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Rube Foster 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 22
1 Allen Russell 22
3 Larry Cheney 19
3 Walter Johnson 19
3 Fred Toney 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 2
1 Ed Klepfer 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .336
2 Possum Whitted .318
3 Happy Felsch .317
4 Wilbur Good .315
5 Dave Robertson .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 22
2 George Burns 21
2 Bobby Veach 21
4 Hal Chase 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 15
2 Armando Marsans 12
3 Del Pratt 10
3 Possum Whitted 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.69
2 Frank Allen 0.79
3 Larry Cheney 0.88
4 Eddie Plank 0.95
5 Mike Prendergast 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Jeff Pfeffer 6
2 Dick Rudolph 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 49
2 Allen Russell 45
3 Pete Alexander 37
3 Bullet Joe Bush 37
3 Elmer Myers 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Allen Russell 3
4 Red Ames 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .327
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .323
3 Dave Robertson .320
4 Bill Hinchman .318
5 Honus Wagner .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Fred Merkle 11
4 Frank Schulte 10
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 96
2 George Burns 83
3 Hal Chase 81
3 Gavvy Cravath 81
5 Heinie Zimmerman 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Benny Kauff 47
3 Max Carey 46
4 Clyde Milan 40
4 Burt Shotton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.35
2 Larry Cheney 1.43
3 Jesse Barnes 1.57
4 Walter Johnson 1.80
5 George Mogridge 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Jeff Pfeffer 26
4 Babe Ruth 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 245
2 Pete Alexander 182
3 Harry Harper 175
4 Dave Davenport 171
5 Babe Ruth 170

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