On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	61	44	.581	--
Indians	60	47	.561	2.0
White Sox	61	48	.560	2.0
Tigers	59	51	.536	4.5
Browns	59	51	.536	4.5
Yankees	55	50	.524	6.0
Senators	51	54	.486	10.0
Athletics	20	81	.198	39.0

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 0

Browns 5, Indians 4

Browns 3, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	62	35	.639	--
Braves	56	39	.589	5.0
Phillies	57	42	.576	6.0
Giants	52	46	.531	10.5
Cubs	46	57	.447	19.0
Pirates	42	54	.438	19.5
Cardinals	46	61	.430	21.0
Reds	41	68	.376	27.0

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 1

Robins 4, Cubs 1

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 2, Cardinals 0

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Hank Severeid	4
1	Casey Stengel	4
4	Bill Hinchman	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Hi Myers	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	2
1	Ivy Olson	2
3	Bruno Betzel	1
3	Earl Blackburn	1
3	22 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Larry Doyle	1
2	Benny Kauff	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	1.33
2	Wheezer Dell	0.86
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.80
4	Harry Coveleski	0.67
5	Eppa Rixey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Miller	8
2	Wheezer Dell	6
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	Lee Meadows	5
3	Lefty Tyler	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Carl Weilman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.327
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Hal Chase	.320
5	Honus Wagner	.320

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	58
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	41
2	Max Carey	38
3	Armando Marsans	30
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.38
2	Pete Alexander	1.44
3	Mike Prendergast	1.58
4	Rube Marquard	1.70
5	Jesse Barnes	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	170
2	Harry Harper	129
3	Pete Alexander	117
4	Babe Ruth	115
5	2 tied	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	.447
2	Jake Daubert	.405
3	Art Fletcher	.400
4	Rogers Hornsby	.396
5	Happy Felsch	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Wally Pipp	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
2	Whitey Witt	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	15
2	Ivy Olson	14
3	Del Gainer	13
3	Bobby Veach	13
5	Ty Cobb	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	12
2	Burt Shotton	8
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Rabbit Maranville	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.35
2	Mike Prendergast	0.37
3	Carl Weilman	0.50
4	Eddie Plank	0.62
5	Larry Cheney	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
2	Frank Allen	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	23
2	Walter Johnson	19
2	Allen Russell	19
4	Pete Alexander	17
4	Bullet Joe Bush	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klepfer	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	Eddie Collins	.330
2	Wilbur Good	.311
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.310
4	Hal Chase	.310
5	Happy Felsch	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	16
2	Armando Marsans	12
3	Rabbit Maranville	10
4	Buck Herzog	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.69
2	Frank Allen	0.79
3	Larry Cheney	0.89
4	Eddie Plank	0.90
5	Carl Weilman	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dick Rudolph	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Allen Russell	38
3	Dave Davenport	37
3	Elmer Myers	37
5	3 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.329
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.322
3	Bill Hinchman	.319
4	Dave Robertson	.316
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	82
3	Gavvy Cravath	82
5	Heinie Zimmerman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Benny Kauff	48
3	Max Carey	46
4	Burt Shotton	41
5	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Jesse Barnes	1.56
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	Harry Coveleski	22

Strikeouts

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