On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	44	.585	--
White Sox	62	48	.564	2.0
Indians	60	48	.556	3.0
Browns	60	51	.541	4.5
Tigers	59	52	.532	5.5
Yankees	55	52	.514	7.5
Senators	51	55	.481	11.0
Athletics	22	81	.214	38.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

Athletics 9, Yankees 3

Athletics 2, Yankees 0

Browns 11, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	62	37	.626	--
Braves	58	39	.598	3.0
Phillies	58	42	.580	4.5
Giants	52	47	.525	10.0
Pirates	43	54	.443	18.0
Cubs	46	58	.442	18.5
Cardinals	46	61	.430	20.0
Reds	41	68	.376	26.0

Games

Braves 5, Robins 4

Phillies 7, Giants 3

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Braves 5, Robins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	5
2	George Sisler	4
3	Angel Aragon	3
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Snodgrass	1
1	Zack Wheat	1
1	Possum Whitted	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Snodgrass	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
3	Ed Fitzpatrick	2
3	Wilbur Good	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	2
1	Charlie Mullen	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Doug Baird	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Urban Shocker	2.33
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
3	Babe Ruth	0.57
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.56
4	Al Demaree	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	George Mogridge	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Al Demaree	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.344
2	Dave Robertson	.326
3	Jake Daubert	.324
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	39
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	Red Faber	1.64
5	Rube Marquard	1.70

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	171
2	Harry Harper	132
3	Babe Ruth	119
4	Pete Alexander	117
5	Elmer Myers	116

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	.412
2	Dode Paskert	.377
3	Happy Felsch	.368
4	Rogers Hornsby	.367
5	Art Fletcher	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Wally Pipp	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ivy Olson	14
2	Del Gainer	13
3	Bobby Veach	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	11
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Burt Shotton	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.35
2	Mike Prendergast	0.37
3	Eddie Plank	0.47
4	Carl Weilman	0.50
5	Bob Groom	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Al Demaree	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	23
2	Bullet Joe Bush	22
3	Al Demaree	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
5	Allen Russell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	3
2	Ed Klepfer	2
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.345
2	Zack Wheat	.325
3	Wilbur Good	.325
4	Hal Chase	.315
5	Happy Felsch	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	21
2	Possum Whitted	20
3	Hal Chase	19
4	George Burns	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	16
2	Rabbit Maranville	11
2	Armando Marsans	11
4	Ward Miller	10
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.68
2	Larry Cheney	0.89
3	Carl Weilman	0.98
4	Mike Prendergast	1.04
5	Ernie Shore	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dick Rudolph	6
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
2	Bullet Joe Bush	39
3	Allen Russell	38
4	Jeff Pfeffer	36
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	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	Bill Hinchman	.319
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.318
4	Dave Robertson	.316
5	Honus Wagner	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Frank Schulte	9
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	47
4	Clyde Milan	41
4	Burt Shotton	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Jesse Barnes	1.56
4	Walter Johnson	1.84
5	Fred Toney	1.86

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	246
2	Pete Alexander	182
3	Harry Harper	178
4	Babe Ruth	174
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