On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 44 .585 --
Indians 61 48 .560 2.5
White Sox 62 49 .559 2.5
Tigers 60 52 .536 5.0
Browns 60 52 .536 5.0
Yankees 55 52 .514 7.5
Senators 51 55 .481 11.0
Athletics 22 81 .214 38.5

Games

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 44 55 .444 18.0
Cubs 46 59 .438 19.0
Cardinals 47 62 .431 20.0
Reds 42 68 .382 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dots Miller 5
2 Bruno Betzel 4
2 Mike Gonzalez 4
2 Bill Hinchman 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 1
1 Chief Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Gonzalez 4
1 Chief Wilson 4
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 Jack Farmer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Roy Corhan 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 4 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Mamaux 0.50
2 Jim Scott 0.40
3 Bill James 0.25
4 Elmer Jacobs 0.12
4 2 others tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Bill James 1
1 Otis Lambeth 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 5
2 Steamboat Williams 3
3 Dave Davenport 2
3 Elmer Jacobs 2
3 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
2 Dave Robertson .326
3 Jake Daubert .324
4 Hal Chase .322
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 61
4 Heinie Zimmerman 58
5 2 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 42
2 Max Carey 41
3 Armando Marsans 32
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 1.60
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 17
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 Jim Bagby 5
2 Tom Hughes 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivy Olson .444
2 Happy Felsch .375
3 Art Fletcher .364
4 Zack Wheat .360
5 Dode Paskert .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Zack Wheat 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivy Olson 14
2 Chief Wilson 12
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 George Sisler 11
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 10
2 Eddie Collins 7
3 Max Carey 6
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.35
2 Eddie Plank 0.47
3 Rube Marquard 0.50
4 Bob Groom 0.56
5 Mike Prendergast 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 4
2 Frank Allen 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Bullet Joe Bush 19
3 Al Mamaux 18
4 Harry Harper 16
4 George Mogridge 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 3
2 Ed Klepfer 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Bernie Boland 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .351
2 Wilbur Good .316
3 Dode Paskert .315
4 Rogers Hornsby .313
4 Zack Wheat .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Gainer 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
1 Chief Wilson 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 21
2 Possum Whitted 19
3 George Burns 18
3 Ty Cobb 18
5 George Sisler 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 16
2 Armando Marsans 13
3 Max Carey 11
3 Rabbit Maranville 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.68
2 Larry Cheney 0.85
3 Ernie Shore 1.05
4 Pete Alexander 1.11
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Dave Davenport 5
3 Walter Johnson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 40
2 Bullet Joe Bush 39
3 Allen Russell 38
4 Dave Davenport 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Dick Rudolph 3
3 Bernie Boland 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .329
2 Bill Hinchman .324
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .320
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 84
3 Hal Chase 81
4 Gavvy Cravath 80
4 Heinie Zimmerman 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Max Carey 49
3 Benny Kauff 47
4 Clyde Milan 41
4 Burt Shotton 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.34
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 31
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 Harry Harper 178
3 Pete Alexander 176
4 Babe Ruth 174
5 Dave Davenport 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 8
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Allen Russell 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 3 others tied 5