On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	45	.579	--
Indians	62	48	.564	1.5
White Sox	62	49	.559	2.0
Browns	60	52	.536	4.5
Tigers	60	53	.531	5.0
Yankees	56	52	.519	6.5
Senators	52	55	.486	10.0
Athletics	22	82	.212	38.5

Games

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

Indians 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	63	37	.630	--
Braves	58	40	.592	4.0
Phillies	60	42	.588	4.0
Giants	52	49	.515	11.5
Pirates	44	55	.444	18.5
Cubs	46	60	.434	20.0
Cardinals	47	62	.431	20.5
Reds	43	68	.387	25.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 2

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 8, Giants 0

Phillies 7, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	4
1	Bert Niehoff	4
1	Dode Paskert	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Otto Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Art Fletcher	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Pipp	2
2	Angel Aragon	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.75
2	Bert Gallia	1.25
3	Larry Cheney	0.50
4	Nick Cullop	0.44
5	Jack Nabors	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Larry Cheney	5
2	Bert Gallia	5
2	Eppa Rixey	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Fisher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
2	Hal Chase	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.324
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Dave Robertson	.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	Wally Pipp	63
2	Harry Heilmann	62
3	George Burns	61
4	Heinie Zimmerman	58
5	Hal Chase	57

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	Pete Alexander	1.39
2	Larry Cheney	1.41
3	Mike Prendergast	1.60
4	Red Faber	1.64
5	Rube Marquard	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	22
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	Pete Alexander	124
4	Babe Ruth	119
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	.447
2	Dode Paskert	.377
3	Buck Herzog	.362
4	Happy Felsch	.357
5	Art Fletcher	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Casey Stengel	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ivy Olson	14
2	Chief Wilson	12
3	Ty Cobb	9
3	Happy Felsch	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	10
2	Eddie Collins	7
3	Max Carey	6
3	Buck Herzog	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.46
2	Rube Marquard	0.50
3	Lefty Tyler	0.53
4	Bob Groom	0.56
5	Mike Prendergast	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Frank Allen	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Bullet Joe Bush	19
2	Larry Cheney	19
2	Eppa Rixey	19
5	Al Mamaux	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	3
2	Ed Klepfer	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.351
2	Dode Paskert	.333
3	Wilbur Good	.319
4	Jake Daubert	.314
4	Buck Herzog	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	21
2	Possum Whitted	19
3	Ty Cobb	18
4	George Burns	17
4	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	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.68
2	Mike Prendergast	0.74
3	Pete Alexander	0.99
4	Larry Cheney	1.02
5	Ernie Shore	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Dick Rudolph	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	41
2	Walter Johnson	40
3	Bullet Joe Bush	39
4	Dave Davenport	35
5	Elmer Myers	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	.335
2	Bill Hinchman	.323
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.321
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Dave Robertson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
1	Cy Williams	14
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Frank Schulte	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	George Burns	84
3	Hal Chase	82
3	Gavvy Cravath	82
5	Heinie Zimmerman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Max Carey	49
3	Benny Kauff	47
4	Clyde Milan	41
5	Burt Shotton	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Larry Cheney	1.45
3	Jesse Barnes	1.57
4	Walter Johnson	1.78
5	Mike Prendergast	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	Babe Ruth	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Pete Alexander	183
3	Harry Harper	178
4	Dave Davenport	171
5	Babe Ruth	169

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