On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	63	45	.583	--
Indians	62	48	.564	2.0
White Sox	62	49	.559	2.5
Browns	60	52	.536	5.0
Tigers	60	53	.531	5.5
Yankees	57	52	.523	6.5
Senators	52	56	.481	11.0
Athletics	22	83	.210	39.5

Games

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	63	38	.624	--
Braves	59	40	.596	3.0
Phillies	61	42	.592	3.0
Giants	52	50	.510	11.5
Pirates	46	55	.455	17.0
Cubs	46	60	.434	19.5
Cardinals	47	64	.423	21.0
Reds	43	68	.387	25.0

Games

Braves 4, Robins 1

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Hinchman	4
2	Jack Farmer	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
5	20 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Wally Pipp	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Dick Egan	2
3	Amos Strunk	2
5	8 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
3	Bruno Betzel	1
3	Tony Brottem	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	0.83
2	Bob Shawkey	0.80
3	Bob Harmon	0.71
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.62
5	Walter Johnson	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
1	Bob Harmon	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

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	Wally Pipp	7
3	Dave Robertson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	66
2	Harry Heilmann	62
3	George Burns	61
4	Heinie Zimmerman	58
5	Hal Chase	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Ty Cobb	42
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	Jesse Barnes	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	22
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	18
4	Al Mamaux	17
5	Babe Ruth	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	176
2	Harry Harper	132
3	Pete Alexander	124
4	Babe Ruth	121
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	.422
2	George Sisler	.397
3	Eddie Collins	.383
4	Bill Hinchman	.378
5	Dode Paskert	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
2	Zack Wheat	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Jack Ness	9
2	Wally Pipp	9
2	George Sisler	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	9
2	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Collins	7
4	Buck Herzog	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	0.36
2	Pete Alexander	0.46
3	Lefty Tyler	0.53
4	Bob Groom	0.56
4	Bob Harmon	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Demaree	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Al Mamaux	18
3	Bullet Joe Bush	17
3	Walter Johnson	17
3	Eppa Rixey	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klepfer	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Bernie Boland	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.343
2	Dode Paskert	.336
3	Happy Felsch	.318
4	Jake Daubert	.317
5	Buck Herzog	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Chief Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	20
2	Ty Cobb	18
3	Possum Whitted	17
4	George Sisler	16
4	Chief Wilson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	16
2	Max Carey	12
3	Rabbit Maranville	11
3	Armando Marsans	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.68
2	Mike Prendergast	0.74
3	Larry Cheney	1.02
4	Ernie Shore	1.05
5	Pete Alexander	1.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	38
2	Pete Alexander	36
3	Dave Davenport	35
4	Elmer Myers	34
5	Jeff Pfeffer	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	2
3	Bob Groom	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.335
2	Bill Hinchman	.327
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.317
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	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	92
2	George Burns	84
3	Hal Chase	82
3	Gavvy Cravath	82
5	Ty Cobb	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Max Carey	52
3	Benny Kauff	47
4	Clyde Milan	42
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	1.74
5	Mike Prendergast	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Pete Alexander	183
3	Harry Harper	178
4	Babe Ruth	171
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	3 others tied	5