On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 45 .591 --
Indians 62 49 .559 3.5
White Sox 62 51 .549 4.5
Browns 60 52 .536 6.0
Tigers 60 53 .531 6.5
Yankees 58 52 .527 7.0
Senators 52 56 .481 12.0
Athletics 22 83 .210 40.5

Games

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 47 60 .439 19.0
Cardinals 47 64 .423 21.0
Reds 43 69 .384 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
2 Happy Felsch 4
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 Shano Collins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paddy Baumann 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Elmer Miller 2
1 Fritz Mollwitz 2
1 Terry Turner 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 Fritz Mollwitz 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Foster 0.83
2 Claude Hendrix 0.67
3 Dutch Leonard 0.56
3 Allen Russell 0.56
5 Red Faber 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Foster 5
1 Ed Klepfer 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Allen Russell 5
5 Claude Hendrix 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .352
2 Jake Daubert .324
3 Hal Chase .323
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 67
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 Jesse Barnes 1.72
5 Mellie Wolfgang 1.79

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
2 Dutch Leonard 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .404
2 Bill Hinchman .400
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
4 Ivy Olson .390
5 Burt Shotton .373

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 Wally Pipp 9
2 George Sisler 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Buck Herzog 6
5 3 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 Rube Foster 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Al Demaree 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 20
2 Allen Russell 19
3 Al Mamaux 18
4 Bullet Joe Bush 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klepfer 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Dick Rudolph 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .339
2 Dode Paskert .336
3 Jake Daubert .333
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .331
5 Happy Felsch .326

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 0.78
3 Ernie Shore 0.88
4 Claude Hendrix 1.00
5 Larry Cheney 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 38
2 Pete Alexander 36
3 Dave Davenport 35
3 Allen Russell 35
5 Elmer Myers 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 4
2 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 .337
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .328
3 Bill Hinchman .326
4 Honus Wagner .315
5 Dave Robertson .314

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 83
3 Hal Chase 82
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 Heinie Zimmerman 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 52
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 1.74
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 Dick Rudolph 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 Allen Russell 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 4 others tied 5