On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	47	.584	--
White Sox	65	51	.560	2.5
Indians	62	52	.544	4.5
Tigers	63	54	.538	5.0
Browns	62	54	.534	5.5
Yankees	60	53	.531	6.0
Senators	54	58	.482	11.5
Athletics	23	86	.211	41.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	67	39	.632	--
Phillies	63	42	.600	3.5
Braves	60	42	.588	5.0
Giants	53	54	.495	14.5
Pirates	47	58	.448	19.5
Cubs	50	62	.446	20.0
Cardinals	50	64	.439	21.0
Reds	43	72	.374	28.5

Games

Braves 4, Reds 3

Robins 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Bruno Betzel	3
2	Jimmy Johnston	3
2	Clarence Mitchell	3
5	6 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruno Betzel	3
2	Fred Snodgrass	2
3	Tommy Clarke	1
3	Rabbit Maranville	1
3	3 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Jimmy Johnston	1
2	Rabbit Maranville	1
2	Fred Snodgrass	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Coombs	1.50
2	Claude Hendrix	0.45
3	Clarence Mitchell	0.29
4	Frank Allen	0.22
5	Bob Steele	0.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Bob Steele	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Clarence Mitchell	4
4	Jack Coombs	3
5	Frank Allen	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Dave Robertson	.321
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Hal Chase	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Dave Robertson	9
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
5	Fred Merkle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	68
2	George Burns	66
3	Harry Heilmann	62
4	Heinie Zimmerman	59
5	Bobby Veach	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	46
2	Max Carey	44
3	Armando Marsans	34
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.34
2	Pete Alexander	1.34
3	Rube Marquard	1.75
4	Red Faber	1.77
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	181
2	Harry Harper	134
3	Pete Alexander	125
4	Bullet Joe Bush	122
4	2 others tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Allen Russell	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Tom Hughes	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.479
2	Eddie Collins	.412
3	Bill Hinchman	.395
4	Happy Felsch	.392
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Chief Wilson	2
5	21 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	George Burns	9
2	Sam Crawford	9
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	9
2	Wally Pipp	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Ty Cobb	6
1	Rabbit Maranville	6
1	Armando Marsans	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.00
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
3	Babe Ruth	0.35
4	Carl Weilman	0.52
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Foster	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	22
1	Eppa Rixey	22
3	Claude Hendrix	18
3	Walter Johnson	18
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Ed Klepfer	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Happy Felsch	.381
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
3	Eddie Collins	.352
4	Dode Paskert	.325
5	Hal Chase	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Bobby Veach	20
3	George Sisler	17
4	Happy Felsch	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Max Carey	11
2	Rabbit Maranville	11
2	Armando Marsans	11
5	Ty Cobb	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.50
2	Larry Cheney	0.86
3	Eddie Plank	0.95
4	Jesse Barnes	1.02
5	Pete Alexander	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Rube Foster	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	39
2	Dave Davenport	37
3	Walter Johnson	36
4	Eppa Rixey	35
5	Pete Alexander	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	2
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
2	Hal Chase	.331
3	Bill Hinchman	.321
4	Dave Robertson	.313
5	Honus Wagner	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Dave Robertson	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	George Burns	84
3	Hal Chase	81
4	Ty Cobb	80
4	Gavvy Cravath	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	52
3	Benny Kauff	46
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.26
2	Larry Cheney	1.38
3	Jesse Barnes	1.65
4	Walter Johnson	1.76
5	Carl Weilman	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Pete Alexander	177
3	Harry Harper	175
4	Babe Ruth	171
5	Dave Davenport	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Red Ames	6
2	Allen Russell	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	4 others tied	5