On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	47	.588	--
White Sox	65	52	.556	3.5
Tigers	64	54	.542	5.0
Indians	62	53	.539	5.5
Browns	63	54	.538	5.5
Yankees	61	53	.535	6.0
Senators	54	59	.478	12.5
Athletics	23	87	.209	42.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 1

Browns 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	67	40	.626	--
Braves	61	42	.592	4.0
Phillies	63	44	.589	4.0
Giants	53	55	.491	14.5
Pirates	49	58	.458	18.0
Cubs	51	62	.451	19.0
Cardinals	51	64	.443	20.0
Reds	43	73	.371	28.5

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 3

Braves 2, Reds 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doug Baird	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hugh High	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Rowdy Elliott	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	Harry Hooper	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Demaree	1.00
2	Pete Schneider	0.83
3	Elmer Myers	0.43
4	Harry Harper	0.42
5	Milt Watson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bill Evans	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Demaree	7
2	Elmer Myers	6
3	Dave Danforth	5
3	Harry Harper	5
3	Pete Schneider	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Dave Robertson	.318
5	Hal Chase	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	69
2	George Burns	68
3	Harry Heilmann	62
4	Bobby Veach	60
5	Heinie Zimmerman	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	46
2	Max Carey	44
3	Armando Marsans	36
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.34
2	Pete Alexander	1.40
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	139
3	Elmer Myers	128
4	Pete Alexander	127
5	2 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	.500
2	Eddie Collins	.412
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377
4	Bill Hinchman	.370
5	Rabbit Maranville	.356

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	14
2	George Burns	11
3	Sam Crawford	9
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	9
3	Wally Pipp	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Jimmy Johnston	6
2	Rabbit Maranville	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
2	Babe Ruth	0.35
3	Carl Weilman	0.55
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.61
5	2 tied	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	22
1	Eppa Rixey	22
3	Al Demaree	20
4	Elmer Myers	19
5	Claude Hendrix	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Happy Felsch	.363
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
4	Ivy Olson	.338
5	Dode Paskert	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
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	22
1	Bobby Veach	22
3	George Sisler	17
3	Possum Whitted	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	13
1	Braggo Roth	13
3	Max Carey	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
4	Rabbit Maranville	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	Claude Hendrix	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Rube Foster	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	39
2	Dave Davenport	38
3	Pete Alexander	36
3	Walter Johnson	36
5	Elmer Myers	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	Bob Groom	2
3	Ed Klepfer	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.334
2	Bill Hinchman	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.312
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Dave Robertson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Wally Pipp	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	93
2	George Burns	86
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	Gavvy Cravath	80
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	52
3	Benny Kauff	46
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	Armando Marsans	41

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	Nick Cullop	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Harry Harper	180
3	Pete Alexander	171
4	Babe Ruth	165
4	Hippo Vaughn	165

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