On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	47	.598	--
Yankees	64	54	.542	6.5
White Sox	65	55	.542	6.5
Tigers	65	56	.537	7.0
Browns	65	56	.537	7.0
Indians	63	56	.529	8.0
Senators	56	60	.483	13.5
Athletics	25	89	.219	43.5

Games

Browns 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Senators 8, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Athletics 6, Indians 5

Indians 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	68	42	.618	--
Braves	63	42	.600	2.5
Phillies	65	46	.586	3.5
Giants	53	57	.482	15.0
Pirates	52	59	.468	16.5
Cubs	52	64	.448	19.0
Cardinals	52	65	.444	19.5
Reds	44	74	.373	28.0

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 1

Reds 2, Robins 1

Pirates 10, Giants 1

Phillies 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
1	Charlie Pick	5
1	Wally Pipp	5
4	Nap Lajoie	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	2
2	Burt Shotton	1
2	Elmer Smith	1
2	Hooks Warner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elmer Smith	5
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Foster	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
3	Ed Burns	1
3	George Burns	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allen Russell	0.86
2	Jing Johnson	0.70
3	Rube Marquard	0.57
3	Fred Toney	0.57
5	Pete Alexander	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Al Gould	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jing Johnson	7
2	Allen Russell	6
3	Ferdie Schupp	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Dave Robertson	.315
5	Hal Chase	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	71
2	George Burns	69
3	Harry Heilmann	62
3	Bobby Veach	62
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Max Carey	46
3	Armando Marsans	38
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	2 others tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.40
2	Pete Alexander	1.42
3	Rube Marquard	1.71
4	Mellie Wolfgang	1.79
5	Jesse Barnes	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	185
2	Harry Harper	139
3	Pete Alexander	131
3	Elmer Myers	131
5	Babe Ruth	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Allen Russell	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Tom Hughes	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.440
2	Les Mann	.356
3	Eddie Collins	.353
4	Casey Stengel	.341
5	Wally Pipp	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Braggo Roth	3
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	Dave Robertson	2
3	Possum Whitted	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	14
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Bill Hinchman	12
4	Elmer Smith	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	9
2	Max Carey	8
2	Ty Cobb	8
4	Howie Shanks	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.00
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
3	Babe Ruth	0.24
4	Bill Evans	0.41
5	Harry Coveleski	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Dave Davenport	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	25
2	Claude Hendrix	21
3	Rube Marquard	18
4	Bullet Joe Bush	17
4	Elmer Myers	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
2	Rogers Hornsby	.361
3	Eddie Collins	.340
4	Dode Paskert	.336
5	Happy Felsch	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Casey Stengel	4
3	Del Gainer	3
3	Dode Paskert	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	23
2	Ty Cobb	20
2	Possum Whitted	20
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	14
1	Braggo Roth	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Max Carey	12
5	Burt Shotton	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.78
2	Jesse Barnes	0.93
3	Larry Cheney	1.09
4	Ernie Shore	1.32
5	Eddie Plank	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Rube Foster	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	42
2	Elmer Myers	38
2	Eppa Rixey	38
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.338
2	Bill Hinchman	.322
3	Honus Wagner	.312
4	Jake Daubert	.307
5	Dave Robertson	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	George Burns	87
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	83
4	Ty Cobb	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	54
3	Benny Kauff	42
3	Clyde Milan	42
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Larry Cheney	1.44
3	Jesse Barnes	1.65
4	Walter Johnson	1.80
5	Nick Cullop	1.85

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	Harry Harper	180
3	Pete Alexander	175
4	Babe Ruth	170
5	Hippo Vaughn	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Allen Russell	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	4 others tied	5