On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	49	.588	--
Tigers	67	56	.545	5.0
Yankees	65	55	.542	5.5
White Sox	66	56	.541	5.5
Browns	66	57	.537	6.0
Indians	65	57	.533	6.5
Senators	57	61	.483	12.5
Athletics	26	91	.222	43.0

Games

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 10, Browns 6

Athletics 5, Indians 0

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	69	43	.616	--
Braves	65	42	.607	1.5
Phillies	65	48	.575	4.5
Giants	54	57	.486	14.5
Pirates	52	60	.464	17.0
Cardinals	54	65	.454	18.5
Cubs	52	66	.441	20.0
Reds	45	75	.375	28.0

Games

Braves 8, Cubs 3

Reds 1, Robins 0

Giants 1, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	William Fischer	4
2	Joe Connolly	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ward Miller	3
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	Stuffy McInnis	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7.00
2	Carl Mays	0.80
3	Pete Schneider	0.50
4	Rube Benton	0.47
5	Bob Steele	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Bill James	1
1	Reb Russell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	7
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Lefty Tyler	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
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	73
2	George Burns	69
3	Harry Heilmann	63
4	Bobby Veach	62
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Max Carey	48
3	Armando Marsans	38
4	Benny Kauff	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.42
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Rube Marquard	1.71
4	Jesse Barnes	1.86
5	Frank Miller	1.90

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	140
3	Bullet Joe Bush	135
4	Pete Alexander	131
4	Elmer Myers	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Allen Russell	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380
2	Eddie Collins	.367
3	Les Mann	.351
4	Hugh High	.350
5	Paddy Baumann	.349

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	Bill Hinchman	13
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	11
3	Wally Pipp	11
3	Elmer Smith	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Armando Marsans	8
4	Clyde Milan	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.24
2	Bill Evans	0.41
3	Jack Coombs	0.45
4	Doc Ayers	0.86
4	Harry Coveleski	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	26
2	Eppa Rixey	21
3	Larry Cheney	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	19
3	Claude Hendrix	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.357
2	Dode Paskert	.347
3	Casey Stengel	.346
4	Happy Felsch	.333
5	Eddie Collins	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	21
2	Ty Cobb	20
3	Bill Hinchman	19
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
1	Braggo Roth	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Eddie Collins	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	1.05
2	Carl Weilman	1.17
3	Larry Cheney	1.21
4	Slim Sallee	1.32
5	Bill James	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Dave Davenport	7
3	Rube Foster	6
3	Dick Rudolph	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	43
2	Larry Cheney	38
3	Eppa Rixey	35
4	Walter Johnson	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
1	Bob Shawkey	3
4	Red Ames	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.337
2	Bill Hinchman	.317
3	Jake Daubert	.311
4	Honus Wagner	.310
5	Dave Robertson	.306

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	George Burns	86
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	82
4	Ty Cobb	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	56
3	Benny Kauff	43
4	Armando Marsans	41
4	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Larry Cheney	1.46
3	Jesse Barnes	1.68
4	Walter Johnson	1.79
5	Mike Prendergast	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	Dick Rudolph	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Harry Harper	181
3	Pete Alexander	170
4	Babe Ruth	165
5	2 tied	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Allen Russell	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6
5	4 tied	5