On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1916

Standings

American league

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

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 70 43 .619 --
Braves 65 43 .602 2.5
Phillies 65 48 .575 5.0
Giants 54 57 .486 15.0
Pirates 52 60 .464 17.5
Cardinals 54 65 .454 19.0
Cubs 53 66 .445 20.0
Reds 45 76 .372 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill McKechnie 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
1 Rollie Zeider 3
4 George Cutshaw 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 3
2 Les Mann 2
2 Ivy Olson 2
2 Casey Stengel 2
2 Chuck Wortman 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Getz 1
1 Mike Mowrey 1
1 Terry Turner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Carter 0.83
2 Otis Lambeth 0.62
3 Allen Russell 0.18
4 Sherry Smith 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Otis Lambeth 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Carter 5
1 Otis Lambeth 5
3 Ed Appleton 2
3 Allen Russell 2
3 Al Schulz 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Appleton 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 .314

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 Frank Miller 1.90
5 Eppa Rixey 1.91

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 .396
2 Roger Peckinpaugh .357
3 Paddy Baumann .349
4 Eddie Collins .348
5 Gavvy Cravath .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Braggo Roth 3
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 2
3 Dave Robertson 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 13
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 11
3 Wally Pipp 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 Armando Marsans 8
4 George Burns 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.00
2 Bill Evans 0.41
3 Jack Coombs 0.53
3 Tom Hughes 0.53
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 21
1 Eppa Rixey 21
3 Larry Cheney 19
3 Claude Hendrix 19
5 Wilbur Cooper 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
4 Ed Appleton 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .361
2 Dode Paskert .347
3 Casey Stengel .346
4 Eddie Collins .333
5 Happy Felsch .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Del Gainer 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 Braggo Roth 3
2 Casey Stengel 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Braggo Roth 13
4 Eddie Collins 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.94
2 Babe Ruth 1.05
3 Carl Weilman 1.17
4 Larry Cheney 1.22
5 Lefty Tyler 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 7
2 Larry Cheney 6
2 Dick Rudolph 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Harry Coveleski 2
2 Dave Davenport 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .336
2 Hal Chase .323
3 Bill Hinchman .315
4 Jake Daubert .313
5 Honus Wagner .311

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 86
2 George Burns 84
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 81
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 Walter Johnson 1.79
4 Jesse Barnes 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 177
3 Pete Alexander 170
4 Babe Ruth 165
5 2 tied 160

Saves

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