On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	49	.588	--
White Sox	67	56	.545	5.0
Tigers	67	56	.545	5.0
Yankees	65	56	.537	6.0
Browns	66	57	.537	6.0
Indians	66	58	.532	6.5
Senators	58	61	.487	12.0
Athletics	26	92	.220	43.5

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Senators 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	70	44	.614	--
Braves	66	44	.600	2.0
Phillies	66	48	.579	4.0
Giants	54	58	.482	15.0
Pirates	53	61	.465	17.0
Cardinals	55	65	.458	18.0
Cubs	53	67	.442	20.0
Reds	46	76	.377	28.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Giants 2

Pirates 5, Braves 1

Braves 8, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carson Bigbee	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Doug Baird	3
3	George Cutshaw	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Allen	2
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	1.00
2	Elmer Myers	0.86
3	Al Mamaux	0.78
4	Frank Allen	0.71
5	Fred Toney	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	7
2	Elmer Myers	6
3	Frank Allen	5
3	Fred Toney	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Hal Chase	.315
5	Dave Robertson	.312

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	31
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.43
2	Pete Alexander	1.44
3	Rube Marquard	1.71
4	Frank Miller	1.90
5	Eppa Rixey	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	188
2	Harry Harper	140
3	Elmer Myers	137
4	Bullet Joe Bush	135
5	Pete Alexander	133

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	Gavvy Cravath	.357
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	.357
3	George Burns	.351
4	Paddy Baumann	.349
5	Ed Konetchy	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Braggo Roth	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	12
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
3	Ed Konetchy	11
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Clyde Milan	7
4	Armando Marsans	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.00
2	Bill Evans	0.43
3	Jack Coombs	0.53
3	Tom Hughes	0.53
5	Doc Ayers	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	23
2	Bullet Joe Bush	21
2	Elmer Myers	21
2	Eppa Rixey	21
5	Larry Cheney	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
2	Eddie Collins	.337
3	Dode Paskert	.336
4	Casey Stengel	.333
5	Happy Felsch	.331

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	Bill Hinchman	20
2	Ty Cobb	19
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
3	Wally Pipp	18
3	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
1	Ty Cobb	13
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	Armando Marsans	11
5	2 tied	10

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	Pete Alexander	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	43
2	Elmer Myers	39
3	Walter Johnson	37
4	Claude Hendrix	36
5	Eppa Rixey	35

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	.334
2	Hal Chase	.322
3	Bill Hinchman	.314
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Honus Wagner	.314

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	83
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	81
4	Ty Cobb	80
5	Bill Hinchman	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	56
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.33
2	Larry Cheney	1.46
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Jesse Barnes	1.79
5	2 tied	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	238
2	Harry Harper	177
3	Pete Alexander	172
4	Fred Toney	161
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	3 tied	5