On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	51	.579	--
Tigers	69	56	.552	3.0
Browns	68	57	.544	4.0
White Sox	67	57	.540	4.5
Indians	67	58	.536	5.0
Yankees	65	58	.528	6.0
Senators	58	62	.483	11.5
Athletics	27	92	.227	42.0

Games

Browns 5, Red Sox 3

Tigers 9, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 9, White Sox 2

Browns 8, Red Sox 2

Indians 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	71	44	.617	--
Braves	68	44	.607	1.5
Phillies	67	48	.583	4.0
Giants	55	58	.487	15.0
Pirates	53	63	.457	18.5
Cardinals	55	66	.455	19.0
Cubs	53	68	.438	21.0
Reds	46	77	.374	29.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Reds 2

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Braves 9, Pirates 5

Robins 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Farmer	6
2	Bobby Veach	5
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	Fred Luderus	4
3	Tubby Spencer	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	Tubby Spencer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tubby Spencer	5
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Fred Snodgrass	3
2	Bobby Veach	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Roy Corhan	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Dauss	0.78
2	Eppa Rixey	0.67
3	Larry Cheney	0.50
3	Milt Watson	0.50
5	Bob Groom	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	7
2	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Dave Davenport	4
3	Bob Groom	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.319
4	Hal Chase	.317
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	74
2	George Burns	69
3	Bobby Veach	65
4	Harry Heilmann	63
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
1	Ty Cobb	49
3	Armando Marsans	40
4	Bob Bescher	31
4	Benny Kauff	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.40
2	Pete Alexander	1.44
3	Rube Marquard	1.71
4	Eppa Rixey	1.87
5	Frank Miller	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	18
5	3 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	George Burns	.385
2	Stuffy McInnis	.377
2	Amos Strunk	.377
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Braggo Roth	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	13
1	Zack Wheat	13
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
4	Stuffy McInnis	11
4	Wally Pipp	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Armando Marsans	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Clyde Milan	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.00
2	Jack Coombs	0.53
3	Eppa Rixey	0.93
4	Tom Hughes	0.96
5	Bill Evans	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	23
2	Eppa Rixey	22
3	Bullet Joe Bush	21
3	Elmer Myers	21
5	Wilbur Cooper	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Casey Stengel	.350
2	Eddie Collins	.346
3	Happy Felsch	.342
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342
5	Jimmy Johnston	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	19
2	Ty Cobb	18
2	Wally Pipp	18
2	Possum Whitted	18
5	5 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Armando Marsans	13
2	Braggo Roth	13
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.64
2	Harry Coveleski	0.90
3	Bill Evans	0.93
4	Rube Foster	1.05
5	Pete Alexander	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	41
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Walter Johnson	37
4	Larry Cheney	36
5	Claude Hendrix	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	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.314
4	Bill Hinchman	.314
5	Honus Wagner	.313

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	89
2	George Burns	83
3	Ty Cobb	80
3	Bill Hinchman	80
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	57
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Armando Marsans	43
4	Clyde Milan	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.33
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Jesse Barnes	1.79
5	Babe Ruth	1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	232
2	Harry Harper	177
3	Pete Alexander	172
4	Hippo Vaughn	164
5	3 tied	161

Saves

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