On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	72	53	.576	--
Tigers	72	57	.558	2.0
White Sox	70	58	.547	3.5
Browns	69	60	.535	5.0
Yankees	67	60	.528	6.0
Indians	68	61	.527	6.0
Senators	62	63	.496	10.0
Athletics	28	96	.226	43.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 3

White Sox 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	72	47	.605	--
Braves	70	47	.598	1.0
Phillies	70	49	.588	2.0
Giants	57	59	.491	13.5
Cubs	58	69	.457	18.0
Pirates	56	67	.455	18.0
Cardinals	56	71	.441	20.0
Reds	49	79	.383	27.5

Games

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Larry Doyle	4
1	Mike Gonzalez	4
1	Chuck Wortman	4
5	Frank Snyder	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kelly	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Mike Gonzalez	2
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	Joe Kelly	2
1	Oscar Stanage	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
3	Zinn Beck	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Steele	1.11
2	Jimmy Lavender	0.56
3	Carl Weilman	0.45
4	Jim Bagby	0.38
4	Red Faber	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	Hippo Vaughn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Steele	10
2	Jimmy Lavender	5
2	Carl Weilman	5
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
2	Hal Chase	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Dave Robertson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Wally Pipp	10
3	Dave Robertson	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	80
2	George Burns	70
3	Hal Chase	68
4	Bobby Veach	66
5	Harry Heilmann	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	52
2	Max Carey	49
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Bob Bescher	32
5	Benny Kauff	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Larry Cheney	1.55
3	Rube Marquard	1.59
4	Eppa Rixey	1.80
5	Harry Coveleski	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Elmer Myers	147
3	Harry Harper	146
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Pete Alexander	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Allen Russell	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.435
2	Wally Pipp	.420
3	Fred Luderus	.411
4	Zack Wheat	.389
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	16
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
3	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Wally Pipp	12
4	Possum Whitted	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Howie Shanks	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
4	George Burns	5
4	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.36
2	Joe Benz	0.50
2	Rube Marquard	0.50
4	Jack Coombs	0.75
5	Eppa Rixey	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Dave Davenport	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	25
2	Dick Rudolph	21
3	Bob Steele	18
4	Bullet Joe Bush	17
5	Al Demaree	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377
2	Wally Pipp	.375
3	Eddie Collins	.364
4	Zack Wheat	.358
5	Hal Chase	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	22
2	Bill Hinchman	21
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	20
3	Possum Whitted	20
5	Ed Konetchy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	14
2	Ty Cobb	13
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	Max Carey	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.67
2	Babe Ruth	0.80
3	Bill Doak	0.84
4	Harry Coveleski	0.93
5	Rube Marquard	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	41
2	Bullet Joe Bush	39
2	Elmer Myers	39
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	Dick Rudolph	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	Ed Klepfer	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336
2	Hal Chase	.320
3	Eddie Collins	.311
4	Honus Wagner	.311
5	Jake Daubert	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Fred Merkle	11
2	Wally Pipp	11
5	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
2	Wally Pipp	84
3	Hal Chase	82
3	Bill Hinchman	82
5	George Burns	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	43
4	Clyde Milan	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.57
3	Walter Johnson	1.81
4	Jesse Barnes	1.83
5	Babe Ruth	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Harry Coveleski	21
4	Babe Ruth	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Harry Harper	176
3	Hippo Vaughn	165
4	Pete Alexander	164
5	Babe Ruth	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Tom Hughes	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6