On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	73	54	.575	--
Tigers	74	57	.565	1.0
White Sox	72	58	.554	2.5
Yankees	68	61	.527	6.0
Browns	69	62	.527	6.0
Indians	68	63	.519	7.0
Senators	64	63	.504	9.0
Athletics	28	98	.222	44.5

Games

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Red Sox 7, Yankees 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 3, Browns 2

Senators 2, Athletics 0

Tigers 11, Indians 8

White Sox 2, Browns 1

Senators 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	71	48	.597	--
Phillies	72	49	.595	0.0
Robins	72	49	.595	0.0
Giants	58	60	.492	12.5
Pirates	58	67	.464	16.0
Cubs	59	70	.457	17.0
Cardinals	56	73	.434	20.0
Reds	50	80	.385	26.5

Games

Braves 3, Giants 2

Giants 8, Braves 3

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Phillies 2, Robins 1

Phillies 10, Robins 3

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Reds 10, Cubs 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	5
2	Carson Bigbee	4
2	Ray Chapman	4
2	Eddie Foster	4
2	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Bill Killefer	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Vic Saier	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Saier	6
2	Sam Crawford	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	Bill Killefer	3
3	Bobby Veach	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	2.00
2	Babe Ruth	1.00
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
3	Jim Shaw	0.75
5	Frank Miller	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Joe Benz	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Benz	10
2	Jim Shaw	6
2	Lefty Williams	6
4	Frank Miller	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
2	Hal Chase	.320
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Jake Daubert	.319
5	Zack Wheat	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	80
2	George Burns	71
3	Bobby Veach	69
4	Hal Chase	68
5	Harry Heilmann	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	54
2	Max Carey	49
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Bob Bescher	32
4	Benny Kauff	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.39
2	Larry Cheney	1.64
3	Rube Marquard	1.67
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.81
5	Babe Ruth	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
3	Bob Shawkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Elmer Myers	147
3	Harry Harper	146
4	Bullet Joe Bush	141
5	Babe Ruth	138

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	William Fischer	.444
2	Zack Wheat	.414
3	Fred Luderus	.413
4	George Burns	.404
5	Wally Pipp	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	17
2	Ed Konetchy	14
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
4	Gavvy Cravath	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Armando Marsans	8
3	Ray Chapman	7
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Howie Shanks	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.26
2	Joe Benz	0.67
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.00
4	Harry Coveleski	1.05
5	Walter Johnson	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Joe Benz	3
3	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	25
2	Dick Rudolph	21
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Bob Shawkey	19
5	4 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.381
2	Eddie Collins	.370
3	Wally Pipp	.367
4	Larry Gardner	.365
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Armando Marsans	14
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	Max Carey	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.30
2	Joe Benz	0.67
2	Jack Coombs	0.67
4	Bill Doak	0.84
5	Harry Coveleski	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Tom Hughes	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	41
2	Eppa Rixey	40
3	Elmer Myers	39
4	Walter Johnson	33
4	Al Mamaux	33

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	.331
2	Hal Chase	.315
3	Eddie Collins	.313
4	Bill Hinchman	.310
5	Honus Wagner	.309

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	91
2	Wally Pipp	83
3	Bill Hinchman	82
4	George Burns	81
4	Gavvy Cravath	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	53
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	44
5	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.65
3	Mike Prendergast	1.68
4	Babe Ruth	1.79
5	Walter Johnson	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Bob Shawkey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Harry Harper	176
3	Babe Ruth	166
4	Pete Alexander	163
5	Dave Davenport	160

Saves

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