On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	74	55	.574	--
Tigers	74	57	.565	1.0
White Sox	72	58	.554	2.5
Browns	69	62	.527	6.0
Yankees	68	62	.523	6.5
Indians	68	63	.519	7.0
Senators	65	63	.508	8.5
Athletics	29	99	.227	44.5

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 2

Senators 2, Yankees 0

Red Sox 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	73	49	.598	--
Robins	73	49	.598	0.0
Braves	71	49	.592	1.0
Giants	58	61	.487	13.5
Pirates	58	67	.464	16.5
Cubs	59	71	.454	18.0
Cardinals	56	73	.434	20.5
Reds	51	80	.389	26.5

Games

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Phillies 0, Braves 0

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Robins 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Everett Scott	4
1	Amos Strunk	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Amos Strunk	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Everett Scott	3
1	Zack Wheat	3
3	Duffy Lewis	2
3	Charlie Pick	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Niehoff	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	4.00
2	Elmer Knetzer	1.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.88
4	Al Demaree	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
3	Fred Anderson	6
4	Claude Hendrix	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.347
2	Hal Chase	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.320
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Zack Wheat	.316

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	1.41
2	Larry Cheney	1.64
3	Rube Marquard	1.67
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.81
5	Eppa Rixey	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
3	Bob Shawkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Elmer Myers	152
3	Harry Harper	146
4	Pete Alexander	144
5	Babe Ruth	142

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	.441
2	Zack Wheat	.426
3	George Burns	.404
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.393
5	Fred Luderus	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
2	Zack Wheat	14
4	Possum Whitted	13
5	Ed Konetchy	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Ray Chapman	7
2	Howie Shanks	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Benz	0.67
2	Babe Ruth	0.71
3	Walter Johnson	0.79
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.00
5	Harry Coveleski	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Dick Rudolph	20
3	Babe Ruth	20
5	2 tied	19

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	.385
2	Eddie Collins	.378
3	Larry Gardner	.375
4	Wally Pipp	.357
5	Hal Chase	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	22
2	Wally Pipp	21
2	Possum Whitted	21
4	Gavvy Cravath	19
4	Ed Konetchy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Armando Marsans	14
3	Max Carey	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.56
2	Joe Benz	0.67
3	Bill Doak	0.84
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.86
5	Harry Coveleski	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	44
2	Bullet Joe Bush	41
2	Walter Johnson	41
4	Eppa Rixey	40
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
2	Hal Chase	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.312
4	Jake Daubert	.310
5	Zack Wheat	.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	89
2	Wally Pipp	83
3	Gavvy Cravath	81
3	Bill Hinchman	81
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	53
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	44
5	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.33
2	Larry Cheney	1.65
3	Mike Prendergast	1.68
4	Walter Johnson	1.77
5	Babe Ruth	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Bob Shawkey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Harry Harper	176
3	Pete Alexander	170
3	Babe Ruth	170
5	Elmer Myers	164

Saves

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