On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	75	55	.577	--
Tigers	75	57	.568	1.0
White Sox	73	58	.557	2.5
Yankees	68	62	.523	7.0
Browns	69	63	.523	7.0
Indians	68	64	.515	8.0
Senators	65	63	.508	9.0
Athletics	29	100	.225	45.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	73	49	.598	--
Robins	74	50	.597	0.0
Braves	71	49	.592	1.0
Giants	59	62	.488	13.5
Pirates	60	67	.472	15.5
Cubs	59	71	.454	18.0
Cardinals	56	75	.427	21.5
Reds	51	80	.389	26.5

Games

Giants 6, Robins 1

Robins 2, Giants 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	4
1	Bill Hinchman	4
1	Walter Holke	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Wally Schang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	3
2	Bruno Betzel	2
2	Jack Farmer	2
2	Buck Herzog	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
1	Art Fletcher	3
3	Carson Bigbee	2
3	Walter Holke	2
5	10 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.67
2	Rube Benton	0.56
3	Rube Marquard	0.50
4	Bob Steele	0.40
5	Joe Boehling	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Erv Kantlehner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	9
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Rube Marquard	4
3	Bob Steele	4
5	Joe Boehling	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
2	Hal Chase	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.320
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	Zack Wheat	.315

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	70
4	Hal Chase	68
5	Bill Hinchman	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Max Carey	52
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Benny Kauff	33
5	Bob Bescher	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.41
2	Rube Marquard	1.63
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.81
4	Larry Cheney	1.82
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	.424
2	Zack Wheat	.422
3	George Burns	.407
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.393
5	Hal Chase	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
2	Zack Wheat	14
4	Ed Konetchy	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Ray Chapman	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.50
2	Joe Benz	0.67
3	Babe Ruth	0.71
4	Walter Johnson	0.79
5	Rube Marquard	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
4	Joe Benz	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Bob Steele	21
4	Dick Rudolph	20
4	Babe Ruth	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.385
2	Zack Wheat	.376
3	Eddie Collins	.371
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
5	Wally Pipp	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	25
2	Possum Whitted	21
3	Wally Pipp	20
4	Gavvy Cravath	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Max Carey	14
2	Armando Marsans	14
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	Jack Coombs	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	43
2	Bullet Joe Bush	41
3	Eppa Rixey	40
4	Walter Johnson	39
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	Gene Packard	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.333
2	Hal Chase	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.311
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
2	Bill Hinchman	83
2	Wally Pipp	83
4	Gavvy Cravath	80
5	Ty Cobb	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	44
5	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Mike Prendergast	1.72
3	Walter Johnson	1.77
4	Babe Ruth	1.84
5	Larry Cheney	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Bob Shawkey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Harry Harper	171
3	Babe Ruth	167
4	Pete Alexander	166
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