On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 56 .579 --
Tigers 77 58 .570 1.0
White Sox 76 58 .567 1.5
Yankees 71 64 .526 7.0
Browns 70 65 .519 8.0
Senators 67 65 .508 9.5
Indians 68 67 .504 10.0
Athletics 30 103 .226 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 77 51 .602 --
Phillies 75 52 .591 1.5
Braves 71 54 .568 4.5
Giants 63 62 .504 12.5
Pirates 61 69 .469 17.0
Cubs 61 72 .459 18.5
Cardinals 58 76 .433 22.0
Reds 52 82 .388 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Hal Janvrin 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Frank Snyder 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Ivey Wingo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Donie Bush 3
3 Art Fletcher 2
3 John Henry 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Holke 2
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
1 Jimmy Walsh 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.17
2 Larry Cheney 1.00
3 Pol Perritt 0.90
4 Walter Johnson 0.75
4 Lefty Williams 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pol Perritt 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Harry Coveleski 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pol Perritt 9
2 Larry Cheney 8
3 Bullet Joe Bush 7
3 Urban Shocker 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .351
2 Hal Chase .324
3 Honus Wagner .318
4 Jake Daubert .317
5 Zack Wheat .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 82
2 Bobby Veach 74
3 George Burns 72
4 Hal Chase 69
5 Bill Hinchman 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Max Carey 53
3 Armando Marsans 42
4 Benny Kauff 35
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.52
2 Rube Marquard 1.63
3 Larry Cheney 1.74
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.78
5 Babe Ruth 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Al Mamaux 20
3 Jeff Pfeffer 20
3 Bob Shawkey 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 210
2 Elmer Myers 160
3 Harry Harper 152
4 Bullet Joe Bush 148
5 Pete Alexander 146

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .429
2 William Fischer .414
3 Zack Wheat .391
4 Hal Chase .387
5 Fred Luderus .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Schang 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Zack Wheat 2
2 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 12
1 Bill Hinchman 12
1 Wally Schang 12
1 Bobby Veach 12
1 Zack Wheat 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Ty Cobb 6
1 Eddie Collins 6
1 Art Fletcher 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.44
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.60
3 Jim Shaw 0.69
4 Jimmy Lavender 0.74
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Joe Benz 3
2 Harry Coveleski 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 29
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Joe Benz 21
3 Bob Steele 21
5 Bullet Joe Bush 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Ed Appleton 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
2 Eddie Collins .375
3 Zack Wheat .362
4 Bill Hinchman .353
5 Hal Chase .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 4
1 Wally Schang 4
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Benny Kauff 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 25
2 Zack Wheat 22
3 Wally Pipp 21
4 Bobby Veach 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Ty Cobb 14
3 Armando Marsans 13
4 Clyde Milan 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.49
2 Joe Benz 0.79
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.88
4 Jack Coombs 1.00
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 46
2 Walter Johnson 40
3 Bullet Joe Bush 39
3 Eppa Rixey 39
5 Larry Cheney 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Bob Shawkey 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Wilbur Cooper 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .333
2 Eddie Collins .311
3 Jake Daubert .311
4 Bill Hinchman .310
5 Zack Wheat .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Wally Pipp 11
4 Dave Robertson 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 90
2 Wally Pipp 85
3 Bill Hinchman 83
4 Gavvy Cravath 79
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 56
3 Benny Kauff 46
4 Armando Marsans 45
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.41
2 Joe Benz 1.77
3 Mike Prendergast 1.78
4 Babe Ruth 1.78
5 Larry Cheney 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 23
3 Babe Ruth 23
5 Bob Shawkey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Harry Harper 175
3 Elmer Myers 172
4 Babe Ruth 170
5 Pete Alexander 164

Saves

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