On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 56 .579 --
Tigers 77 59 .566 1.5
White Sox 76 59 .563 2.0
Yankees 71 64 .526 7.0
Browns 71 65 .522 7.5
Senators 67 65 .508 9.5
Indians 69 67 .507 9.5
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 62 69 .473 16.5
Cubs 61 73 .455 19.0
Cardinals 58 77 .430 22.5
Reds 53 82 .393 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 Walter Schmidt 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Bill Wambsganss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Hinchman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Smith 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Jack Graney 2
2 Heinie Groh 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moseley 0.50
2 Reb Russell 0.40
3 Frank Miller 0.25
4 Bob Steele 0.23
5 Guy Morton 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Earl Moseley 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 5
2 Reb Russell 4
3 Bob Steele 3
4 Bernie Boland 2
4 Frank Miller 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .351
2 Hal Chase .325
3 Jake Daubert .317
4 Honus Wagner .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
4 Bill Hinchman 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Max Carey 53
3 Armando Marsans 42
4 Benny Kauff 35
5 Bob Bescher 34

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 Fred Luderus .407
2 Eddie Collins .405
3 Zack Wheat .400
4 Hal Chase .391
5 Bill Hinchman .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Schang 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Bill Hinchman 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 13
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Wally Schang 12
2 Bobby Veach 12
2 Zack Wheat 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 6
1 Art Fletcher 6
3 Bob Bescher 5
3 Carson Bigbee 5
3 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.44
2 Erskine Mayer 0.48
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.58
4 Jimmy Lavender 0.74
5 3 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
4 Bob Steele 20
5 Babe Ruth 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Ed Appleton 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .379
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .369
3 Zack Wheat .362
4 Bill Hinchman .355
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 27
2 Zack Wheat 22
3 Wally Pipp 20
4 Gavvy Cravath 19
5 5 tied 18

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 Tom Hughes 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Tom Hughes 6
1 Eppa Rixey 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
5 4 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 Bob Shawkey 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Wilbur Cooper 2
2 Harry Coveleski 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Wally Pipp 11
3 Gavvy Cravath 10
3 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 George Burns 77
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 68
2 Max Carey 55
3 Benny Kauff 45
3 Armando Marsans 45
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.41
2 Joe Benz 1.77
3 Babe Ruth 1.78
4 Larry Cheney 1.79
5 Walter Johnson 1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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