On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	78	57	.578	--
Tigers	79	59	.572	0.5
White Sox	77	60	.562	2.0
Yankees	71	64	.526	7.0
Browns	72	66	.522	7.5
Senators	68	66	.507	9.5
Indians	69	69	.500	10.5
Athletics	30	103	.226	47.0

Games

Browns 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 10, Indians 2

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	78	53	.595	--
Phillies	76	53	.589	1.0
Braves	73	54	.575	3.0
Giants	65	62	.512	11.0
Pirates	63	70	.474	16.0
Cubs	61	74	.452	19.0
Cardinals	58	78	.426	22.5
Reds	53	83	.390	27.5

Games

Robins 6, Pirates 0

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 3, Braves 3

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
3	Jimmy Austin	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	Dave Robertson	1
2	Chuck Wortman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	John Henry	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Weilman	1.60
2	Babe Ruth	0.78
3	Paul Carter	0.75
4	Walter Johnson	0.71
5	Pete Alexander	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Rudolph	9
2	Carl Weilman	8
3	Lee Meadows	7
3	Babe Ruth	7
5	Pete Alexander	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
2	Hal Chase	.325
3	Honus Wagner	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Zack Wheat	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
2	Bobby Veach	77
3	George Burns	72
4	Harry Heilmann	70
5	2 tied	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	53
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Bob Bescher	35
4	Benny Kauff	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.54
2	Larry Cheney	1.74
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.78
5	Babe Ruth	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Al Mamaux	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21
5	Bob Shawkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	215
2	Elmer Myers	160
3	Pete Alexander	152
3	Harry Harper	152
3	Babe Ruth	152

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	.417
2	Fred Luderus	.404
3	Hal Chase	.390
4	Edd Roush	.375
5	Bill Hinchman	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Wally Schang	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	15
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Wally Schang	12
4	Bill Hinchman	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Art Fletcher	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.00
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.58
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.60
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.74
5	Erskine Mayer	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Harry Coveleski	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Elmer Myers	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	Bob Steele	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.385
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.368
3	Bill Hinchman	.350
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.349
5	George Burns	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	26
2	Bobby Veach	21
3	Sam Crawford	20
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	20
3	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Max Carey	14
3	Armando Marsans	12
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	Clyde Milan	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.60
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.99
3	Tom Hughes	1.02
4	Sherry Smith	1.04
5	Joe Benz	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	44
1	Elmer Myers	44
3	Dick Rudolph	39
4	Claude Hendrix	36
5	3 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
2	Eddie Collins	.311
3	Bill Hinchman	.310
4	Zack Wheat	.307
5	Dave Robertson	.304

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	92
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Bill Hinchman	81
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
5	Ty Cobb	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	44
4	Benny Kauff	43
5	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.43
2	Babe Ruth	1.78
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Larry Cheney	1.79
5	Joe Benz	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Al Mamaux	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	242
2	Harry Harper	175
3	Elmer Myers	172
4	Babe Ruth	171
5	Pete Alexander	170

Saves

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