On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	78	58	.574	--
Tigers	80	60	.571	0.0
White Sox	79	60	.568	0.5
Yankees	72	65	.526	6.5
Browns	73	67	.521	7.0
Indians	71	69	.507	9.0
Senators	68	67	.504	9.5
Athletics	30	105	.222	47.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 5

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Indians 9, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	79	54	.594	--
Phillies	77	55	.583	1.5
Braves	75	55	.577	2.5
Giants	68	62	.523	9.5
Pirates	64	71	.474	16.0
Cubs	62	76	.449	19.5
Cardinals	60	79	.432	22.0
Reds	53	86	.381	29.0

Games

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 2, Braves 0

Giants 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Gowdy	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Milt Stock	3
4	Milo Allison	2
4	32 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bescher	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bescher	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	George McBride	2
2	George Sisler	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Duffy Lewis	2
2	Ivy Olson	2
2	Bill Wambsganss	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	1.14
2	Pat Ragan	0.64
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
4	Ernie Shore	0.40
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Al Gould	1
1	Scott Perry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Ragan	9
2	Larry Cheney	8
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	Red Faber	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
2	Hal Chase	.327
3	Zack Wheat	.318
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Bill Hinchman	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Wally Pipp	10
2	Dave Robertson	10
4	Home Run Baker	9
5	Gavvy Cravath	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	George Burns	72
3	Hal Chase	72
5	2 tied	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	54
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	36
5	2 tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.54
2	Larry Cheney	1.75
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Babe Ruth	1.81
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	215
2	Elmer Myers	164
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	Hal Chase	.426
2	Eddie Collins	.426
3	Walter Holke	.405
4	Zack Wheat	.373
5	Benny Kauff	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	13
2	Hal Chase	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Sam Crawford	12
5	Bill Hinchman	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Collins	7
4	Buck Herzog	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.38
2	Scott Perry	0.73
3	Walter Johnson	0.97
4	Milt Watson	1.08
4	Tom Hughes	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Harry Coveleski	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Elmer Myers	26
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Larry Cheney	21
5	Dick Rudolph	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.388
2	Zack Wheat	.364
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.351
4	Fred Luderus	.348
5	Wally Pipp	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	Wally Schang	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	Benny Kauff	3
3	Dave Robertson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	24
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	21
3	Zack Wheat	21
5	Gavvy Cravath	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Max Carey	13
3	George Burns	12
4	Eddie Collins	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.60
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.00
3	Tom Hughes	1.02
4	Joe Benz	1.15
5	Walter Johnson	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	48
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Dick Rudolph	39
4	Larry Cheney	38
5	Claude Hendrix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.337
2	Hal Chase	.320
3	Eddie Collins	.316
4	Zack Wheat	.312
5	Bill Hinchman	.307

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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	81
4	Bill Hinchman	80
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	George Burns	43
4	Benny Kauff	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.43
2	Larry Cheney	1.77
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Babe Ruth	1.84
5	Rube Marquard	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Al Mamaux	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	242
2	Elmer Myers	176
3	Harry Harper	175
4	Babe Ruth	166
5	Pete Alexander	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	4 tied	5