On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 58 .577 --
Tigers 81 60 .574 0.0
White Sox 80 60 .571 0.5
Yankees 72 66 .522 7.5
Browns 73 68 .518 8.0
Indians 72 69 .511 9.0
Senators 68 68 .500 10.5
Athletics 30 106 .221 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 80 54 .597 --
Phillies 77 55 .583 2.0
Braves 75 55 .577 3.0
Giants 68 62 .523 10.0
Pirates 64 72 .471 17.0
Cubs 62 76 .449 20.0
Cardinals 60 79 .432 22.5
Reds 53 86 .381 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donie Bush 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Jack Graney 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
3 John Henry 2
3 Rube Marquard 2
3 Elmer Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Amos Strunk 2
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 Jack Graney 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
2 Rube Marquard 0.67
3 Ken Penner 0.50
4 Hooks Dauss 0.27
5 George Mogridge 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Ken Penner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 George Mogridge 3
2 Ken Penner 3
5 Rube Marquard 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Pop-boy Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .349
2 Hal Chase .327
3 Zack Wheat .318
4 Jake Daubert .316
5 Bill Hinchman .309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 82
2 Bobby Veach 79
3 George Burns 72
3 Hal Chase 72
5 2 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 58
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 Walter Holke .405
3 Eddie Collins .404
4 Benny Kauff .373
5 Zack Wheat .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Wally Schang 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 13
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Zack Wheat 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Eddie Collins 8
3 George Burns 7
4 Buck Herzog 6
4 Amos Strunk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.38
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.54
3 Scott Perry 0.73
4 Walter Johnson 0.97
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Harry Coveleski 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Elmer Myers 26
3 Larry Cheney 21
4 Dick Rudolph 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .386
2 Zack Wheat .359
3 Fred Luderus .357
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .357
5 Hal Chase .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 25
2 Bill Hinchman 23
2 Bobby Veach 23
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22
5 Gavvy Cravath 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 George Burns 12
2 Eddie Collins 12
4 Armando Marsans 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.73
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.00
3 Tom Hughes 1.02
4 Joe Benz 1.15
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
4 Harry Coveleski 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 48
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Larry Cheney 38
4 Claude Hendrix 36
5 Dick Rudolph 35

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 .318
4 Zack Wheat .312
5 Jake Daubert .307

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 92
2 Wally Pipp 85
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 82
4 Bill Hinchman 80
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
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 167
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 5 tied 5