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 |