Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 16, 1916

On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	60	.577	--
White Sox	81	60	.574	0.5
Red Sox	79	59	.572	1.0
Yankees	73	66	.525	7.5
Browns	73	69	.514	9.0
Indians	72	70	.507	10.0
Senators	69	68	.504	10.5
Athletics	30	107	.219	49.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	81	54	.600	--
Phillies	79	55	.590	1.5
Braves	76	55	.580	3.0
Giants	70	62	.530	9.5
Pirates	64	74	.464	18.5
Cubs	62	78	.443	21.5
Cardinals	60	80	.429	23.5
Reds	53	87	.379	30.5

Games

Robins 4, Reds 3

Reds 1, Robins 1

Braves 7, Cardinals 1

Giants 8, Pirates 2

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hi Myers	6
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Dave Bancroft	4
3	George Burns	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Heinie Zimmerman	3
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	Jake Daubert	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mowrey	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Earl Blackburn	1
2	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Williams	1.14
2	Dick Rudolph	0.80
3	Al Demaree	0.78
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
5	Howard Ehmke	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	8
2	Al Demaree	7
2	Howard Ehmke	7
4	Jeff Pfeffer	6
5	Doc Ayers	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
2	Hal Chase	.331
3	Zack Wheat	.315
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Bill Hinchman	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
2	Bobby Veach	81
3	Hal Chase	73
4	George Burns	72
5	Bill Hinchman	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Max Carey	55
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	37
5	2 tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.57
2	Larry Cheney	1.75
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Babe Ruth	1.81
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
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	153
4	Harry Harper	152
4	Babe Ruth	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.431
2	Hal Chase	.403
3	Walter Holke	.388
4	Hi Myers	.371
5	Fred Luderus	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Wally Schang	3
2	Zack Wheat	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Bobby Veach	15
3	Bill Hinchman	12
3	Zack Wheat	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.38
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.54
3	Tom Hughes	0.64
4	Scott Perry	0.73
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Demaree	25
2	Dick Rudolph	24
3	Larry Cheney	21
4	Carl Weilman	20
4	Lefty Williams	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.411
2	Fred Luderus	.367
3	Hal Chase	.353
4	Zack Wheat	.346
5	George Burns	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Wally Schang	4
3	Benny Kauff	3
3	Wally Pipp	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	25
2	Zack Wheat	25
4	Bill Hinchman	24
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	George Burns	12
2	Eddie Collins	12
4	Max Carey	11
4	2 others tied	11

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	Walter Johnson	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	48
2	Walter Johnson	39
2	Dick Rudolph	39
4	Larry Cheney	38
5	Al Demaree	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Red Ames	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Gene Packard	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339
2	Hal Chase	.323
3	Eddie Collins	.319
4	Zack Wheat	.311
5	Dave Robertson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
3	Dave Robertson	11
5	Home Run Baker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	93
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Gavvy Cravath	82
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	82
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	George Burns	43
4	2 others tied	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.45
2	Larry Cheney	1.77
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Babe Ruth	1.84
5	Rube Marquard	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Al Mamaux	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	238
2	Elmer Myers	176
3	Harry Harper	167
4	Babe Ruth	166
5	Pete Alexander	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Rube Marquard	6
3	Allen Russell	6