On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 60 .580 --
Red Sox 80 59 .576 1.0
White Sox 81 61 .570 1.5
Yankees 73 67 .521 8.5
Browns 74 69 .517 9.0
Indians 73 70 .510 10.0
Senators 69 69 .500 11.5
Athletics 30 108 .217 50.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 4
2 Lee Magee 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Amos Strunk 3
2 Tillie Walker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 3
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Dick Hoblitzell 1
2 Charlie Pick 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 George Sisler 0.75
3 Babe Ruth 0.71
4 Bob Shawkey 0.30
5 Harry Coveleski 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 George Sisler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 George Sisler 6
3 Babe Ruth 5
4 Harry Coveleski 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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
1 Bobby Veach 82
3 Hal Chase 73
3 Harry Heilmann 73
5 George Burns 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
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 Walter Johnson 1.80
5 Babe Ruth 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Harry Coveleski 21
3 Al Mamaux 21
3 Jeff Pfeffer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 223
2 Elmer Myers 164
3 Babe Ruth 157
4 Pete Alexander 153
5 Harry Harper 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 .451
2 Walter Holke .388
3 Edd Roush .382
4 Hal Chase .379
5 Benny Kauff .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
1 Bobby Veach 16
3 Ty Cobb 12
3 Zack Wheat 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Eddie Collins 8
2 Amos Strunk 8
4 George Burns 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.45
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.48
3 Tom Hughes 0.64
4 Bob Harmon 0.69
5 Scott Perry 0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Al Demaree 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 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .396
2 Fred Luderus .367
3 Hal Chase .353
4 Wally Pipp .343
5 George Burns .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 Dave Robertson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Bobby Veach 25
3 Bill Hinchman 24
3 Zack Wheat 24
5 Ed Konetchy 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 George Burns 12
2 Eddie Collins 12
4 Max Carey 11
5 Amos Strunk 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.89
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.00
3 Tom Hughes 1.02
4 Joe Benz 1.15
5 Walter Johnson 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Jeff Tesreau 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Elmer Myers 42
3 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 .341
2 Hal Chase .323
3 Eddie Collins .320
4 Zack Wheat .313
5 Dave Robertson .310

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 94
2 Wally Pipp 85
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 81
5 Heinie Zimmerman 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 56
3 Armando Marsans 44
4 Benny Kauff 42
4 Clyde Milan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.45
2 Walter Johnson 1.75
3 Larry Cheney 1.77
4 Babe Ruth 1.84
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 23
4 Harry Coveleski 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 246
2 Elmer Myers 176
3 Babe Ruth 171
4 Harry Harper 167
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