On This Day

Tuesday, September 26, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	60	.592	--
White Sox	86	64	.573	2.5
Tigers	85	66	.563	4.0
Yankees	76	71	.517	11.0
Browns	78	73	.517	11.0
Indians	76	74	.507	12.5
Senators	73	73	.500	13.5
Athletics	33	113	.226	53.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	89	57	.610	--
Phillies	87	57	.604	1.0
Braves	83	58	.589	3.5
Giants	81	62	.566	6.5
Pirates	65	85	.433	26.0
Cubs	65	85	.433	26.0
Cardinals	60	90	.400	31.0
Reds	57	93	.380	34.0

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 1

Braves 3, Pirates 0

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Max Flack	3
4	Carson Bigbee	2
4	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Pfeffer	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Walter Holke	1
2	15 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Hank Gowdy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Evans	0.80
2	Frank Allen	0.57
2	Elmer Jacobs	0.57
4	Al Demaree	0.50
4	Art Nehf	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	Slim Sallee	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Evans	8
2	Jeff Pfeffer	5
3	Frank Allen	4
3	Al Demaree	4
3	Elmer Jacobs	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.340
2	Hal Chase	.339
3	Zack Wheat	.319
4	Jake Daubert	.317
5	Bill Hinchman	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	86
2	Bobby Veach	85
3	Hal Chase	79
4	Bill Hinchman	77
5	Heinie Zimmerman	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	66
2	Max Carey	62
3	Armando Marsans	46
4	Benny Kauff	39
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.53
2	Rube Marquard	1.70
3	Larry Cheney	1.75
4	Babe Ruth	1.77
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Bob Shawkey	23
5	Babe Ruth	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	229
2	Elmer Myers	173
3	Babe Ruth	166
4	Larry Cheney	164
5	Pete Alexander	163

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	Hal Chase	.433
2	Eddie Collins	.396
3	Hi Myers	.371
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Rabbit Maranville	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Benny Kauff	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Zack Wheat	2
3	Chuck Wortman	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	George Cutshaw	12
3	Tommy Griffith	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Burt Shotton	7
3	Amos Strunk	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.25
2	Pol Perritt	0.30
3	Slim Sallee	0.50
4	Al Gould	0.52
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Demaree	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Rube Benton	4
2	Jeff Pfeffer	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	33
2	Lefty Tyler	27
3	Lefty Williams	24
4	Al Demaree	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Al Gould	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.412
2	Eddie Collins	.411
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Fred Luderus	.378
5	2 tied	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Benny Kauff	6
3	Wally Schang	4
3	Zack Wheat	4
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Bobby Veach	23
3	Hal Chase	22
3	Benny Kauff	22
3	Zack Wheat	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Max Carey	14
3	Eddie Collins	12
4	Buck Herzog	10
4	Burt Shotton	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.32
2	Pol Perritt	0.77
3	Slim Sallee	0.78
4	Babe Ruth	1.13
5	Al Demaree	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
3	Al Demaree	6
3	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	49
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Elmer Myers	42
4	Al Mamaux	40
5	Babe Ruth	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.338
2	Hal Chase	.338
3	Zack Wheat	.314
4	Jake Daubert	.312
5	Bill Hinchman	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	86
1	Bobby Veach	86
3	Heinie Zimmerman	84
4	Gavvy Cravath	81
5	Hal Chase	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	62
3	Armando Marsans	46
4	Benny Kauff	40
4	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.49
2	Larry Cheney	1.75
3	Babe Ruth	1.77
4	Walter Johnson	1.83
5	Rube Marquard	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Bob Shawkey	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	247
2	Elmer Myers	185
3	Babe Ruth	174
4	Pete Alexander	167
4	Larry Cheney	167

Saves

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