On This Day

Thursday, September 28, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 61 .591 --
White Sox 86 64 .573 2.5
Tigers 85 66 .563 4.0
Yankees 77 72 .517 11.0
Browns 78 73 .517 11.0
Senators 75 73 .507 12.5
Indians 76 74 .507 12.5
Athletics 33 115 .223 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 90 58 .608 --
Phillies 88 57 .607 0.5
Braves 84 60 .583 4.0
Giants 84 62 .575 5.0
Pirates 65 86 .430 26.5
Cubs 65 86 .430 26.5
Cardinals 60 91 .397 31.5
Reds 57 93 .380 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Herzog 4
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Jake Daubert 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Lee Magee 2
3 Bert Niehoff 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Roy Grover 1
1 Dode Paskert 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ferdie Schupp 2.00
2 Pat Ragan 1.00
3 Jack Nabors 0.57
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.57
5 Pete Alexander 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1
1 Jeff Tesreau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Pat Ragan 5
3 Jack Nabors 4
3 Ferdie Schupp 4
3 Jeff Tesreau 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .340
2 Hal Chase .339
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Zack Wheat .315
5 Bill Hinchman .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

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 1.54
2 Rube Marquard 1.70
3 Babe Ruth 1.77
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.82
5 Larry Cheney 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
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 181
3 Pete Alexander 168
4 Babe Ruth 166
5 Larry Cheney 165

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 Duffy Lewis .412
2 Harry Hooper .404
3 Eddie Collins .390
4 Hi Myers .375
5 Del Pratt .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Zack Wheat 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 15
2 Tommy Griffith 11
2 Bert Niehoff 11
2 Heinie Zimmerman 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Max Carey 8
3 Buck Herzog 6
4 Doug Baird 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.25
2 Pol Perritt 0.35
3 Slim Sallee 0.50
4 Al Gould 0.52
5 Rube Benton 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Al Demaree 4
2 Ferdie Schupp 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 34
2 Lefty Tyler 29
3 Lefty Williams 24
4 Rube Marquard 23
4 Pat Ragan 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .409
2 Fred Luderus .387
3 Bill Hinchman .351
4 Zack Wheat .350
5 Edd Roush .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 7
2 Gavvy Cravath 6
3 Wally Schang 4
3 Zack Wheat 4
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 24
3 Bobby Veach 23
4 Hal Chase 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Max Carey 14
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Burt Shotton 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.30
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 Jeff Tesreau 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Al Demaree 6
3 Bert Gallia 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 50
2 Elmer Myers 44
3 Walter Johnson 41
4 Babe Ruth 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 15 others tied 1