On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 61 .593 --
White Sox 86 64 .573 3.0
Tigers 86 66 .566 4.0
Yankees 77 73 .513 12.0
Browns 78 74 .513 12.0
Senators 75 73 .507 13.0
Indians 76 74 .507 13.0
Athletics 33 115 .223 55.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Joe Gedeon 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Grover Hartley 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 2
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Hal Janvrin 1
2 William Rumler 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Ty Cobb 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Ruth 0.44
2 Willie Mitchell 0.20
3 Carl Weilman 0.14
4 Bob Shawkey 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Willie Mitchell 2
3 Bob Shawkey 1
3 Carl Weilman 1

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 Bobby Veach 87
2 Wally Pipp 86
3 Hal Chase 79
4 Bill Hinchman 77
4 Heinie Zimmerman 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 67
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 1.72
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 Babe Ruth 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Babe Ruth 170
4 Pete Alexander 168
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 Harry Hooper .396
2 Del Pratt .386
3 Eddie Collins .385
4 Hi Myers .375
5 Duffy Lewis .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Zack Wheat 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 15
2 Tommy Griffith 11
2 Bert Niehoff 11
4 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Max Carey 8
3 Doug Baird 5
3 Harry Hooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.25
2 Pol Perritt 0.35
3 Slim Sallee 0.50
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.64
5 Rube Benton 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Al Demaree 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
1 Jeff Tesreau 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 29
2 Larry Cheney 26
3 Lefty Williams 24
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 2 tied 19

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 .404
2 Fred Luderus .368
3 Bill Hinchman .354
4 Zack Wheat .348
5 Walter Holke .344

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 22
2 Bobby Veach 22
4 Hal Chase 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Max Carey 13
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 George Burns 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.30
2 Slim Sallee 0.35
3 Pol Perritt 0.77
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.96
5 Babe Ruth 1.07

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 47
2 Elmer Myers 44
3 Babe Ruth 42
4 Walter Johnson 41
5 Jeff Tesreau 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