On This Day

Monday, October 2, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 61 .599 --
White Sox 89 65 .578 3.0
Tigers 87 67 .565 5.0
Yankees 78 74 .513 13.0
Browns 79 75 .513 13.0
Senators 76 75 .503 14.5
Indians 77 77 .500 15.0
Athletics 34 117 .225 56.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 92 59 .609 --
Phillies 90 59 .604 1.0
Braves 86 62 .581 4.5
Giants 85 64 .570 6.0
Cubs 67 86 .438 26.0
Pirates 65 89 .422 28.5
Reds 60 93 .392 33.0
Cardinals 60 93 .392 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Snodgrass 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Gavvy Cravath 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Joe Gedeon 2
1 Tim Hendryx 2
4 Bobby Byrne 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Bill Killefer 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 1.20
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.00
2 Ernie Shore 1.00
4 Pat Ragan 0.50
5 Jack Coombs 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 6
2 Ferdie Schupp 5
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 Pat Ragan 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hal Chase .341
3 Jake Daubert .321
4 Bill Hinchman .315
5 Zack Wheat .314

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 89
2 Wally Pipp 86
3 Hal Chase 84
4 Bill Hinchman 81
5 Heinie Zimmerman 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 65
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Benny Kauff 41
4 Burt Shotton 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.55
2 Rube Marquard 1.67
3 Babe Ruth 1.72
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Larry Cheney 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Jeff Pfeffer 24
3 Bob Shawkey 24
5 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Babe Ruth 170
4 Pete Alexander 169
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 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clyde Milan .412
2 Jake Daubert .400
2 Duffy Lewis .400
4 Les Mann .380
5 Bill Hinchman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Happy Felsch 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 George Burns 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 16
2 Benny Kauff 15
3 Bert Niehoff 12
4 Hal Chase 11
4 Mike Mowrey 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Ty Cobb 10
3 Eddie Collins 9
4 Burt Shotton 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
3 Pol Perritt 0.35
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.42
5 Babe Ruth 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
1 Lefty Tyler 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 36
2 Rube Marquard 28
3 Larry Cheney 26
4 Al Mamaux 25
5 Wilbur Cooper 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .394
2 Walter Holke .350
3 Fred Luderus .349
4 Bill Hinchman .344
5 Les Mann .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 6
2 Gavvy Cravath 5
3 Wally Schang 4
3 Zack Wheat 4
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 25
2 Bobby Veach 23
3 Bill Hinchman 22
4 Hal Chase 21
4 Happy Felsch 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Eddie Collins 17
3 Max Carey 16
4 Burt Shotton 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.40
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.74
3 Pol Perritt 0.78
4 Babe Ruth 1.08
5 Slim Sallee 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Al Demaree 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 47
2 Lefty Tyler 42
3 Lefty Williams 41
4 Rube Marquard 39
5 4 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1