On This Day

Wednesday, October 4, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 63 .591 --
White Sox 89 65 .578 2.0
Tigers 87 67 .565 4.0
Yankees 80 74 .519 11.0
Browns 79 75 .513 12.0
Indians 77 77 .500 14.0
Senators 76 77 .497 14.5
Athletics 36 117 .235 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 93 60 .608 --
Phillies 91 61 .599 1.5
Braves 88 63 .583 4.0
Giants 86 65 .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 Lew McCarty 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
3 Lew McCarty 2
3 Elmer Miller 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Hendryx 2
1 Hugh High 2
3 Walter Holke 1
3 Ed Konetchy 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Ayers 0.86
2 Allen Russell 0.67
2 Slim Sallee 0.67
4 Urban Shocker 0.62
5 Jim Shaw 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 Allen Russell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 6
1 Allen Russell 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
4 Urban Shocker 5
5 Jim Shaw 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 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 Wally Pipp 12
1 Dave Robertson 12
1 Cy Williams 12
4 Gavvy Cravath 11
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 89
1 Bobby Veach 89
3 Hal Chase 84
4 Bill Hinchman 81
5 Heinie Zimmerman 79

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 1.75
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Elmer Myers 182
3 Babe Ruth 171
4 Pete Alexander 169
5 Larry Cheney 166

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 Bill Hinchman .432
2 Jake Daubert .419
3 George Sisler .412
4 Les Mann .395
5 Del Pratt .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Dode Paskert 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 16
2 Bert Niehoff 12
3 Hal Chase 11
3 Benny Kauff 11
5 Bill Hinchman 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Ty Cobb 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
4 Braggo Roth 6
4 Burt Shotton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.53
3 Ernie Shore 0.81
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.93
5 Nick Cullop 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Lefty Tyler 4
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 Al Demaree 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 34
2 Al Mamaux 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Rube Marquard 21
5 Claude Hendrix 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .402
2 Les Mann .361
3 Walter Holke .352
4 Bill Hinchman .348
5 Fred Luderus .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 24
2 Bobby Veach 23
3 Happy Felsch 21
4 Gavvy Cravath 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.43
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.74
3 Pol Perritt 1.08
4 Lefty Tyler 1.14
5 Babe Ruth 1.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 45
2 Lefty Tyler 44
3 Lefty Williams 41
4 Rube Marquard 39
5 Babe Ruth 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
5 15 tied 1