On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 27 .614 --
Indians 40 31 .563 3.5
Red Sox 39 31 .557 4.0
White Sox 37 32 .536 5.5
Senators 37 34 .521 6.5
Tigers 37 36 .507 7.5
Browns 31 41 .431 13.0
Athletics 17 49 .258 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 40 25 .615 --
Phillies 36 29 .554 4.0
Braves 33 29 .532 5.5
Cubs 36 36 .500 7.5
Giants 31 34 .477 9.0
Pirates 32 36 .471 9.5
Cardinals 33 40 .452 11.0
Reds 29 41 .414 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Happy Felsch 5
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Harry Coveleski 3
2 George Sisler 3
2 Ossie Vitt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Bill Hinchman 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Packard 3.00
2 Lee Meadows 1.20
3 Frank Allen 0.86
4 Harry Coveleski 0.45
5 Eddie Plank 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Allen 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
3 Harry Coveleski 5
4 Fred Anderson 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .372
2 Dave Robertson .345
3 Honus Wagner .336
4 Bill Hinchman .331
5 Jake Daubert .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Home Run Baker 7
3 Fred Merkle 6
3 Vic Saier 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 51
2 Cy Williams 49
3 Wally Pipp 47
3 Heinie Zimmerman 47
5 Art Fletcher 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Max Carey 29
3 Benny Kauff 21
4 Bob Bescher 19
4 Tris Speaker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Prendergast 1.51
2 Pete Alexander 1.61
3 Al Mamaux 1.61
4 Nick Cullop 1.64
5 Mellie Wolfgang 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 14
2 Walter Johnson 13
2 Al Mamaux 13
4 Jeff Pfeffer 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 121
2 Harry Harper 100
3 Babe Ruth 89
4 Pete Alexander 80
4 2 others tied 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .451
2 Tom Long .444
3 Wally Schang .392
4 Zack Wheat .386
5 Honus Wagner .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 4
2 Vic Saier 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 13
2 Home Run Baker 12
2 Wally Pipp 12
4 Art Fletcher 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Bob Bescher 10
3 George Burns 7
3 Max Carey 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.32
2 Bob Shawkey 0.39
3 Allen Russell 0.45
4 Al Mamaux 0.50
5 Steamboat Williams 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 5
2 Al Mamaux 4
2 Reb Russell 4
4 Ray Caldwell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 23
1 Al Mamaux 23
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Lefty Williams 21
5 Fred Toney 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Lee Meadows 2
2 Gene Packard 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .444
2 Tom Long .429
3 Honus Wagner .385
4 Dave Robertson .357
5 Bill Hinchman .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 5
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Vic Saier 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 22
2 Home Run Baker 20
2 Wally Pipp 20
4 Bill Hinchman 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 20
2 Bob Bescher 13
3 Frank Gilhooley 11
4 Max Carey 10
5 George Burns 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.23
2 Allen Russell 0.69
3 Reb Russell 0.77
4 Tom Hughes 0.87
5 Jesse Barnes 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 7
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 Reb Russell 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 39
2 Al Mamaux 36
3 Walter Johnson 35
3 Babe Ruth 35
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Lee Meadows 2
2 Gene Packard 2
2 Allen Russell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .325
2 Honus Wagner .320
3 Dave Robertson .316
4 Benny Kauff .309
5 Larry Doyle .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
3 Frank Schulte 12
4 Hal Chase 11
5 Fred Merkle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 George Burns 87
3 Gavvy Cravath 86
4 Ty Cobb 85
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 78
2 Benny Kauff 52
3 Clyde Milan 49
4 Max Carey 48
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.31
2 Guy Morton 1.77
3 Tom Hughes 1.80
4 Fred Toney 1.84
5 Walter Johnson 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Harry Coveleski 25
4 Al Mamaux 23
4 Jeff Pfeffer 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Pete Alexander 191
3 Dave Davenport 189
4 Al Mamaux 166
5 Dutch Leonard 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 11
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Cy Barger 5
2 Hugh Bedient 5
2 4 others tied 5