On This Day

Tuesday, July 11, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	30	.595	--
Indians	43	32	.573	1.5
Red Sox	41	34	.547	3.5
White Sox	40	34	.541	4.0
Senators	39	35	.527	5.0
Tigers	39	37	.513	6.0
Browns	32	43	.427	12.5
Athletics	18	51	.261	23.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Browns 8, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Browns 0

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	43	27	.614	--
Phillies	39	30	.565	3.5
Braves	36	30	.545	5.0
Giants	33	35	.485	9.0
Pirates	34	37	.479	9.5
Cubs	36	40	.474	10.0
Cardinals	34	43	.442	12.5
Reds	31	44	.413	14.5

Games

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Reds 4

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Robins 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Happy Felsch	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
1	Ward Miller	4
1	Tris Speaker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Del Pratt	1
2	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
4	George Burns	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Possum Whitted	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Roy Corhan	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	2.00
2	Pete Alexander	0.75
3	Babe Ruth	0.71
4	Grover Lowdermilk	0.57
5	Elmer Knetzer	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Grover Lowdermilk	8
3	Allen Russell	7
4	Al Gould	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.364
2	Dave Robertson	.343
3	Jake Daubert	.332
4	Honus Wagner	.332
5	Bill Hinchman	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Fred Merkle	6
3	Vic Saier	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	52
2	Cy Williams	51
3	Wally Pipp	49
4	Heinie Zimmerman	47
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Max Carey	30
3	Bob Bescher	22
3	Benny Kauff	22
5	Tris Speaker	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.58
2	Al Mamaux	1.66
3	Larry Cheney	1.69
4	Reb Russell	1.72
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	15
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Al Mamaux	13
3	Jeff Pfeffer	13
5	Babe Ruth	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	131
2	Harry Harper	108
3	Babe Ruth	94
4	Pete Alexander	83
5	Al Mamaux	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.367
2	Honus Wagner	.365
3	Dave Robertson	.364
3	Wally Schang	.364
5	Benny Kauff	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	George Burns	2
2	George Burns	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	10
1	Dave Bancroft	10
1	Del Pratt	10
1	Cy Williams	10
5	7 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Bob Bescher	8
2	Tris Speaker	8
4	Frank Gilhooley	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.00
2	Harry Harper	0.33
3	Frank Allen	0.46
4	George Cunningham	0.55
5	Bob Shawkey	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Reb Russell	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Al Mamaux	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Williams	26
2	Babe Ruth	24
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Elmer Myers	19
4	Allen Russell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Meadows	2
1	Gene Packard	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.412
2	Honus Wagner	.370
3	Dave Robertson	.364
4	Rogers Hornsby	.362
5	Bill Hinchman	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	6
2	George Burns	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	23
1	Harry Heilmann	23
3	Wally Pipp	22
4	Bill Hinchman	19
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Bob Bescher	14
3	Max Carey	11
4	Frank Gilhooley	10
4	Tris Speaker	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.48
2	Reb Russell	0.67
3	Rube Marquard	0.74
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.89
5	Jesse Barnes	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Reb Russell	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Lefty Williams	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	45
2	Walter Johnson	41
3	Al Mamaux	38
3	Babe Ruth	38
3	Lefty Williams	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Stan Coveleski	2
3	Rube Marquard	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.329
2	Honus Wagner	.319
3	Benny Kauff	.314
4	Dave Robertson	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
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	93
2	George Burns	87
2	Gavvy Cravath	87
4	Ty Cobb	83
4	Cy Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	75
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Max Carey	48
4	Clyde Milan	47
5	2 tied	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.74
3	Guy Morton	1.75
4	Tom Hughes	1.78
5	Fred Toney	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Harry Coveleski	24
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	240
2	Dave Davenport	189
3	Pete Alexander	187
4	Dutch Leonard	165
5	2 tied	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	11
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
2	2 others tied	5