On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	40	.570	--
Red Sox	52	40	.565	0.5
White Sox	52	42	.553	1.5
Indians	51	42	.548	2.0
Tigers	52	45	.536	3.0
Senators	47	45	.511	5.5
Browns	45	49	.479	8.5
Athletics	19	68	.218	31.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Indians 10, Senators 0

Tigers 10, Red Sox 8

Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

Browns 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	52	34	.605	--
Braves	47	35	.573	3.0
Phillies	48	38	.558	4.0
Giants	43	43	.500	9.0
Cubs	44	48	.478	11.0
Pirates	39	47	.453	13.0
Cardinals	42	53	.442	14.5
Reds	38	55	.409	17.5

Games

Reds 6, Robins 1

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Pirates 0

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Robins 3, Reds 2

Braves 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	5
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	5
3	Donie Bush	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Wilbur Good	1
2	Bill Hinchman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Gainer	6
2	Joe Wilhoit	5
3	Bobby Veach	4
4	Tommy Griffith	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Mike Gonzalez	1
2	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	1.00
1	Al Demaree	1.00
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.83
4	Dave Davenport	0.65
5	Ray Caldwell	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	2
2	Fred Anderson	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Joe Benz	1
2	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	11
2	Ray Caldwell	7
3	Fred Anderson	6
3	Al Demaree	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.351
2	Dave Robertson	.336
3	Honus Wagner	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.320
5	Hal Chase	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Max Carey	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
2	George Burns	56
2	Wally Pipp	56
4	Cy Williams	55
4	Heinie Zimmerman	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Max Carey	35
3	Benny Kauff	28
4	Bob Bescher	27
4	Armando Marsans	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.53
2	Pete Alexander	1.55
3	Frank Miller	1.70
4	Red Faber	1.72
5	Bob Shawkey	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Jeff Pfeffer	17
4	Al Mamaux	15
5	Babe Ruth	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	151
2	Harry Harper	116
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Hippo Vaughn	105
5	Pete Alexander	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	5
1	Tom Hughes	5
1	Allen Russell	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wilbur Good	.439
2	Possum Whitted	.415
3	Eddie Collins	.362
4	Rollie Zeider	.354
5	Red Smith	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	3
2	Del Gainer	2
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	Doug Baird	1
3	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	13
2	George Burns	12
3	Possum Whitted	11
4	Hal Chase	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	George Sisler	7
3	Jimmy Austin	6
3	Rabbit Maranville	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.52
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.64
4	Bob Shawkey	0.89
5	Larry Cheney	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Scott	23
2	Jeff Pfeffer	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
3	Dave Davenport	21
3	Elmer Myers	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.383
2	Dave Robertson	.344
3	Hal Chase	.337
4	Eddie Collins	.330
5	Milt Stock	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
2	Hal Chase	20
3	Bobby Veach	19
4	Zack Wheat	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	13
1	Tris Speaker	13
3	Armando Marsans	12
3	Possum Whitted	12
5	Del Pratt	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.30
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.05
3	Bob Shawkey	1.10
4	Allen Russell	1.14
5	Ferdie Schupp	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	42
2	Elmer Myers	39
3	Dave Davenport	37
3	Walter Johnson	37
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.324
2	Bill Hinchman	.320
3	Dave Robertson	.316
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Larry Doyle	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
2	Frank Schulte	13
3	Gavvy Cravath	12
4	Fred Merkle	10
5	Hal Chase	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	George Burns	88
3	Hal Chase	85
4	Cy Williams	81
5	Heinie Zimmerman	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Max Carey	47
4	Clyde Milan	42
5	Bob Bescher	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Larry Cheney	1.69
3	Guy Morton	1.77
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.77
5	Carl Mays	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	27
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	243
2	Pete Alexander	182
3	Dave Davenport	181
4	Hippo Vaughn	166
5	Harry Harper	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	9
2	Rube Marquard	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	4 others tied	5