On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	40	.579	--
White Sox	57	42	.576	0.0
Yankees	53	44	.546	3.0
Indians	52	44	.542	3.5
Tigers	52	48	.520	5.5
Senators	49	46	.516	6.0
Browns	49	49	.500	7.5
Athletics	19	73	.207	34.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 0

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 6, Senators 1

Red Sox 6, Tigers 2

Browns 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	55	34	.618	--
Braves	49	36	.576	4.0
Phillies	50	39	.562	5.0
Giants	45	44	.506	10.0
Cubs	45	50	.474	13.0
Pirates	40	49	.449	15.0
Cardinals	43	55	.439	16.5
Reds	38	58	.396	20.5

Games

Robins 5, Reds 2

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Braves 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Gandil	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Bill McKechnie	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Ivy Olson	2
2	Rollie Zeider	2
5	28 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Gardner	2
1	Charlie Pick	2
3	Paddy Baumann	1
3	George Burns	1
3	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	1.40
2	Dick Rudolph	1.00
3	Jimmy Lavender	0.80
4	Al Demaree	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	7
2	George Mogridge	5
2	Elmer Myers	5
4	Wilbur Cooper	4
4	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Dave Robertson	.340
3	Jake Daubert	.321
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	Hal Chase	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Dave Robertson	7
4	Max Carey	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
2	Wally Pipp	58
3	George Burns	57
3	Heinie Zimmerman	57
5	Cy Williams	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Max Carey	37
3	Bob Bescher	28
3	Benny Kauff	28
3	Armando Marsans	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.43
2	Pete Alexander	1.55
3	Red Faber	1.67
4	Al Mamaux	1.78
5	Frank Miller	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Jeff Pfeffer	17
4	Al Mamaux	15
4	Babe Ruth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	159
2	Harry Harper	118
3	Babe Ruth	112
4	Hippo Vaughn	109
5	Elmer Myers	108

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	Possum Whitted	.345
2	Max Flack	.333
2	Dave Robertson	.333
4	Milt Stock	.326
5	2 tied	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dode Paskert	3
2	Happy Felsch	2
2	Del Gainer	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	12
2	Del Gainer	10
2	Dave Robertson	10
2	Possum Whitted	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	7
1	Armando Marsans	7
1	Braggo Roth	7
1	George Sisler	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.39
3	Red Faber	0.67
4	Claude Hendrix	0.71
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	26
2	Dave Davenport	24
3	Walter Johnson	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21
5	Claude Hendrix	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Possum Whitted	.348
2	Hal Chase	.330
3	Hugh High	.326
4	Dave Robertson	.322
5	Eddie Collins	.314

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	23
2	Hal Chase	21
3	Dave Robertson	18
3	Bobby Veach	18
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	13
2	Bob Bescher	12
2	Tris Speaker	12
4	Braggo Roth	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.27
2	Eddie Plank	0.86
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.06
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.08
5	Larry Cheney	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Allen Russell	38
3	Dave Davenport	35
3	Elmer Myers	35
5	Fred Toney	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Fred Anderson	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.325
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.320
3	Honus Wagner	.316
4	Bill Hinchman	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Frank Schulte	13
4	Fred Merkle	10
5	Hal Chase	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	George Burns	89
3	Hal Chase	84
4	Heinie Zimmerman	80
5	Gavvy Cravath	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Benny Kauff	51
3	Max Carey	48
4	Clyde Milan	41
5	Bob Bescher	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.41
2	Larry Cheney	1.42
3	Jesse Barnes	1.75
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.76
5	Guy Morton	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	27
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	5 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	251
2	Pete Alexander	178
3	Dave Davenport	172
4	Babe Ruth	169
5	Hippo Vaughn	167

Saves

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