On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 44 .577 --
Red Sox 58 43 .574 0.5
Indians 57 44 .564 1.5
Yankees 54 47 .535 4.5
Tigers 55 50 .524 5.5
Senators 51 49 .510 7.0
Browns 52 51 .505 7.5
Athletics 19 78 .196 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 59 35 .628 --
Braves 53 38 .582 4.5
Phillies 53 40 .570 5.5
Giants 48 45 .516 10.5
Cubs 46 53 .465 15.5
Cardinals 45 57 .441 18.0
Pirates 41 53 .436 18.0
Reds 39 63 .382 24.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Morgan 4
2 Happy Felsch 3
2 Jack Graney 3
4 Ray Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Miller 2
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Gainer 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Foster 0.60
2 Jack Nabors 0.40
3 Guy Morton 0.38
4 Nick Cullop 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Guy Morton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Cullop 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Rube Foster 3
1 Guy Morton 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klepfer 1
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .347
2 Dave Robertson .337
3 Jake Daubert .325
4 Honus Wagner .320
5 Hal Chase .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Home Run Baker 8
3 Fred Merkle 7
3 Dave Robertson 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 61
2 Wally Pipp 60
3 George Burns 57
3 Heinie Zimmerman 57
5 Cy Williams 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 40
2 Max Carey 38
3 Bob Bescher 28
3 Benny Kauff 28
3 Armando Marsans 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 1.46
2 Pete Alexander 1.49
3 Mike Prendergast 1.72
4 Red Faber 1.74
5 Rube Marquard 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 20
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Jeff Pfeffer 18
4 Al Mamaux 16
5 Babe Ruth 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 165
2 Harry Harper 127
3 Babe Ruth 115
4 Pete Alexander 112
4 Hippo Vaughn 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 6
2 Red Ames 5
2 Tom Hughes 5
4 Jim Bagby 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Braggo Roth .519
2 Ivy Olson .472
3 Tris Speaker .448
4 Honus Wagner .364
5 Dode Paskert .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Gainer 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
4 Happy Felsch 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 14
2 Eddie Collins 11
2 Del Gainer 11
4 Ivy Olson 10
4 Casey Stengel 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 9
2 Jimmy Austin 7
2 George Sisler 7
4 Ward Miller 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.00
2 Carl Weilman 0.45
3 Eddie Plank 0.50
4 Mike Prendergast 0.56
5 Jesse Barnes 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Jean Dubuc 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 24
2 Pete Alexander 21
2 Claude Hendrix 21
4 Al Mamaux 20
4 Jeff Pfeffer 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Rudolph 2
2 Bernie Boland 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Dave Davenport 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wilbur Good .352
2 Happy Felsch .345
3 Possum Whitted .327
4 Hal Chase .324
5 Jake Daubert .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Del Gainer 3
2 Dode Paskert 3
2 Dave Robertson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 21
2 George Burns 20
3 Bobby Veach 18
4 Dave Robertson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 14
2 Armando Marsans 12
3 Del Pratt 10
4 Bob Bescher 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.71
2 Frank Allen 0.85
3 Larry Cheney 0.88
4 Claude Hendrix 1.09
5 Pete Alexander 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jeff Pfeffer 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Allen Russell 41
3 Jeff Pfeffer 38
4 Dave Davenport 36
4 Elmer Myers 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Fred Anderson 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .322
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .320
3 Bill Hinchman .319
4 Hal Chase .319
5 Honus Wagner .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Frank Schulte 12
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 Hal Chase 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 96
2 George Burns 84
2 Hal Chase 84
4 Heinie Zimmerman 80
5 Gavvy Cravath 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 74
2 Benny Kauff 50
3 Max Carey 48
4 Bob Bescher 40
4 Clyde Milan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.41
2 Larry Cheney 1.49
3 Jesse Barnes 1.66
4 George Mogridge 1.83
5 Guy Morton 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Jeff Pfeffer 27
4 Babe Ruth 24
5 Dick Rudolph 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 245
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Dave Davenport 175
3 Harry Harper 175
5 Babe Ruth 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 8
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Allen Russell 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 2 others tied 5