On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	60	44	.577	--
White Sox	61	46	.570	0.5
Indians	59	45	.567	1.0
Yankees	55	49	.529	5.0
Tigers	57	51	.528	5.0
Browns	56	51	.523	5.5
Senators	51	53	.490	9.0
Athletics	20	80	.200	38.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 7, Tigers 1

Browns 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	60	35	.632	--
Braves	55	38	.591	4.0
Phillies	56	41	.577	5.0
Giants	50	46	.521	10.5
Cubs	46	55	.455	17.0
Cardinals	46	59	.438	19.0
Pirates	41	53	.436	18.5
Reds	40	67	.374	26.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 0

Cardinals 3, Giants 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 4

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Reds 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Bert Niehoff	4
4	Eddie Collins	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baldy Louden	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Niehoff	2
2	Luke Boone	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.67
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.90
3	Rube Benton	0.75
3	Bill Doak	0.75
5	Larry Cheney	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Bill Doak	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
4	Larry Cheney	4
4	Bob Steele	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klepfer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.341
2	Dave Robertson	.332
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	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	41
2	Max Carey	38
3	Armando Marsans	29
4	Bob Bescher	28
4	Benny Kauff	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.38
2	Pete Alexander	1.44
3	Mike Prendergast	1.58
4	Jesse Barnes	1.75
5	Red Faber	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	18
4	Al Mamaux	16
5	Babe Ruth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	170
2	Harry Harper	129
3	Pete Alexander	117
4	Babe Ruth	115
5	Elmer Myers	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Red Ames	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ivy Olson	.450
2	Lew McCarty	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.379
4	Happy Felsch	.371
5	Dode Paskert	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	15
2	Bobby Veach	14
3	Ivy Olson	12
4	Del Gainer	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	11
2	Burt Shotton	7
3	Jimmy Austin	6
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Prendergast	0.36
1	Carl Weilman	0.36
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.50
4	Jesse Barnes	0.67
4	Eddie Plank	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	5
2	Frank Allen	4
2	Bernie Boland	4
2	Larry Cheney	4
5	15 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	26
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Elmer Myers	21
4	Frank Allen	20
4	Jeff Pfeffer	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	2
1	Ed Klepfer	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
4	Bernie Boland	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Happy Felsch	.331
2	Eddie Collins	.328
3	Possum Whitted	.324
4	Wilbur Good	.315
5	Hal Chase	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	4
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	22
2	George Burns	21
3	Hal Chase	19
3	Bobby Veach	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	15
2	Armando Marsans	12
3	Del Pratt	10
3	Possum Whitted	10
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Allen	0.62
2	Larry Cheney	0.88
3	Eddie Plank	0.95
4	Ernie Shore	1.05
5	Claude Hendrix	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Jeff Pfeffer	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
2	Allen Russell	43
3	Pete Alexander	37
3	Bullet Joe Bush	37
3	Elmer Myers	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.320
2	Bill Hinchman	.318
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.317
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Jake Daubert	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Frank Schulte	10
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	96
2	George Burns	85
3	Hal Chase	81
3	Gavvy Cravath	81
5	Heinie Zimmerman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	47
2	Benny Kauff	47
4	Clyde Milan	40
4	Burt Shotton	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Jesse Barnes	1.57
4	George Mogridge	1.83
5	Guy Morton	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Pete Alexander	182
3	Harry Harper	175
4	Babe Ruth	172
5	Dave Davenport	171

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