On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	65	46	.586	--
Indians	62	50	.554	3.5
White Sox	63	51	.553	3.5
Tigers	62	53	.539	5.0
Browns	61	53	.535	5.5
Yankees	59	52	.532	6.0
Senators	52	58	.473	12.5
Athletics	23	84	.215	40.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Tigers 11, Senators 6

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	64	38	.627	--
Braves	59	40	.596	3.5
Phillies	61	42	.592	3.5
Giants	52	51	.505	12.5
Pirates	46	56	.451	18.0
Cubs	48	60	.444	19.0
Cardinals	47	64	.423	21.5
Reds	43	69	.384	26.0

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Robins 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donie Bush	6
1	Ty Cobb	6
3	Clyde Milan	5
4	George Burns	4
4	Bobby Veach	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Pratt	1
1	Wally Schang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	George Burns	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
2	Wally Schang	4
5	Donie Bush	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Armando Marsans	2
2	Clyde Milan	2
4	Paddy Baumann	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Reb Russell	0.83
2	Elmer Myers	0.55
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
4	Al Mamaux	0.33
5	Slim Sallee	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bill James	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Elmer Myers	6
3	Reb Russell	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
4	Dave Davenport	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	George Cunningham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.354
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Hal Chase	.323
4	Dave Robertson	.320
5	Honus Wagner	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Home Run Baker	8
3	Fred Merkle	7
3	Wally Pipp	7
3	Dave Robertson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	67
2	George Burns	65
3	Harry Heilmann	62
4	Heinie Zimmerman	58
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	45
2	Max Carey	44
3	Armando Marsans	34
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.39
2	Larry Cheney	1.41
3	Mike Prendergast	1.60
4	Jesse Barnes	1.72
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	22
2	Walter Johnson	19
2	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	176
2	Harry Harper	134
3	Pete Alexander	124
4	Elmer Myers	122
5	Babe Ruth	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Red Ames	5
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.413
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.407
3	Dave Bancroft	.390
4	Bill Hinchman	.385
5	Eddie Collins	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Zack Wheat	2
2	Chief Wilson	2
2	Whitey Witt	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10
2	George Sisler	10
2	Chief Wilson	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Ty Cobb	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bernie Boland	0.00
2	Lefty Tyler	0.33
3	Jesse Barnes	0.36
4	Bob Groom	0.56
4	Bob Harmon	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
1	Al Demaree	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	23
2	Al Mamaux	19
2	Allen Russell	19
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Ed Klepfer	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Happy Felsch	.338
3	Dode Paskert	.336
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336
5	Jake Daubert	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Gainer	3
1	Dode Paskert	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Chief Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Bobby Veach	21
3	George Sisler	17
3	Possum Whitted	17
5	Chief Wilson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	15
2	Armando Marsans	13
3	Max Carey	12
4	Rabbit Maranville	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Prendergast	0.78
2	Claude Hendrix	0.86
3	Ernie Shore	0.88
4	Eddie Plank	0.95
5	Larry Cheney	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Dick Rudolph	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	40
2	Dave Davenport	39
3	Bullet Joe Bush	38
3	Walter Johnson	38
5	Pete Alexander	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	2
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.337
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.332
3	Bill Hinchman	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.315
5	Dave Robertson	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
1	Cy Williams	14
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Frank Schulte	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	93
2	George Burns	86
3	Hal Chase	82
3	Ty Cobb	82
3	Gavvy Cravath	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	52
3	Benny Kauff	47
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Larry Cheney	1.45
3	Jesse Barnes	1.57
4	Walter Johnson	1.74
5	Mike Prendergast	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	Dick Rudolph	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Harry Harper	180
3	Pete Alexander	177
4	Babe Ruth	171
5	Hippo Vaughn	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Allen Russell	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	4 others tied	5