On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	47	.584	--
White Sox	65	51	.560	2.5
Indians	62	52	.544	4.5
Tigers	63	54	.538	5.0
Browns	62	54	.534	5.5
Yankees	60	53	.531	6.0
Senators	54	58	.482	11.5
Athletics	23	86	.211	41.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	66	39	.629	--
Phillies	63	42	.600	3.0
Braves	59	42	.584	5.0
Giants	53	53	.500	13.5
Cubs	50	61	.450	19.0
Pirates	47	58	.448	19.0
Cardinals	49	64	.434	21.0
Reds	43	71	.377	27.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Reds 1

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Robins 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 7, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Byrne	3
1	Joe Wilhoit	3
3	Dave Bancroft	2
3	Jack Barry	2
3	27 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Robertson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
5	30 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	Baldy Louden	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	1.20
2	Fred Toney	1.17
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.71
4	Eppa Rixey	0.64
5	Walter Johnson	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	9
2	Fred Toney	7
3	Rube Marquard	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Walter Johnson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Dave Robertson	.322
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Hal Chase	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Dave Robertson	9
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
5	Fred Merkle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	68
2	George Burns	66
3	Harry Heilmann	62
4	Heinie Zimmerman	59
5	Bobby Veach	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	46
2	Max Carey	44
3	Armando Marsans	34
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.34
2	Pete Alexander	1.34
3	Rube Marquard	1.75
4	Red Faber	1.77
5	Mellie Wolfgang	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	181
2	Harry Harper	134
3	Pete Alexander	125
4	Bullet Joe Bush	122
4	2 others tied	122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.455
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Eddie Collins	.396
4	Happy Felsch	.370
4	Les Mann	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Zack Wheat	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	11
2	George Sisler	11
4	George Burns	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Braggo Roth	7
3	Max Carey	6
3	Armando Marsans	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.35
2	Pete Alexander	0.50
3	Carl Weilman	0.52
4	Pete Schneider	0.56
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Foster	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	22
1	Eppa Rixey	22
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Rube Marquard	19
5	Walter Johnson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Ed Klepfer	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Dick Rudolph	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Happy Felsch	.368
2	Eddie Collins	.351
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.338
4	Dode Paskert	.320
5	Hal Chase	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Del Gainer	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Bobby Veach	20
3	George Sisler	18
3	Possum Whitted	18
5	Happy Felsch	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Max Carey	11
2	Armando Marsans	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.50
2	Larry Cheney	0.86
3	Eddie Plank	0.95
4	Pete Alexander	0.99
5	Claude Hendrix	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	Rube Foster	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	40
2	Pete Alexander	37
2	Dave Davenport	37
4	Walter Johnson	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.330
2	Bill Hinchman	.320
3	Dave Robertson	.314
4	Honus Wagner	.311
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
1	Cy Williams	14
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Dave Robertson	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	George Burns	86
3	Gavvy Cravath	82
4	Hal Chase	81
4	Ty Cobb	81

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	1.25
2	Larry Cheney	1.38
3	Jesse Barnes	1.65
4	Walter Johnson	1.76
5	Carl Weilman	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Harry Harper	180
3	Pete Alexander	178
4	Babe Ruth	171
5	Dave Davenport	167

Saves

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