On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	47	.591	--
White Sox	65	53	.551	4.5
Yankees	62	53	.539	6.0
Browns	63	54	.538	6.0
Tigers	64	55	.538	6.0
Indians	62	54	.534	6.5
Senators	54	59	.478	13.0
Athletics	24	87	.216	42.0

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

Red Sox 3, Indians 0

Athletics 1, Tigers 0

Browns 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	68	40	.630	--
Braves	62	42	.596	4.0
Phillies	64	45	.587	4.5
Giants	53	56	.486	15.5
Pirates	50	59	.459	18.5
Cardinals	52	64	.448	20.0
Cubs	51	63	.447	20.0
Reds	43	74	.368	29.5

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 4

Braves 1, Reds 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 7

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dode Paskert	4
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Casey Stengel	1
1	Buck Weaver	1
1	Possum Whitted	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	4
2	Bill Hinchman	3
2	Milt Stock	3
4	Wilbur Cooper	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Schang	2
2	Paddy Baumann	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.71
2	Larry Cheney	0.50
2	Bob Shawkey	0.50
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.45
5	Bill Doak	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	8
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	George McQuillan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Dave Robertson	.317
5	Hal Chase	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Wally Pipp	9
2	Dave Robertson	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	69
2	George Burns	68
3	Harry Heilmann	62
4	Bobby Veach	60
4	Heinie Zimmerman	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	47
2	Max Carey	45
3	Armando Marsans	36
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	Benny Kauff	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.37
2	Pete Alexander	1.40
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
4	Bob Shawkey	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	181
2	Harry Harper	139
3	Elmer Myers	128
4	Pete Alexander	127
5	Bullet Joe Bush	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	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	.522
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
3	Eddie Collins	.365
4	Happy Felsch	.360
5	Rogers Hornsby	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Possum Whitted	2
2	Chief Wilson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Possum Whitted	12
3	Bill Hinchman	10
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10
3	Chief Wilson	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Ty Cobb	7
4	Jimmy Johnston	6
5	Rogers Hornsby	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
2	Babe Ruth	0.35
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.35
4	Harry Coveleski	0.38
5	Bill Evans	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	26
2	Eppa Rixey	22
3	Larry Cheney	18
3	Claude Hendrix	18
5	Bill Doak	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.369
2	Eddie Collins	.352
3	Happy Felsch	.347
4	Dode Paskert	.341
5	Rogers Hornsby	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Casey Stengel	4
3	Del Gainer	3
3	Dode Paskert	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	22
2	Possum Whitted	21
3	Ty Cobb	20
4	George Sisler	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	13
1	Braggo Roth	13
3	Max Carey	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
5	Rabbit Maranville	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.72
2	Jesse Barnes	0.93
3	Eddie Plank	0.95
4	Larry Cheney	0.96
5	Claude Hendrix	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Rube Foster	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	39
2	Pete Alexander	36
3	Bullet Joe Bush	35
3	Elmer Myers	35
5	Dave Davenport	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336
2	Hal Chase	.327
3	Bill Hinchman	.321
4	Honus Wagner	.312
5	Jake Daubert	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Fred Merkle	11
4	Wally Pipp	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	93
2	George Burns	86
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	Gavvy Cravath	80
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	53
3	Benny Kauff	46
4	Clyde Milan	42
5	Armando Marsans	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.26
2	Larry Cheney	1.40
3	Jesse Barnes	1.65
4	Walter Johnson	1.78
5	Carl Weilman	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Harry Harper	180
3	Pete Alexander	171
4	Babe Ruth	165
4	Hippo Vaughn	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Allen Russell	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	3 others tied	5