On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 47 .595 --
White Sox 65 54 .546 5.5
Yankees 63 53 .543 6.0
Tigers 65 55 .542 6.0
Browns 64 55 .538 6.5
Indians 62 55 .530 7.5
Senators 55 60 .478 13.5
Athletics 24 88 .214 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 68 41 .624 --
Braves 62 42 .596 3.5
Phillies 64 46 .582 4.5
Giants 53 56 .486 15.0
Pirates 51 59 .464 17.5
Cubs 52 63 .452 19.0
Cardinals 52 64 .448 19.5
Reds 43 74 .368 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Lavan 5
2 John Henry 4
2 Alex McCarthy 4
2 Howie Shanks 4
2 Ralph Young 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 5
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Stuffy McInnis 2
2 Bobby Veach 2
2 Tillie Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Burt Shotton 3
2 Max Flack 2
2 Possum Whitted 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
2 Jim Shaw 0.45
3 George Cunningham 0.44
4 Eppa Rixey 0.44
5 Walter Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill Evans 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 7
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Jim Shaw 5
4 George Cunningham 4
4 Walter Johnson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .350
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 70
2 George Burns 69
3 Harry Heilmann 62
3 Bobby Veach 62
5 Heinie Zimmerman 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 48
2 Max Carey 46
3 Armando Marsans 36
4 Bob Bescher 29
4 Benny Kauff 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.40
2 Larry Cheney 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 21
3 Jeff Pfeffer 19
4 Al Mamaux 17
4 Bob Shawkey 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 185
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 .489
2 Eddie Collins .385
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
4 Rogers Hornsby .349
5 Zack Wheat .345

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 12
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 11
2 Possum Whitted 11
4 Sam Crawford 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Armando Marsans 7
4 Jimmy Johnston 6
4 Possum Whitted 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
1 Jack Coombs 0.00
3 Babe Ruth 0.32
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.35
5 Harry Coveleski 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
2 Eppa Rixey 25
3 Larry Cheney 20
4 Claude Hendrix 18
4 Walter Johnson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .355
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .354
3 Eddie Collins .349
4 Happy Felsch .333
5 Dode Paskert .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 24
2 Ty Cobb 20
3 Possum Whitted 19
4 George Sisler 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
1 Braggo Roth 13
3 Ty Cobb 12
3 Armando Marsans 12
5 Burt Shotton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Weilman 0.78
2 Jesse Barnes 0.93
3 Larry Cheney 1.09
4 Claude Hendrix 1.23
5 Ernie Shore 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 Larry Cheney 6
2 Rube Foster 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 39
2 Eppa Rixey 38
3 Walter Johnson 37
4 Bullet Joe Bush 35
4 2 others tied 35

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 .335
2 Hal Chase .327
3 Bill Hinchman .319
4 Honus Wagner .312
5 Jake Daubert .309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 George Burns 87
3 Ty Cobb 81
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 80
5 Hal Chase 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Max Carey 54
3 Benny Kauff 44
4 Clyde Milan 43
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Larry Cheney 1.44
3 Jesse Barnes 1.65
4 Walter Johnson 1.80
5 Jeff Pfeffer 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Jeff Pfeffer 26
4 Babe Ruth 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

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