On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	48	.593	--
Tigers	66	56	.541	6.0
Browns	66	56	.541	6.0
Yankees	64	55	.538	6.5
White Sox	65	56	.537	6.5
Indians	65	56	.537	6.5
Senators	57	60	.487	12.5
Athletics	25	91	.216	44.0

Games

Browns 5, Yankees 2

Indians 13, Athletics 9

Indians 10, Athletics 2

Senators 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	69	42	.622	--
Braves	64	42	.604	2.5
Phillies	65	47	.580	4.5
Giants	54	57	.486	15.0
Pirates	52	60	.464	17.5
Cardinals	53	65	.449	19.5
Cubs	52	65	.444	20.0
Reds	44	75	.370	29.0

Games

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Robins 3, Reds 2

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
1	Tris Speaker	5
3	Terry Turner	4
3	Bill Wambsganss	4
3	Hooks Warner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herb Hunter	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	5
2	Herb Hunter	4
2	Stuffy McInnis	4
4	Braggo Roth	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	Ray Schalk	2
2	Bill Wambsganss	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Rudolph	1.20
2	Lefty Williams	0.83
3	Mike Prendergast	0.50
4	Jim Bagby	0.42
5	Larry Cheney	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Rudolph	6
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Fred Beebe	5
2	Lefty Williams	5
2	Marsh Williams	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Jim Shaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.351
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	Dave Robertson	.316
5	Hal Chase	.314

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	71
2	George Burns	69
3	Harry Heilmann	63
4	Bobby Veach	62
5	Heinie Zimmerman	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	49
2	Max Carey	47
3	Armando Marsans	38
4	Bob Bescher	29
4	2 others tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.42
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Rube Marquard	1.71
4	Jesse Barnes	1.81
5	Frank Miller	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	185
2	Harry Harper	140
3	Pete Alexander	131
3	Elmer Myers	131
5	Bullet Joe Bush	128

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
2	Casey Stengel	.378
3	Gavvy Cravath	.353
4	Eddie Collins	.347
5	Les Mann	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Braggo Roth	3
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	Dave Robertson	2
3	Possum Whitted	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	13
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
3	Elmer Smith	11
4	Zack Wheat	10
4	Possum Whitted	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
1	Armando Marsans	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
4	Howie Shanks	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.00
1	Jack Coombs	0.00
3	Babe Ruth	0.24
4	Bill Evans	0.41
5	Harry Coveleski	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	25
2	Claude Hendrix	21
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Larry Cheney	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Harry Coveleski	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.360
2	Rogers Hornsby	.359
3	Casey Stengel	.350
4	Dode Paskert	.339
5	Eddie Collins	.336

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	Ty Cobb	20
2	Possum Whitted	20
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
5	Bill Hinchman	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	14
2	Max Carey	13
2	Ty Cobb	13
2	Armando Marsans	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Weilman	0.98
2	Babe Ruth	1.05
3	Jesse Barnes	1.21
4	Larry Cheney	1.21
5	Eddie Plank	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	8
2	Larry Cheney	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Rube Foster	6
3	Dick Rudolph	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	38
1	Elmer Myers	38
1	Eppa Rixey	38
4	Bullet Joe Bush	37
4	Walter Johnson	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Dick Rudolph	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Harry Coveleski	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.338
2	Bill Hinchman	.320
3	Honus Wagner	.312
4	Jake Daubert	.310
5	Dave Robertson	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	George Burns	87
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	82
4	Ty Cobb	80
5	Bill Hinchman	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	55
3	Benny Kauff	42
4	Armando Marsans	41
5	Clyde Milan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Larry Cheney	1.46
3	Jesse Barnes	1.65
4	Walter Johnson	1.81
5	Mike Prendergast	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	26
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	236
2	Harry Harper	181
3	Pete Alexander	170
4	Babe Ruth	165
5	2 tied	160

Saves

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