On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	51	.582	--
Tigers	69	57	.548	4.0
White Sox	68	57	.544	4.5
Browns	68	58	.540	5.0
Yankees	66	58	.532	6.0
Indians	67	59	.532	6.0
Senators	59	62	.488	11.5
Athletics	27	93	.225	43.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

White Sox 7, Athletics 3

Senators 3, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	72	44	.621	--
Braves	69	45	.605	2.0
Phillies	67	49	.578	5.0
Giants	56	58	.491	15.0
Pirates	54	64	.458	19.0
Cardinals	55	67	.451	20.0
Cubs	54	68	.443	21.0
Reds	46	78	.371	30.0

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Giants 6, Reds 5

Braves 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Robins 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Egan	4
2	Max Carey	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Bill Hinchman	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doug Baird	3
1	Fritz Von Kolnitz	3
3	Larry Gardner	2
3	Buck Herzog	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Weaver	3
2	Terry Turner	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	George Burns	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.50
2	Red Faber	1.25
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.00
4	Bert Gallia	0.78
5	Rube Marquard	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	8
2	Bert Gallia	7
3	Frank Miller	6
4	Red Faber	5
4	Tom Sheehan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Honus Wagner	.318
4	Dave Robertson	.316
5	Hal Chase	.313

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	76
2	George Burns	69
3	Bobby Veach	65
4	Harry Heilmann	63
5	Heinie Zimmerman	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
1	Ty Cobb	49
3	Armando Marsans	40
4	Bob Bescher	31
4	Benny Kauff	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	1.40
2	Pete Alexander	1.44
3	Rube Marquard	1.60
4	Eppa Rixey	1.87
5	Babe Ruth	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	Al Mamaux	18
4	Bob Shawkey	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	188
2	Harry Harper	140
3	Elmer Myers	138
4	Bullet Joe Bush	135
5	Pete Alexander	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Allen Russell	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Jim Bagby	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stuffy McInnis	.404
2	George Burns	.396
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
4	Wally Pipp	.357
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
4	George Burns	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
1	Zack Wheat	13
3	Bill Hinchman	12
3	Stuffy McInnis	12
5	Ed Konetchy	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Ty Cobb	7
3	Clyde Milan	6
3	Howie Shanks	6
3	Possum Whitted	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.35
3	Jack Coombs	0.53
4	Eppa Rixey	0.93
5	Tom Hughes	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	23
2	Elmer Myers	22
2	Eppa Rixey	22
4	Bullet Joe Bush	21
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.350
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
3	Zack Wheat	.345
4	Wally Pipp	.340
5	Jimmy Johnston	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Dave Robertson	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	20
2	Bill Hinchman	19
2	Ivy Olson	19
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
4	Possum Whitted	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
1	Braggo Roth	14
3	Armando Marsans	13
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	Eddie Collins	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.64
2	Harry Coveleski	0.90
3	Bill Evans	0.93
4	Rube Marquard	1.02
5	Rube Foster	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Dick Rudolph	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	41
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Larry Cheney	36
4	Claude Hendrix	35
4	Elmer Myers	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Rudolph	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	Dave Davenport	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336
2	Hal Chase	.316
3	Bill Hinchman	.315
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Honus Wagner	.313

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	89
2	George Burns	83
3	Ty Cobb	81
3	Wally Pipp	81
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	57
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Armando Marsans	43
4	Clyde Milan	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.43
3	Jesse Barnes	1.78
4	Walter Johnson	1.79
5	Babe Ruth	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	232
2	Harry Harper	177
3	Pete Alexander	169
4	Hippo Vaughn	164
5	3 tied	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Tom Hughes	7
3	Allen Russell	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6
5	3 tied	5