On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 52 .577 --
Tigers 70 57 .551 3.0
White Sox 69 57 .548 3.5
Browns 69 58 .543 4.0
Yankees 66 59 .528 6.0
Indians 67 60 .528 6.0
Senators 60 62 .492 10.5
Athletics 27 94 .223 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 72 44 .621 --
Braves 69 46 .600 2.5
Phillies 67 49 .578 5.0
Giants 56 58 .491 15.0
Pirates 55 64 .462 18.5
Cardinals 55 68 .447 20.5
Cubs 55 68 .447 20.5
Reds 46 78 .371 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Hooks Warner 3
1 Rollie Zeider 3
4 Donie Bush 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Ralph Young 3
3 Happy Felsch 2
3 Joe Leonard 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 2
2 Larry Chappell 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Mamaux 0.83
2 Joe Benz 0.71
3 Lee Meadows 0.62
4 Babe Ruth 0.56
5 Willie Mitchell 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ernie Koob 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 6
2 Doc Ayers 5
2 Joe Benz 5
2 Al Mamaux 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .353
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 78
2 George Burns 69
3 Bobby Veach 66
4 Harry Heilmann 63
5 Heinie Zimmerman 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 50
2 Max Carey 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 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 188
2 Harry Harper 140
3 Bullet Joe Bush 139
4 Elmer Myers 138
5 2 tied 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 .400
2 George Burns .396
3 Eddie Collins .386
4 Shano Collins .372
5 Roger Peckinpaugh .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Braggo Roth 2
4 George Burns 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
2 Stuffy McInnis 13
2 Zack Wheat 13
4 Bill Hinchman 12
4 Ed Konetchy 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.29
2 Rube Marquard 0.35
3 Joe Benz 0.50
4 Jack Coombs 0.53
5 Eppa Rixey 0.93

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 Bullet Joe Bush 25
2 Elmer Myers 22
2 Eppa Rixey 22
4 Claude Hendrix 19
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 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
2 Eddie Collins .376
3 Zack Wheat .343
4 Casey Stengel .341
5 Jimmy Johnston .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Braggo Roth 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
4 Rabbit Maranville 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21
1 Wally Pipp 21
3 Bill Hinchman 19
4 Ed Konetchy 18
4 Bobby Veach 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Ruth 0.80
2 Fred Toney 0.93
2 Bill Evans 0.93
4 Harry Coveleski 0.98
5 Rube Marquard 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6
4 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 42
2 Eppa Rixey 39
3 Claude Hendrix 35
3 Elmer Myers 35
5 Al Mamaux 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Ed Klepfer 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .337
2 Hal Chase .316
3 Honus Wagner .314
4 Bill Hinchman .310
5 Jake Daubert .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 12
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 90
2 George Burns 82
2 Wally Pipp 82
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 81
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
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 1.44
3 Jesse Barnes 1.78
4 Babe Ruth 1.79
5 Walter Johnson 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 232
2 Harry Harper 174
3 Pete Alexander 168
4 Babe Ruth 166
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