On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	53	.573	--
Tigers	70	57	.551	2.5
White Sox	69	57	.548	3.0
Browns	69	58	.543	3.5
Yankees	67	59	.532	5.0
Indians	67	60	.528	5.5
Senators	61	63	.492	10.0
Athletics	28	95	.228	42.5

Games

Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	72	46	.610	--
Braves	70	46	.603	1.0
Phillies	69	49	.585	3.0
Giants	56	59	.487	14.5
Pirates	55	65	.458	18.0
Cardinals	55	68	.447	19.5
Cubs	55	68	.447	19.5
Reds	47	78	.376	28.5

Games

Braves 3, Giants 1

Phillies 3, Robins 0

Phillies 6, Robins 0

Reds 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Witt	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Fred Luderus	4
2	Possum Whitted	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Hooks Warner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Joe Gedeon	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Pick	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Doc Johnston	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.14
2	Elmer Myers	0.90
3	Fred Anderson	0.67
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.64
5	Erv Kantlehner	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	9
2	Walter Johnson	8
3	Molly Craft	7
3	Jeff Pfeffer	7
5	Fred Anderson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.353
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	Hal Chase	.319
4	Honus Wagner	.318
5	Dave Robertson	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	80
2	George Burns	69
3	Bobby Veach	66
4	Hal Chase	63
4	Harry Heilmann	63

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	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Larry Cheney	1.40
3	Rube Marquard	1.59
4	Eppa Rixey	1.80
5	Babe Ruth	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Jeff Pfeffer	19
5	Bob Shawkey	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Elmer Myers	147
3	Harry Harper	140
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Pete Alexander	137

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	.392
3	William Fischer	.389
4	Shano Collins	.385
5	Fred Luderus	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Braggo Roth	2
2	Hooks Warner	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	13
1	Wally Pipp	13
1	Possum Whitted	13
4	Bill Hinchman	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Armando Marsans	6
1	Howie Shanks	6
1	Possum Whitted	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.29
2	Rube Marquard	0.33
3	Joe Benz	0.50
4	Jack Coombs	0.75
5	Eppa Rixey	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
4	Hooks Dauss	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	25
2	Eppa Rixey	24
3	Walter Johnson	20
4	Bullet Joe Bush	19
4	Claude Hendrix	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
2	Eddie Collins	.375
3	Zack Wheat	.357
4	Wally Pipp	.352
5	Bill Hinchman	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Braggo Roth	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	22
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	21
3	Possum Whitted	20
4	Bill Hinchman	18
4	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	13
2	Max Carey	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Armando Marsans	12
5	Eddie Collins	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.67
2	Babe Ruth	0.80
3	Bill Evans	0.93
4	Pete Alexander	0.98
5	Harry Coveleski	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	42
2	Eppa Rixey	41
3	Elmer Myers	39
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	2 tied	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	.334
2	Hal Chase	.318
3	Honus Wagner	.313
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Jake Daubert	.309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
2	Wally Pipp	84
3	George Burns	82
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80
5	3 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	56
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Armando Marsans	43
5	Clyde Milan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Larry Cheney	1.44
3	Walter Johnson	1.77
4	Jesse Barnes	1.78
5	Babe Ruth	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	25
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	240
2	Harry Harper	174
3	Pete Alexander	172
4	Babe Ruth	166
5	Hippo Vaughn	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