On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	72	53	.576	--
Tigers	71	57	.555	2.5
White Sox	69	58	.543	4.0
Browns	69	59	.539	4.5
Indians	68	60	.531	5.5
Yankees	67	60	.528	6.0
Senators	62	63	.496	10.0
Athletics	28	96	.226	43.5

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Browns 4

Senators 7, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	72	47	.605	--
Braves	70	47	.598	1.0
Phillies	70	49	.588	2.0
Giants	57	59	.491	13.5
Pirates	56	66	.459	17.5
Cardinals	56	69	.448	19.0
Cubs	56	69	.448	19.0
Reds	48	79	.378	28.0

Games

Giants 4, Braves 1

Giants 5, Braves 5

Phillies 4, Robins 1

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Reds 7, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
1	Art Fletcher	5
3	Doc Lavan	4
3	Lee Magee	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
2	Larry Gardner	1
2	Bill Hinchman	1
2	Milt Stock	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Cy Williams	4
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	Art Fletcher	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Corhan	2
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
4	Bob Bescher	1
4	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Rudolph	0.80
2	Al Demaree	0.67
3	Larry Cheney	0.60
3	George Mogridge	0.60
3	Reb Russell	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Rudolph	8
2	Rube Foster	6
2	Harry Harper	6
2	George Mogridge	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Mike Prendergast	1
1	Al Schulz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.354
2	Hal Chase	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.323
4	Honus Wagner	.320
5	Dave Robertson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Wally Pipp	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	Hal Chase	67
4	Bobby Veach	66
5	Harry Heilmann	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	50
2	Max Carey	49
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Bob Bescher	32
5	Benny Kauff	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.40
2	Larry Cheney	1.55
3	Rube Marquard	1.59
4	Eppa Rixey	1.80
5	Harry Coveleski	1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Elmer Myers	147
3	Harry Harper	146
4	Bullet Joe Bush	139
5	Pete Alexander	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Allen Russell	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	William Fischer	.429
2	George Burns	.400
3	Wally Pipp	.389
4	Fred Luderus	.371
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	14
1	Stuffy McInnis	14
3	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Wally Pipp	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	8
2	Howie Shanks	7
3	Possum Whitted	6
4	George Burns	5
4	8 others 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	Tom Hughes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Harry Coveleski	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	25
2	Eppa Rixey	24
3	Dick Rudolph	21
4	Walter Johnson	20
5	Fred Toney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	Fred Beebe	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
2	Wally Pipp	.361
3	Zack Wheat	.360
4	Eddie Collins	.354
5	Hal Chase	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Braggo Roth	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	22
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	20
2	Possum Whitted	20
4	Bill Hinchman	19
4	Ed Konetchy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	14
2	Braggo Roth	13
3	Max Carey	12
3	Ty Cobb	12
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.67
2	Babe Ruth	0.80
3	Harry Coveleski	0.97
4	Rube Marquard	1.00
5	Pete Alexander	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	8 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	Dick Rudolph	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	Ed Klepfer	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.337
2	Hal Chase	.322
3	Honus Wagner	.312
4	Bill Hinchman	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
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	Hal Chase	82
4	George Burns	81
4	Bill Hinchman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	43
4	Clyde Milan	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.31
2	Larry Cheney	1.57
3	Walter Johnson	1.77
4	Jesse Barnes	1.83
5	Babe Ruth	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Harry Coveleski	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	240
2	Harry Harper	176
3	Pete Alexander	164
4	Hippo Vaughn	162
5	Babe Ruth	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Tom Hughes	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6