On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	55	.580	--
Tigers	75	58	.564	2.0
White Sox	74	58	.561	2.5
Browns	70	63	.526	7.0
Yankees	69	63	.523	7.5
Indians	68	65	.511	9.0
Senators	66	64	.508	9.5
Athletics	29	101	.223	46.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 3

Senators 5, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Browns 6, Tigers 5

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	75	49	.605	--
Robins	74	51	.592	1.5
Braves	71	51	.582	3.0
Giants	60	62	.492	14.0
Pirates	61	67	.477	16.0
Cubs	59	72	.450	19.5
Cardinals	56	75	.427	22.5
Reds	51	80	.389	27.5

Games

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Giants 4, Robins 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Milan	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Donie Bush	3
2	Max Flack	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eppa Rixey	3
2	Walter Holke	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Del Pratt	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ed Fitzpatrick	1
1	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.33
2	Jack Nabors	0.80
3	Tom Hughes	0.67
4	Bert Gallia	0.62
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bert Gallia	5
2	Jack Nabors	4
2	Ferdie Schupp	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
2	Hal Chase	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.318
5	Zack Wheat	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Wally Pipp	10
3	Dave Robertson	9
4	Home Run Baker	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	80
2	George Burns	71
2	Bobby Veach	71
4	Hal Chase	68
5	Bill Hinchman	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	55
2	Max Carey	53
3	Armando Marsans	42
4	Benny Kauff	34
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.41
2	Rube Marquard	1.63
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.78
4	Eppa Rixey	1.81
5	Larry Cheney	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Al Mamaux	20
4	Jeff Pfeffer	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Elmer Myers	152
3	Harry Harper	146
4	Pete Alexander	144
5	Babe Ruth	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	William Fischer	.438
2	Fred Luderus	.411
3	Milt Stock	.404
4	Zack Wheat	.403
5	2 tied	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
1	Hooks Warner	2
1	Cy Williams	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	15
2	Ed Konetchy	12
2	Stuffy McInnis	12
4	Hal Chase	11
4	Gavvy Cravath	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Ray Chapman	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.33
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.46
3	Joe Benz	0.67
4	Babe Ruth	0.75
5	Jim Shaw	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Bert Gallia	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	24
2	Ferdie Schupp	21
2	Bob Steele	21
4	Dick Rudolph	20
5	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.387
2	Zack Wheat	.375
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.363
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Wally Pipp	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Braggo Roth	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	25
2	Possum Whitted	21
3	Wally Pipp	20
4	Gavvy Cravath	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
1	Ty Cobb	15
3	Armando Marsans	14
4	Clyde Milan	11
5	Howie Shanks	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.56
2	Joe Benz	0.67
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.83
4	Bill Doak	0.84
5	Harry Coveleski	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Eppa Rixey	7
3	Tom Hughes	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	43
2	Bullet Joe Bush	41
3	Elmer Myers	38
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	Claude Hendrix	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Bob Shawkey	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Wilbur Cooper	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.330
2	Hal Chase	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.311
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Jake Daubert	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Wally Pipp	11
4	Dave Robertson	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	90
2	Bill Hinchman	83
2	Wally Pipp	83
4	Gavvy Cravath	80
5	George Burns	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	56
3	Benny Kauff	45
3	Armando Marsans	45
5	Clyde Milan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Walter Johnson	1.77
3	Mike Prendergast	1.78
4	Babe Ruth	1.84
5	Eppa Rixey	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Harry Harper	171
3	Babe Ruth	167
4	Pete Alexander	166
5	Elmer Myers	164

Saves

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