On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	55	.580	--
Tigers	76	58	.567	1.5
White Sox	75	58	.564	2.0
Browns	70	64	.522	7.5
Yankees	69	64	.519	8.0
Senators	66	64	.508	9.5
Indians	68	66	.507	9.5
Athletics	30	101	.229	46.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Red Sox 0, Senators 0

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Athletics 8, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	75	50	.600	--
Robins	76	51	.598	0.0
Braves	71	53	.573	3.5
Giants	61	62	.496	13.0
Pirates	61	67	.477	15.5
Cubs	59	72	.450	19.0
Cardinals	57	75	.432	21.5
Reds	51	81	.386	27.5

Games

Robins 6, Braves 2

Robins 4, Braves 0

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ivy Olson	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Schang	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Jim Brown	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Schang	5
2	Art Fletcher	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	Jim Brown	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Wilhoit	2
2	Jack Graney	1
2	Harry Hooper	1
2	Ed Konetchy	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Myers	0.80
2	Joe Benz	0.75
3	Willie Mitchell	0.71
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.57
5	Lee Meadows	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	Elmer Myers	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	8
2	Slim Love	6
3	Willie Mitchell	5
4	Jeff Pfeffer	4
4	Fred Toney	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.352
2	Hal Chase	.322
3	Honus Wagner	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.319
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	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	80
2	Bobby Veach	73
3	George Burns	71
4	Hal Chase	69
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	Tris Speaker	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.52
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
3	Jeff Pfeffer	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Elmer Myers	160
3	Pete Alexander	146
3	Harry Harper	146
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	Milt Stock	.414
2	Zack Wheat	.397
3	Fred Luderus	.393
4	Jack Farmer	.382
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Schang	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Zack Wheat	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	13
2	Hal Chase	12
2	Stuffy McInnis	12
2	Wally Schang	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Ray Chapman	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Clyde Milan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.33
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.44
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.46
4	Jim Shaw	0.65
5	Joe Benz	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Joe Benz	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	29
2	Dick Rudolph	22
3	Joe Benz	21
3	Bob Steele	21
5	Walter Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ed Appleton	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
2	Eddie Collins	.374
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Bill Hinchman	.352
5	Wally Pipp	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	25
2	Zack Wheat	21
3	Gavvy Cravath	20
3	Wally Pipp	20
3	Possum Whitted	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Armando Marsans	13
4	Clyde Milan	11
5	Howie Shanks	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.56
2	Joe Benz	0.79
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.83
4	Bill Doak	0.84
5	Harry Coveleski	0.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	46
2	Bullet Joe Bush	41
3	Eppa Rixey	39
4	Walter Johnson	37
5	2 tied	34

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	.333
2	Jake Daubert	.310
3	Bill Hinchman	.309
4	Eddie Collins	.309
5	Zack Wheat	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Dave Robertson	10
5	Frank Schulte	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	Bill Hinchman	83
2	Wally Pipp	83
4	Gavvy Cravath	82
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	56
3	Benny Kauff	45
3	Armando Marsans	45
5	Clyde Milan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.38
2	Joe Benz	1.77
3	Mike Prendergast	1.78
4	Walter Johnson	1.81
5	Babe Ruth	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	231
2	Elmer Myers	172
3	Harry Harper	171
4	Pete Alexander	168
5	Babe Ruth	167

Saves

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