On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	78	57	.578	--
Tigers	80	59	.576	0.0
White Sox	78	60	.565	1.5
Yankees	71	65	.522	7.5
Browns	72	67	.518	8.0
Senators	68	66	.507	9.5
Indians	70	69	.504	10.0
Athletics	30	104	.224	47.5

Games

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

White Sox 9, Browns 8

Indians 8, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	78	54	.591	--
Phillies	77	54	.588	0.5
Braves	75	54	.581	1.5
Giants	67	62	.519	9.5
Pirates	64	70	.478	15.0
Cubs	61	76	.445	19.5
Cardinals	59	79	.428	22.0
Reds	53	85	.384	28.0

Games

Pirates 6, Robins 3

Braves 7, Cubs 3

Braves 11, Cubs 6

Giants 3, Reds 0

Giants 6, Reds 4

Cardinals 7, Phillies 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Smith	6
2	Rabbit Maranville	5
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Ed Konetchy	4
3	Sherry Magee	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Red Smith	4
4	Jimmy Archer	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nemo Leibold	2
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Amos Strunk	2
4	Carson Bigbee	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Demaree	1.00
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.67
3	Joe Lotz	0.43
4	Ed Reulbach	0.35
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Demaree	8
2	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Dave Danforth	5
4	Elmer Myers	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Pol Perritt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
2	Hal Chase	.326
3	Zack Wheat	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Honus Wagner	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	George Burns	72
4	Hal Chase	71
5	2 tied	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	54
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Bob Bescher	35
4	Benny Kauff	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.54
2	Larry Cheney	1.74
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Babe Ruth	1.81
5	Red Faber	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Al Mamaux	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	215
2	Elmer Myers	164
3	Pete Alexander	152
3	Harry Harper	152
3	Babe Ruth	152

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	Eddie Collins	.417
2	Walter Holke	.410
3	Zack Wheat	.388
4	Hal Chase	.381
5	Bill Hinchman	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Wally Schang	3
4	Ty Cobb	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Sam Crawford	12
4	Hal Chase	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Collins	7
3	Carson Bigbee	5
3	George Burns	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.38
2	Erskine Mayer	0.87
3	Walter Johnson	0.97
4	Red Faber	1.02
5	Tom Hughes	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Harry Coveleski	3
2	Bert Gallia	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
1	Elmer Myers	27
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Dick Rudolph	23
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilbur Cooper	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.385
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.355
3	Zack Wheat	.349
4	Wally Pipp	.337
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	Wally Schang	4
5	Dave Robertson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	24
2	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Bobby Veach	22
4	Ed Konetchy	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Max Carey	13
3	Armando Marsans	11
4	George Burns	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	0.60
2	Tom Hughes	1.02
3	Joe Benz	1.15
4	Ferdie Schupp	1.18
5	Walter Johnson	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	48
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Dick Rudolph	39
4	Eppa Rixey	38
5	Claude Hendrix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.336
2	Hal Chase	.319
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Zack Wheat	.310
5	Bill Hinchman	.307

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	92
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Bill Hinchman	82
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	79
5	Ty Cobb	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	42
5	2 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.43
2	Babe Ruth	1.78
3	Walter Johnson	1.79
4	Larry Cheney	1.79
5	Joe Benz	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Al Mamaux	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	242
2	Elmer Myers	176
3	Harry Harper	175
4	Babe Ruth	171
5	Pete Alexander	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	4 tied	5