On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	81	59	.579	--
Tigers	83	61	.576	0.0
White Sox	81	62	.566	1.5
Yankees	73	67	.521	8.0
Browns	74	70	.514	9.0
Indians	73	70	.510	9.5
Senators	70	69	.504	10.5
Athletics	31	108	.223	49.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Senators 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	82	55	.599	--
Phillies	80	55	.593	1.0
Braves	77	55	.583	2.5
Giants	71	62	.534	9.0
Pirates	64	75	.460	19.0
Cubs	62	79	.440	22.0
Cardinals	60	81	.426	24.0
Reds	54	88	.380	30.5

Games

Robins 4, Reds 1

Reds 2, Robins 1

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Pirates 1, Giants 1

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Braves 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Max Carey	3
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Eddie Foster	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Mowrey	3
2	Duffy Lewis	2
2	Lefty Tyler	2
4	Gavvy Cravath	1
4	17 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
1	Les Mann	2
4	Max Carey	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	1.67
2	Larry Cheney	1.00
2	Eppa Rixey	1.00
4	Rube Marquard	0.88
5	2 tied	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	Elmer Myers	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	8
2	Rube Marquard	7
2	Pol Perritt	7
2	Eppa Rixey	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.350
2	Hal Chase	.331
3	Zack Wheat	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Dave Robertson	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
1	Bobby Veach	82
3	Hal Chase	73
3	Harry Heilmann	73
5	George Burns	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	38
5	2 tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.57
2	Larry Cheney	1.68
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Walter Johnson	1.80
5	Babe Ruth	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Harry Coveleski	21
3	Al Mamaux	21
3	Jeff Pfeffer	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	223
2	Elmer Myers	169
3	Babe Ruth	157
4	Pete Alexander	153
5	Harry Harper	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.423
2	Hal Chase	.387
3	Hi Myers	.368
4	Fred Luderus	.357
5	Zack Wheat	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Wally Schang	3
2	Zack Wheat	3
5	2 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
2	Bobby Veach	16
3	Zack Wheat	13
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Amos Strunk	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Benny Kauff	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.31
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.46
3	Tom Hughes	0.64
4	Bob Harmon	0.69
5	Scott Perry	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Larry Cheney	26
3	Babe Ruth	24
3	Lefty Williams	24
5	Elmer Myers	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.396
2	Fred Luderus	.364
3	Hal Chase	.358
4	Zack Wheat	.351
5	Wally Pipp	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Benny Kauff	4
3	Wally Schang	3
3	Zack Wheat	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Bobby Veach	25
2	Zack Wheat	25
4	Bill Hinchman	24
5	Ed Konetchy	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Max Carey	12
4	George Burns	11
5	Amos Strunk	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.81
2	Babe Ruth	0.89
3	Tom Hughes	1.08
4	Joe Benz	1.15
5	Walter Johnson	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	47
1	Elmer Myers	47
3	Larry Cheney	40
3	Eppa Rixey	40
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Red Ames	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Gene Packard	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.343
2	Hal Chase	.327
3	Eddie Collins	.319
4	Zack Wheat	.313
5	Dave Robertson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
3	Dave Robertson	11
5	Home Run Baker	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	94
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Gavvy Cravath	83
4	Heinie Zimmerman	81
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	57
3	Armando Marsans	44
4	Benny Kauff	42
4	Clyde Milan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.45
2	Larry Cheney	1.70
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Joe Benz	1.84
5	Babe Ruth	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	Babe Ruth	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Elmer Myers	181
3	Babe Ruth	171
4	Harry Harper	167
5	Pete Alexander	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Rube Marquard	6
3	Allen Russell	6