On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	59	.582	--
Tigers	83	62	.572	1.0
White Sox	82	62	.569	1.5
Yankees	74	67	.525	8.0
Browns	74	71	.510	10.0
Senators	71	69	.507	10.5
Indians	73	71	.507	10.5
Athletics	31	109	.221	50.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 3, Tigers 1

Senators 9, Indians 6

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	83	55	.601	--
Phillies	80	56	.588	2.0
Braves	78	55	.586	2.5
Giants	73	62	.541	8.5
Pirates	64	77	.454	20.5
Cubs	63	79	.444	22.0
Cardinals	60	82	.423	25.0
Reds	54	89	.378	31.5

Games

Robins 3, Reds 1

Giants 9, Pirates 2

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
3	Dick Egan	3
3	Joe Gedeon	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	3
1	Joe Judge	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	Amos Strunk	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	2
2	Bruno Betzel	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
2	Fred Anderson	0.86
3	Al Schulz	0.75
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
5	Elmer Jacobs	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bert Gallia	8
1	Jeff Tesreau	8
3	Fred Anderson	6
3	Al Schulz	6
5	Bob Shawkey	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
2	Hal Chase	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.319
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Dave Robertson	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	39
5	3 tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.56
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	Jeff Pfeffer	22
4	Harry Coveleski	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	223
2	Elmer Myers	169
3	Babe Ruth	157
4	Pete Alexander	156
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	.429
2	Hal Chase	.397
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.365
4	Benny Kauff	.362
5	Casey Stengel	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	14
3	Benny Kauff	13
3	Bobby Veach	13
5	Art Fletcher	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Benny Kauff	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.31
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.46
3	Pol Perritt	0.61
4	Bob Harmon	0.69
5	Scott Perry	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
2	Rube Benton	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Larry Cheney	26
3	Elmer Myers	22
4	Al Demaree	21
5	5 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.385
2	Zack Wheat	.377
3	Fred Luderus	.374
4	Hal Chase	.355
5	Wally Pipp	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	5
3	Zack Wheat	4
4	Wally Schang	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Zack Wheat	26
3	Bill Hinchman	24
3	Bobby Veach	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	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.81
2	Walter Johnson	0.89
3	Babe Ruth	0.97
4	Tom Hughes	1.09
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Harry Coveleski	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	47
2	Walter Johnson	42
3	Larry Cheney	40
4	Al Demaree	37
4	Dick Rudolph	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Gene Packard	2
5	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.342
2	Hal Chase	.327
3	Eddie Collins	.319
4	Zack Wheat	.315
5	Jake Daubert	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	57
3	Armando Marsans	44
4	Benny Kauff	43
5	Clyde Milan	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.48
2	Larry Cheney	1.70
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Babe Ruth	1.84
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Elmer Myers	181
3	Babe Ruth	171
4	Harry Harper	167
5	Pete Alexander	163

Saves

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