On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	83	59	.585	--
White Sox	83	62	.572	1.5
Tigers	83	63	.568	2.0
Yankees	74	68	.521	9.0
Browns	75	71	.514	10.0
Indians	74	71	.510	10.5
Senators	71	70	.504	11.5
Athletics	31	110	.220	51.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 7

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Indians 3, Senators 2

Browns 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	84	55	.604	--
Phillies	82	56	.594	1.5
Braves	78	56	.582	3.5
Giants	74	62	.544	8.5
Pirates	64	79	.448	22.0
Cubs	63	80	.441	23.0
Cardinals	60	83	.420	26.0
Reds	55	89	.382	31.5

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Reds 12, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Eddie Collins	4
3	Art Fletcher	3
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gedeon	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.71
2	Al Mamaux	0.67
3	Dutch Leonard	0.60
4	Reb Russell	0.54
5	Jimmy Lavender	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Demaree	2
2	Joe Boehling	1
2	Bob Groom	1
2	Dutch Leonard	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Reb Russell	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Al Mamaux	6
4	Ferdie Schupp	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.348
2	Hal Chase	.333
3	Zack Wheat	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Eddie Collins	.309

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	Hal Chase	76
4	George Burns	73
4	2 others tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Max Carey	56
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	39
5	Burt Shotton	36

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	.472
2	Hal Chase	.407
3	Fred Luderus	.370
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.357
5	Art Fletcher	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Collins	7
1	Benny Kauff	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.46
2	Ferdie Schupp	0.50
3	Bob Harmon	0.59
4	Pol Perritt	0.61
5	Scott Perry	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
2	Rube Benton	4
2	Al Demaree	4
2	Ferdie Schupp	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	26
2	Al Demaree	21
2	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Rube Benton	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.410
2	Zack Wheat	.388
3	Hal Chase	.377
3	Fred Luderus	.377
5	Edd Roush	.330

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
1	Zack Wheat	27
3	Bill Hinchman	25
4	Bobby Veach	24
5	Ed Konetchy	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Eddie Collins	14
3	Max Carey	12
4	Burt Shotton	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.84
2	Walter Johnson	0.89
3	Babe Ruth	0.97
4	Tom Hughes	1.32
5	Slim Sallee	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Harry Coveleski	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	47
2	Walter Johnson	42
3	Al Demaree	41
4	Larry Cheney	40
5	Dick Rudolph	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Gene Packard	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.343
2	Hal Chase	.334
3	Eddie Collins	.322
4	Zack Wheat	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.307

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	92
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Gavvy Cravath	81
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	81
3	Heinie Zimmerman	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Max Carey	57
3	Armando Marsans	44
4	Clyde Milan	43
5	Benny Kauff	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.48
2	Larry Cheney	1.70
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Babe Ruth	1.83
5	Rube Marquard	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	246
2	Elmer Myers	181
3	Harry Harper	167
4	Babe Ruth	166
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