On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	85	59	.590	--
White Sox	84	63	.571	2.5
Tigers	84	64	.568	3.0
Yankees	75	69	.521	10.0
Browns	76	72	.514	11.0
Indians	75	72	.510	11.5
Senators	71	72	.497	13.5
Athletics	32	111	.224	52.5

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

Red Sox 4, Indians 1

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Browns 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	86	55	.610	--
Phillies	83	57	.593	2.5
Braves	78	58	.574	5.5
Giants	76	62	.551	8.5
Pirates	65	80	.448	23.0
Cubs	63	82	.434	25.0
Cardinals	60	85	.414	28.0
Reds	57	89	.390	31.5

Games

Robins 11, Cardinals 1

Giants 5, Cubs 0

Phillies 7, Pirates 4

Reds 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	William Fischer	3
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Jimmy Johnston	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	William Fischer	1
1	Ralph Young	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	3
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Tommy Griffith	3
1	Milt Stock	3
1	Joe Wilhoit	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	3
2	Sam Bohne	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Armando Marsans	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie Shore	0.80
2	Willie Mitchell	0.67
3	Rube Marquard	0.62
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.62
5	Elmer Knetzer	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	George Cunningham	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Erskine Mayer	6
2	Willie Mitchell	6
4	Elmer Knetzer	5
4	Rube Marquard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.343
2	Hal Chase	.333
3	Zack Wheat	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Bill Hinchman	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	84
2	Bobby Veach	82
3	Hal Chase	79
4	Bill Hinchman	77
5	Zack Wheat	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Max Carey	61
3	Armando Marsans	45
4	Benny Kauff	39
5	2 tied	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.56
2	Larry Cheney	1.63
3	Rube Marquard	1.73
4	Walter Johnson	1.82
5	Babe Ruth	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Jeff Pfeffer	22
3	Bob Shawkey	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	227
2	Elmer Myers	173
3	Babe Ruth	161
4	Bullet Joe Bush	157
5	2 tied	156

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	.481
2	Chief Meyers	.429
3	Hal Chase	.397
4	Harry Hooper	.373
5	Edd Roush	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Benny Kauff	4
3	Zack Wheat	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Benny Kauff	14
3	Art Fletcher	13
3	Zack Wheat	13
5	George Cutshaw	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Eddie Collins	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Burt Shotton	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.33
2	Pol Perritt	0.47
3	Larry Cheney	0.51
4	Jeff Pfeffer	0.92
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
2	Larry Cheney	4
2	Al Demaree	4
4	Rube Benton	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	33
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Lefty Williams	22
4	Al Demaree	21
4	Elmer Myers	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Al Gould	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.424
2	Zack Wheat	.394
3	Hal Chase	.392
4	Fred Luderus	.353
5	Edd Roush	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Benny Kauff	6
3	Zack Wheat	4
4	Wally Schang	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	28
2	Gavvy Cravath	27
3	Bill Hinchman	25
4	Hal Chase	22
4	Bobby Veach	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Ty Cobb	15
3	Eddie Collins	14
4	Burt Shotton	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.84
2	Pol Perritt	0.91
3	Babe Ruth	1.10
4	Slim Sallee	1.10
5	Walter Johnson	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	Harry Coveleski	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	46
1	Walter Johnson	46
3	Elmer Myers	45
4	Babe Ruth	39
5	Dick Rudolph	36

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	.340
2	Hal Chase	.336
3	Eddie Collins	.321
4	Zack Wheat	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Wally Pipp	10
3	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Heinie Zimmerman	82
4	Gavvy Cravath	81
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	61
3	Armando Marsans	46
4	Benny Kauff	41
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.48
2	Larry Cheney	1.63
3	Walter Johnson	1.78
4	Rube Marquard	1.83
5	Babe Ruth	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Bob Shawkey	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	248
2	Elmer Myers	185
3	Babe Ruth	170
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