On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	86	59	.593	--
White Sox	84	64	.568	3.5
Tigers	84	65	.564	4.0
Yankees	76	69	.524	10.0
Browns	77	72	.517	11.0
Indians	75	73	.507	12.5
Senators	72	72	.500	13.5
Athletics	32	112	.222	53.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Browns 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	87	56	.608	--
Phillies	85	57	.599	1.5
Braves	79	58	.577	5.0
Giants	78	62	.557	7.5
Pirates	65	81	.445	23.5
Cubs	64	83	.435	25.0
Cardinals	60	87	.408	29.0
Reds	57	91	.385	32.5

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 1

Robins 4, Cubs 1

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Pirates 1, Braves 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Phillies 7, Reds 3

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Buck Herzog	5
2	Duffy Lewis	5
4	Jesse Altenburg	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Niehoff	4
2	John Henry	3
3	Art Fletcher	2
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Ted Jourdan	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	24 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Benton	1.75
2	Bob Groom	0.75
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.75
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.71
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Bert Gallia	1
2	Bob Groom	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Rube Benton	7
4	Bob Groom	6
4	Hippo Vaughn	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.343
2	Hal Chase	.336
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
2	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	85
2	Bobby Veach	82
3	Hal Chase	79
4	Bill Hinchman	77
5	3 tied	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	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.53
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	31
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
3	Bob Shawkey	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	227
2	Elmer Myers	173
3	Pete Alexander	163
4	Babe Ruth	161
5	Bullet Joe Bush	157

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	.444
2	Hal Chase	.425
3	Gavvy Cravath	.393
4	Chief Meyers	.379
5	Zack Wheat	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Zack Wheat	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	George Cutshaw	12
3	Art Fletcher	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Eddie Collins	8
1	Burt Shotton	8
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.33
2	Pol Perritt	0.47
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.49
4	Larry Cheney	0.51
5	Rube Benton	0.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	33
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Pat Ragan	22
3	Jeff Tesreau	22
3	Lefty Williams	22

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	.406
2	Hal Chase	.398
3	Zack Wheat	.385
4	Fred Luderus	.376
5	Bill Hinchman	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Benny Kauff	6
3	Wally Schang	4
3	Zack Wheat	4
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Bill Hinchman	25
3	Zack Wheat	23
4	Hal Chase	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Eddie Collins	14
4	Buck Herzog	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.84
2	Pol Perritt	0.91
3	Walter Johnson	0.95
4	Slim Sallee	1.10
5	Babe Ruth	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	8
1	Jeff Tesreau	8
3	Bert Gallia	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Myers	45
2	Larry Cheney	44
3	Walter Johnson	42
4	Dick Rudolph	38
4	Jeff Tesreau	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339
2	Hal Chase	.339
3	Eddie Collins	.319
4	Zack Wheat	.317
5	Jake Daubert	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	89
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Heinie Zimmerman	84
4	Gavvy Cravath	81
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	61
3	Armando Marsans	46
4	Clyde Milan	41
5	Benny Kauff	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.49
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	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
3	Bob Shawkey	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	248
2	Elmer Myers	185
3	Babe Ruth	170
4	Pete Alexander	167
4	Harry Harper	167

Saves

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