On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 60 .589 --
White Sox 85 64 .570 2.5
Tigers 85 65 .567 3.0
Yankees 76 70 .521 10.0
Browns 78 73 .517 10.5
Indians 76 73 .510 11.5
Senators 72 73 .497 13.5
Athletics 33 113 .226 53.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Clyde Milan 3
2 Ward Miller 3
2 Bobby Veach 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marty Kavanagh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Kavanagh 4
2 Bill Carrigan 2
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Elmer Smith 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Hal Janvrin 1
1 Armando Marsans 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.20
2 Lefty Williams 1.00
3 Nick Cullop 0.75
4 George Sisler 0.43
5 Joe Boehling 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ernie Koob 1
1 Socks Seibold 1
1 Lefty Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Williams 8
2 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Joe Boehling 3
3 Nick Cullop 3
3 2 others tied 3

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 86
2 Bobby Veach 84
3 Hal Chase 79
4 Bill Hinchman 77
5 3 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 63
2 Max Carey 61
3 Armando Marsans 46
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 Babe Ruth 1.82
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.85

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 229
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 Hal Chase .422
2 Gavvy Cravath .420
3 Eddie Collins .400
4 Zack Wheat .391
5 Chief Meyers .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Zack Wheat 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 George Cutshaw 11
3 Tommy Griffith 11
5 8 tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.33
2 Pol Perritt 0.44
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.49
4 Larry Cheney 0.69
5 Rube Benton 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Rube Benton 4
2 Al Demaree 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 25
2 Lefty Williams 24
3 Pat Ragan 22
3 Jeff Tesreau 22
5 Dutch Leonard 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 Hal Chase .400
1 Eddie Collins .400
3 Zack Wheat .387
4 Fred Luderus .372
5 Edd Roush .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
1 Benny Kauff 6
3 Wally Schang 4
3 Zack Wheat 4
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Bill Hinchman 23
3 Hal Chase 22
3 Bobby Veach 22
3 Zack Wheat 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.38
2 Pol Perritt 0.91
3 Slim Sallee 1.10
4 Babe Ruth 1.29
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 44
1 Walter Johnson 44
3 Elmer Myers 42
3 Lefty Williams 42
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339
2 Hal Chase .339
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Eddie Collins .315
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 86
3 Heinie Zimmerman 83
4 Gavvy Cravath 81
5 Hal Chase 79

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 Babe Ruth 1.82
4 Rube Marquard 1.83
5 Walter Johnson 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Jeff Pfeffer 24
3 Bob Shawkey 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 247
2 Elmer Myers 185
3 Babe Ruth 169
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