On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 90 61 .596 --
White Sox 89 65 .578 2.5
Tigers 87 67 .565 4.5
Browns 79 75 .513 12.5
Yankees 77 74 .510 13.0
Senators 76 74 .507 13.5
Indians 77 77 .500 14.5
Athletics 34 116 .227 55.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 91 59 .607 --
Phillies 89 58 .605 0.5
Braves 85 61 .582 4.0
Giants 85 63 .574 5.0
Cubs 67 86 .438 25.5
Pirates 65 89 .422 28.0
Reds 60 93 .392 32.5
Cardinals 60 93 .392 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Vic Saier 3
1 Tris Speaker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kelly 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Steve Yerkes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 5
2 Del Pratt 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
4 Hal Chase 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Burt Shotton 3
2 George Sisler 3
4 Max Carey 2
4 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 1.57
2 Red Faber 0.83
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.64
4 Fritz Coumbe 0.50
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 11
2 Wilbur Cooper 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Red Faber 5
3 Bill James 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hal Chase .341
3 Jake Daubert .319
4 Bill Hinchman .315
5 Zack Wheat .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 89
2 Wally Pipp 86
3 Hal Chase 84
4 Bill Hinchman 81
5 Heinie Zimmerman 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 65
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Benny Kauff 41
4 Burt Shotton 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.59
2 Rube Marquard 1.67
3 Babe Ruth 1.72
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Larry Cheney 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Jeff Pfeffer 24
4 Babe Ruth 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Babe Ruth 170
4 Pete Alexander 168
5 Larry Cheney 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 8
2 Red Ames 7
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Allen Russell 6
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .436
2 Clyde Milan .405
3 Jake Daubert .391
4 Duffy Lewis .383
5 Les Mann .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 4
2 Happy Felsch 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 George Burns 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 18
2 Benny Kauff 15
3 Hal Chase 11
3 Mike Mowrey 11
3 Bert Niehoff 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 11
2 Max Carey 10
3 Eddie Collins 9
4 Burt Shotton 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
3 Ferdie Schupp 0.25
4 Pol Perritt 0.35
5 Lefty Tyler 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Ferdie Schupp 4
1 Lefty Tyler 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 36
2 Rube Marquard 28
3 Larry Cheney 26
4 Al Mamaux 25
5 Wilbur Cooper 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .435
2 Eddie Collins .394
3 Fred Luderus .376
4 Bill Hinchman .357
5 Walter Holke .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 7
2 Gavvy Cravath 6
3 Wally Schang 4
3 Zack Wheat 4
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 26
2 Hal Chase 24
3 Bobby Veach 23
4 Gavvy Cravath 22
4 Bill Hinchman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Eddie Collins 17
3 Max Carey 16
4 Burt Shotton 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.30
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.74
3 Pol Perritt 0.78
4 Al Demaree 1.07
5 Babe Ruth 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Al Demaree 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 47
2 Elmer Myers 43
3 Lefty Tyler 42
4 Walter Johnson 41
4 Lefty Williams 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 16 others tied 1