On This Day

Tuesday, October 3, 1916

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 63 .591 --
White Sox 89 65 .578 2.0
Tigers 87 67 .565 4.0
Yankees 78 74 .513 12.0
Browns 79 75 .513 12.0
Senators 76 75 .503 13.5
Indians 77 77 .500 14.0
Athletics 36 117 .235 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 93 59 .612 --
Phillies 90 61 .596 2.5
Braves 88 62 .587 4.0
Giants 85 65 .567 7.0
Cubs 67 86 .438 26.5
Pirates 65 89 .422 29.0
Reds 60 93 .392 33.5
Cardinals 60 93 .392 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Witt 6
2 Roy Grover 5
3 Stuffy McInnis 4
3 Dave Robertson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Dode Paskert 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 3
1 Ivy Olson 3
1 Howie Shanks 3
4 Larry Chappell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Holke 2
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Ray Morgan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Parnham 0.57
2 Dick Rudolph 0.56
3 Lefty Tyler 0.38
4 Bert Gallia 0.28
5 Sherry Smith 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Rube Parnham 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Gallia 5
1 George Mogridge 5
1 Dick Rudolph 5
1 Weldon Wyckoff 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Axel Lindstrom 1
1 Jack Nabors 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hal Chase .341
3 Jake Daubert .321
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 1.55
2 Rube Marquard 1.67
3 Babe Ruth 1.75
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Larry Cheney 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Walter Johnson 25
2 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Bob Shawkey 24
5 Babe Ruth 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Elmer Myers 182
3 Babe Ruth 171
4 Pete Alexander 169
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 Jake Daubert .413
2 Les Mann .404
3 Bill Hinchman .404
4 Eddie Collins .375
4 George Sisler .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 3
2 Happy Felsch 2
2 Dode Paskert 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 16
2 Benny Kauff 14
3 Bert Niehoff 12
4 Hal Chase 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
4 Burt Shotton 7
5 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.53
3 Ernie Shore 0.81
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.93
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Bert Gallia 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
1 Lefty Tyler 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 34
2 Al Mamaux 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Bert Gallia 21
4 Rube Marquard 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Al Gould 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .411
2 Les Mann .361
3 Walter Holke .346
4 Fred Luderus .345
5 Bill Hinchman .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 6
2 Gavvy Cravath 5
3 Wally Schang 4
3 Zack Wheat 4
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 24
2 Bobby Veach 23
3 Happy Felsch 21
4 Gavvy Cravath 20
4 Bill Hinchman 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.43
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.74
3 Pol Perritt 1.08
4 Lefty Tyler 1.14
5 Al Demaree 1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 44
1 Lefty Tyler 44
3 Lefty Williams 41
4 Rube Marquard 39
5 Babe Ruth 38

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