On This Day

Wednesday, April 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 1 .833 --
Red Sox 5 1 .833 0.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.5
Browns 3 3 .500 2.0
Indians 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 2.5
Tigers 1 5 .167 4.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 1 .800 --
Phillies 2 1 .667 1.0
Reds 5 3 .625 0.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.0
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.0
Braves 1 2 .333 2.0
Pirates 2 6 .250 3.5
Robins 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Austin 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Dave Robertson 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Mann 4
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Rowdy Elliott 2
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Long 2
2 George Burns 1
2 William Fischer 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.43
2 Phil Douglas 0.50
2 Bob Steele 0.50
4 Urban Shocker 0.44
5 Win Noyes 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 10
2 Phil Douglas 6
3 Doc Ayers 4
3 Win Noyes 4
3 Urban Shocker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .556
2 Bunny Fabrique .500
3 Larry Doyle .462
4 Dave Robertson .450
5 Edd Roush .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rowdy Elliott 7
2 Ray Bates 6
2 Larry Gardner 6
2 Dick Hoblitzell 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
1 Nemo Leibold 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
4 Doug Baird 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.00
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.00
1 Ernie Shore 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 2
1 Phil Douglas 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 13
2 Phil Douglas 12
2 Walter Johnson 12
4 Frank Miller 9
4 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .340
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .339
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Dave Robertson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 13
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Wally Pipp 12
2 Cy Williams 12
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 91
2 Bobby Veach 90
3 Hal Chase 87
4 Bill Hinchman 84
5 Zack Wheat 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 65
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Burt Shotton 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.61
2 Rube Marquard 1.67
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.70
4 Walter Johnson 1.75
5 Babe Ruth 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 230
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Pete Alexander 172
4 Al Mamaux 167
4 Babe Ruth 167

Saves

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