On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 4 .714 --
Browns 11 8 .579 1.5
Yankees 8 7 .533 2.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 2.5
Indians 9 10 .474 3.5
Tigers 6 9 .400 4.5
Athletics 6 9 .400 4.5
Senators 6 10 .375 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 7 .632 --
Giants 8 5 .615 1.0
Cubs 13 9 .591 0.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 1.5
Reds 11 13 .458 3.5
Robins 5 7 .417 3.5
Braves 5 8 .385 4.0
Pirates 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Jimmy Austin 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Severeid 3
2 Walton Cruise 2
2 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Eddie Collins 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Chick Gandil 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 0.62
2 Hal Carlson 0.60
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.39
4 Joe Benz 0.25
5 Reb Russell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1
1 Milt Watson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 7
2 Bob Groom 5
2 Fred Toney 5
4 Hal Carlson 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Groom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .426
2 Stuffy McInnis .400
3 George Sisler .392
4 George Burns .383
5 Gavvy Cravath .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
1 Lou Guisto 15
3 Les Mann 14
4 Larry Doyle 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 7
1 Rollie Zeider 7
3 George Sisler 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.59
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.63
3 Allan Sothoron 0.72
4 Dutch Leonard 0.75
5 Jim Scott 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Fred Toney 5
3 Pete Schneider 4
3 Hippo Vaughn 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Fred Toney 31
3 Dutch Leonard 27
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Molly Craft 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .330
2 Hal Chase .321
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Jake Daubert .308
5 Eddie Collins .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 Cy Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 90
2 Hal Chase 83
2 Bill Hinchman 83
4 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Max Carey 61
3 Armando Marsans 44
4 Bob Bescher 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.50
3 Pete Alexander 1.74
4 Rube Marquard 1.75
5 Slim Sallee 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Jeff Pfeffer 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Walter Johnson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 214
2 Elmer Myers 176
3 Pete Alexander 173
4 Hippo Vaughn 169
5 Al Mamaux 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Bob Shawkey 8
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Allen Russell 6
5 3 tied 5