On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 5 .706 --
Yankees 10 7 .588 2.0
White Sox 14 10 .583 1.5
Browns 11 11 .500 3.5
Indians 11 12 .478 4.0
Tigers 8 11 .421 5.0
Senators 7 12 .368 6.0
Athletics 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 5 .667 --
Cardinals 12 7 .632 0.0
Cubs 15 9 .625 -0.5
Phillies 8 8 .500 2.5
Braves 7 8 .467 3.0
Reds 11 13 .458 3.5
Robins 5 10 .333 5.0
Pirates 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Rollie Zeider 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Chick Gandil 3
3 Harry Hooper 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rollie Zeider 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Sam Crawford 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Lou Guisto 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 1.00
2 George Dumont 0.73
3 Carl Mays 0.62
4 Deacon Jones 0.57
5 Jim Shaw 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Deacon Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Dumont 8
2 Howard Ehmke 7
3 Carl Mays 5
3 Jim Shaw 5
5 Deacon Jones 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .398
2 Stuffy McInnis .397
3 George Burns .373
4 Tris Speaker .358
5 Gavvy Cravath .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Guisto 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Harry Heilmann 15
4 Larry Doyle 14
4 Les Mann 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 8
2 Doug Baird 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Dick Hoblitzell 6
3 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.59
2 Dutch Leonard 0.75
3 Allan Sothoron 0.81
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.84
5 Red Ames 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Fred Toney 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Pete Schneider 4
3 Hippo Vaughn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Fred Toney 31
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Stan Coveleski 27
4 Dutch Leonard 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Stan Coveleski 1
4 11 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .500
2 Ray Chapman .364
3 Heinie Groh .361
4 Greasy Neale .359
5 Bill Wambsganss .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Bunny Fabrique 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 8
1 Harry Heilmann 8
1 Les Mann 8
4 Doug Baird 7
4 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 5
1 Rollie Zeider 5
3 Hal Chase 4
3 Ty Cobb 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reb Russell 0.00
2 Hal Carlson 0.39
3 Lefty Tyler 0.50
4 Deacon Jones 0.59
5 Erskine Mayer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 28
2 Hal Carlson 15
2 Walter Johnson 15
4 Stan Coveleski 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .335
2 Hal Chase .322
3 Zack Wheat .314
4 Jake Daubert .308
5 Eddie Collins .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 Home Run Baker 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 92
2 Bill Hinchman 83
3 Hal Chase 82
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
3 2 others tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Max Carey 59
3 Armando Marsans 43
4 Burt Shotton 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.40
3 Pete Alexander 1.73
4 Babe Ruth 1.73
5 Rube Marquard 1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 219
2 Elmer Myers 176
3 Pete Alexander 170
4 Hippo Vaughn 166
5 Babe Ruth 162

Saves

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