On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	20	10	.667	--
White Sox	24	13	.649	-0.5
Yankees	17	11	.607	2.0
Indians	19	17	.528	4.0
Browns	15	20	.429	7.5
Senators	13	19	.406	8.0
Tigers	11	19	.367	9.0
Athletics	10	20	.333	10.0

Games

White Sox 1, Senators 0

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	19	10	.655	--
Giants	17	10	.630	1.0
Cubs	23	14	.622	0.0
Cardinals	16	14	.533	3.5
Reds	15	20	.429	7.0
Robins	11	15	.423	6.5
Braves	9	16	.360	8.0
Pirates	11	22	.333	10.0

Games

Robins 6, Pirates 0

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Reds 19, Phillies 9

Cardinals 9, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crane	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Clarke	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	Jim Thorpe	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Thorpe	5
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Jim Hickman	3
4	Walton Cruise	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Holke	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
3	Ping Bodie	1
3	George Burns	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1.20
2	Babe Ruth	0.56
3	Reb Russell	0.55
4	Rube Benton	0.44
4	2 others tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Win Noyes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Pfeffer	6
1	Reb Russell	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.370
2	Gavvy Cravath	.333
3	Bill Wambsganss	.328
4	Tris Speaker	.328
5	Stuffy McInnis	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Bunny Brief	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	23
1	Heinie Zimmerman	23
3	Gavvy Cravath	22
3	Sam Rice	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	13
2	Braggo Roth	10
2	Rollie Zeider	10
4	George Sisler	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.90
2	Fred Anderson	1.02
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.09
4	Jim Scott	1.16
5	Reb Russell	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
4	Stan Coveleski	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	61
2	Pete Alexander	51
3	Fred Toney	40
4	Stan Coveleski	37
5	3 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	18 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lew McCarty	.471
2	Bill Killefer	.409
3	Jimmy Austin	.396
4	Braggo Roth	.383
5	Les Mann	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	William Fischer	2
1	Lew McCarty	2
1	Jim Thorpe	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Casey Stengel	11
1	Heinie Zimmerman	11
3	Home Run Baker	10
3	Braggo Roth	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	10
2	Braggo Roth	6
3	Home Run Baker	5
3	Ping Bodie	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Benz	0.00
1	Fred Anderson	0.00
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.33
4	Stan Coveleski	0.33
5	George Mogridge	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Eddie Cicotte	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Carl Mays	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Ferdie Schupp	20
3	Reb Russell	18
3	Hippo Vaughn	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	Jimmy Lavender	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Chapman	.360
2	George Burns	.356
3	Braggo Roth	.330
4	Les Mann	.330
4	Bill Wambsganss	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Bunny Brief	2
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	William Fischer	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Mann	17
1	Heinie Zimmerman	17
3	Charlie Deal	16
3	Happy Felsch	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	12
2	Braggo Roth	8
2	George Sisler	8
4	Rollie Zeider	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Reb Russell	0.70
2	Fred Anderson	0.84
3	Eddie Cicotte	0.87
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.02
5	George Mogridge	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Vic Aldridge	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	46
2	Pete Alexander	39
3	Ferdie Schupp	33
4	Stan Coveleski	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.340
2	Hal Chase	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.319
4	Jake Daubert	.303
5	Eddie Collins	.297

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	11
4	Home Run Baker	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Bill Hinchman	87
3	Hal Chase	86
4	Wally Pipp	81
5	Harry Heilmann	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	69
2	Max Carey	57
3	Armando Marsans	41
4	George Burns	39
4	2 others tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.04
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
3	Slim Sallee	1.58
4	Pete Alexander	1.74
5	Rube Marquard	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	Jeff Pfeffer	23
4	Bob Shawkey	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	200
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Babe Ruth	168
4	Fred Toney	167
5	Hippo Vaughn	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	9
2	Dutch Leonard	7
2	Allen Russell	7
2	Bob Shawkey	7
5	Eddie Cicotte	6