On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 10 .730 --
White Sox 27 13 .675 1.5
Yankees 20 16 .556 6.5
Indians 22 21 .512 8.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 11.5
Browns 15 23 .395 12.5
Athletics 13 23 .361 13.5
Senators 13 25 .342 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 11 .645 --
Phillies 21 13 .618 0.5
Cubs 25 16 .610 0.0
Cardinals 19 17 .528 3.5
Robins 13 17 .433 6.5
Reds 17 24 .415 8.0
Braves 12 17 .414 7.0
Pirates 13 25 .342 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 3
2 Larry Gardner 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Bill Killefer 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 3
2 Tubby Spencer 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
4 Hal Chase 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greasy Neale 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Edd Roush 1
2 Roxy Walters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Regan 0.83
2 Willie Mitchell 0.67
3 Eppa Rixey 0.50
4 Bob Steele 0.38
5 Al Mamaux 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 Mike Regan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 6
2 Mike Regan 5
3 Eppa Rixey 4
4 Bob Steele 3
5 Al Mamaux 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elmer Jacobs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .365
2 Stuffy McInnis .353
3 Tris Speaker .348
4 George Burns .341
5 Walton Cruise .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Fred Luderus 3
3 Wally Pipp 3
3 Dave Robertson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Mann 27
2 Heinie Zimmerman 26
3 Happy Felsch 25
3 Harry Heilmann 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 13
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Braggo Roth 10
3 Rollie Zeider 10
5 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.88
2 Fred Anderson 1.04
3 Jim Scott 1.05
4 Ferdie Schupp 1.07
5 Red Faber 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Eddie Cicotte 8
3 Pete Alexander 7
3 Stan Coveleski 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 61
2 Pete Alexander 56
3 Dutch Leonard 44
4 Babe Ruth 42
4 Ferdie Schupp 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
3 Red Ames 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 2
3 Allan Sothoron 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .405
2 George Cutshaw .400
2 Benny Kauff .400
4 Les Mann .395
5 Harry Heilmann .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Fred Luderus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thorpe 12
2 Home Run Baker 11
3 Hal Chase 10
3 Larry Gardner 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 6
2 Home Run Baker 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 5
4 Ping Bodie 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.32
2 Jim Bagby 0.36
3 Slim Love 0.42
4 Lefty Tyler 0.47
5 Jeff Pfeffer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Reb Russell 3
1 Ferdie Schupp 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 22
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Bullet Joe Bush 13
3 Reb Russell 13
3 Babe Ruth 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 King Bader 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Killefer .365
2 Harry Heilmann .345
3 Benny Kauff .338
4 Jack Smith .333
5 Les Mann .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Bunny Brief 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 21
2 Les Mann 20
3 Heinie Zimmerman 17
4 Home Run Baker 16
4 Charlie Deal 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 10
2 Fritz Maisel 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
4 Hal Chase 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.31
2 Stan Coveleski 0.39
3 Fred Anderson 0.56
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.76
5 Nick Cullop 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Reb Russell 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
1 Ferdie Schupp 35
1 Hippo Vaughn 35
4 Howard Ehmke 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 King Bader 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .337
2 Hal Chase .330
3 Zack Wheat .313
4 Happy Felsch .303
5 Jake Daubert .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 95
2 Hal Chase 87
3 Bill Hinchman 85
4 Harry Heilmann 80
5 Wally Pipp 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Max Carey 55
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 1.30
3 Slim Sallee 1.67
4 Rube Marquard 1.71
5 Pete Alexander 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 22
4 Bob Shawkey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 191
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Babe Ruth 169
4 Fred Toney 167
5 Hippo Vaughn 154

Saves

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