On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	35	19	.648	--
Red Sox	32	19	.627	1.5
Yankees	28	22	.560	5.0
Indians	28	28	.500	8.0
Tigers	24	26	.480	9.0
Browns	22	30	.423	12.0
Athletics	18	30	.375	14.0
Senators	19	32	.373	14.5

Games

Senators 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	16	.660	--
Phillies	29	19	.604	2.5
Cubs	32	26	.552	4.5
Cardinals	28	25	.528	6.0
Reds	27	33	.450	10.5
Braves	19	25	.432	10.5
Robins	19	26	.422	11.0
Pirates	18	33	.353	15.0

Games

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Robins 12, Phillies 5

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ivy Olson	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Walton Cruise	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	Dode Paskert	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Larry Doyle	3
3	Mike Mowrey	2
3	Ivy Olson	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walton Cruise	2
2	Larry Kopf	1
2	Fred Merkle	1
2	Chief Meyers	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.86
3	Hod Eller	0.57
4	Bill James	0.50
5	Joe Oeschger	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Eller	8
1	Joe Oeschger	8
3	Ferdie Schupp	7
4	Walter Johnson	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.371
2	Walton Cruise	.354
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Jack Smith	.336
5	Edd Roush	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Wally Pipp	5
4	Jim Hickman	4
4	Dave Robertson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	42
2	Les Mann	34
3	Hal Chase	33
3	Heinie Zimmerman	33
5	Harry Heilmann	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	18
1	Ty Cobb	18
3	Braggo Roth	17
4	Fritz Maisel	13
4	Buck Weaver	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
2	Fred Anderson	1.26
3	George Dumont	1.42
4	Jim Scott	1.46
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
3	Eddie Cicotte	10
4	Fred Toney	9
5	4 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	83
2	Hippo Vaughn	76
3	Walter Johnson	74
4	Ferdie Schupp	61
5	Babe Ruth	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allan Sothoron	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	Dave Danforth	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.571
2	Ivy Olson	.449
3	Walton Cruise	.439
4	Red Smith	.413
5	Heinie Groh	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	13
2	Happy Felsch	11
3	Art Fletcher	10
3	Tom Long	10
5	6 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
3	Heinie Groh	5
3	Braggo Roth	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Otis Lambeth	0.43
2	Harry Harper	0.52
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
4	Eppa Rixey	0.63
5	Hooks Dauss	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bob Groom	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
4	Red Ames	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Ferdie Schupp	19
4	Bill Doak	17
5	Joe Oeschger	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.432
2	Walton Cruise	.400
3	Bobby Veach	.390
4	Red Smith	.373
5	Tris Speaker	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Wally Pipp	3
3	Ray Bates	2
3	George Burns	2
3	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	23
2	Hal Chase	19
3	Larry Gardner	16
3	Wally Pipp	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Braggo Roth	9
2	Tris Speaker	9
4	Ray Chapman	8
4	Eddie Collins	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.47
2	Jim Bagby	0.98
3	Walter Johnson	1.11
4	George Dumont	1.28
5	Eppa Rixey	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Slim Love	4
2	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	40
1	Walter Johnson	40
3	Ferdie Schupp	32
4	Bill Doak	31
5	Babe Ruth	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.328
2	Zack Wheat	.318
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.317
4	Eddie Collins	.314
5	Happy Felsch	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
1	Wally Pipp	15
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Benny Kauff	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	92
2	Happy Felsch	90
2	Bobby Veach	90
4	Bill Hinchman	84
5	Wally Pipp	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	56
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.27
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.36
3	Slim Sallee	1.70
4	Eddie Plank	1.79
5	Pete Alexander	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Eppa Rixey	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	163
4	Dutch Leonard	157
5	Fred Toney	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	10
2	Eddie Cicotte	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Shawkey	6
5	3 tied	5