On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	36	19	.655	--
Red Sox	33	20	.623	2.0
Yankees	29	23	.558	5.5
Indians	28	29	.491	9.0
Tigers	24	27	.471	10.0
Browns	23	30	.434	12.0
Senators	20	32	.385	14.5
Athletics	18	31	.367	15.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 3, Yankees 1

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	32	17	.653	--
Phillies	31	19	.620	1.5
Cubs	32	27	.542	5.0
Cardinals	28	25	.528	6.0
Reds	28	33	.459	10.0
Braves	20	26	.435	10.5
Robins	19	28	.404	12.0
Pirates	18	33	.353	15.0

Games

Braves 7, Giants 4

Giants 1, Braves 0

Reds 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 7, Robins 3

Phillies 9, Robins 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Del Gainer	4
1	Bert Niehoff	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	2
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	Possum Whitted	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
4	Bunny Brief	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Greasy Neale	3
2	Max Carey	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Erskine Mayer	1.00
2	Babe Ruth	0.75
2	Lefty Williams	0.75
4	Jesse Barnes	0.50
4	Eppa Rixey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Erskine Mayer	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
1	Lefty Williams	6
4	Larry Cheney	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.368
2	Walton Cruise	.350
3	Edd Roush	.339
4	Tris Speaker	.338
5	George Burns	.326

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	Hal Chase	34
2	Les Mann	34
4	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	Max Carey	14
4	2 others tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.13
2	Fred Anderson	1.31
3	George Dumont	1.42
4	Jim Scott	1.46
5	Willie Mitchell	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Pete Alexander	11
3	Eddie Cicotte	10
4	Eppa Rixey	9
4	Fred Toney	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	83
2	Hippo Vaughn	76
3	Walter Johnson	74
4	Babe Ruth	66
5	Ferdie Schupp	61

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	.514
2	Ray Bates	.432
3	Walton Cruise	.410
4	Ivy Olson	.404
5	Heinie Groh	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Bates	2
1	Tim Hendryx	2
1	Jim Hickman	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	13
2	Happy Felsch	10
2	Art Fletcher	10
2	Tom Long	10
2	Fred Merkle	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Max Carey	6
3	Hal Chase	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Otis Lambeth	0.43
2	Harry Harper	0.52
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.60
4	Hooks Dauss	0.69
4	Bob Groom	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
1	Lefty Williams	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Bill Doak	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.439
2	Walton Cruise	.391
3	Bobby Veach	.364
4	Tris Speaker	.362
5	Rogers Hornsby	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Wally Pipp	3
3	Ray Bates	2
3	George Burns	2
3	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	22
2	Hal Chase	20
3	Possum Whitted	17
4	Larry Gardner	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Max Carey	8
2	Eddie Collins	8
2	Fritz Maisel	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Love	0.47
2	Walter Johnson	1.11
3	Jim Bagby	1.17
4	Eppa Rixey	1.27
5	George Dumont	1.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Clarence Mitchell	5
1	Eppa Rixey	5
4	Eddie Cicotte	4
4	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	40
1	Walter Johnson	40
3	Babe Ruth	36
4	Bill Doak	32
4	Ferdie Schupp	32

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	.330
2	Eddie Collins	.316
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.315
4	Zack Wheat	.313
5	Happy Felsch	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
1	Wally Pipp	15
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	93
2	Happy Felsch	90
2	Bobby Veach	90
4	Bill Hinchman	84
5	Wally Pipp	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	58
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	45
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	1.27
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.36
3	Slim Sallee	1.74
4	Eddie Plank	1.80
5	Pete Alexander	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Eppa Rixey	26
2	Babe Ruth	26
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Babe Ruth	169
4	Dutch Leonard	159
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