On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	38	20	.655	--
Red Sox	36	21	.632	1.5
Yankees	32	24	.571	5.0
Tigers	27	27	.500	9.0
Indians	29	31	.483	10.0
Browns	23	33	.411	14.0
Senators	21	35	.375	16.0
Athletics	19	34	.358	16.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

Red Sox 5, Senators 0

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Yankees 10, Athletics 4

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	19	.635	--
Phillies	33	20	.623	0.5
Cubs	35	28	.556	3.5
Cardinals	29	27	.518	6.0
Reds	30	34	.469	9.0
Robins	22	29	.431	10.5
Braves	21	29	.420	11.0
Pirates	19	36	.345	15.5

Games

Robins 3, Braves 0

Robins 7, Braves 5

Phillies 8, Giants 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	5
2	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Ivy Olson	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	4
2	Wally Pipp	3
3	Sam Agnew	2
3	Jack Barry	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ping Bodie	1
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Joe Kelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Steele	1.00
2	Phil Douglas	0.83
3	Dutch Leonard	0.70
4	Ray Caldwell	0.50
4	Lee Meadows	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	2
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Phil Douglas	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	7
1	Bob Steele	7
3	Ray Caldwell	6
4	Phil Douglas	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Monroe	1
1	Tom Seaton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.381
2	Edd Roush	.356
3	Walton Cruise	.345
4	Tris Speaker	.341
5	George Burns	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	42
2	Hal Chase	36
2	Les Mann	36
4	Gavvy Cravath	34
4	2 others tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Ray Chapman	18
3	Braggo Roth	17
4	Fritz Maisel	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.08
2	Fred Anderson	1.31
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.45
4	Jim Scott	1.46
5	George Dumont	1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	88
2	Walter Johnson	79
3	Hippo Vaughn	76
4	Babe Ruth	66
5	Dutch Leonard	64

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	.550
2	Fred Merkle	.400
3	Ivy Olson	.381
4	Heinie Groh	.373
5	Edd Roush	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Hendryx	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
3	Jim Hickman	2
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
2	Possum Whitted	13
4	Larry Doyle	11
4	Jim Hickman	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	George Burns	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	Fritz Maisel	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.29
2	Ray Caldwell	0.36
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.54
5	Wheezer Dell	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Williams	4
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	Art Nehf	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Phil Douglas	18
4	Dutch Leonard	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Leon Cadore	1
2	Hod Eller	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.457
2	Walton Cruise	.385
3	Bobby Veach	.375
4	Heinie Groh	.358
5	Edd Roush	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
3	Walton Cruise	3
3	Tim Hendryx	3
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	22
1	Happy Felsch	22
3	Wally Pipp	21
4	Bobby Veach	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Fritz Maisel	9
3	Tris Speaker	8
4	Hal Chase	7
4	6 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.96
2	Eppa Rixey	0.99
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.20
4	Slim Love	1.26
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Mitchell	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Bernie Boland	4
2	Ray Caldwell	4
2	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Pete Alexander	37
3	Babe Ruth	36
4	Bill Doak	32
5	Dutch Leonard	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	3
2	Allan Sothoron	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	King Bader	1
3	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.326
2	Zack Wheat	.323
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.318
4	Eddie Collins	.316
5	Happy Felsch	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Pipp	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	15
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	95
1	Bobby Veach	95
3	Happy Felsch	89
4	Wally Pipp	86
5	Bill Hinchman	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Max Carey	57
3	Braggo Roth	46
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Armando Marsans	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.26
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.50
3	Joe Benz	1.69
4	Eddie Plank	1.71
5	Slim Sallee	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Eppa Rixey	25
2	Babe Ruth	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
4	Bob Shawkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	209
2	Pete Alexander	192
3	Babe Ruth	167
4	Dutch Leonard	163
5	Hippo Vaughn	152

Saves

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