On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	47	25	.653	--
Red Sox	46	25	.648	0.5
Yankees	36	32	.529	9.0
Indians	38	37	.507	10.5
Tigers	35	35	.500	11.0
Senators	29	40	.420	16.5
Browns	28	45	.384	19.5
Athletics	24	44	.353	21.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 11, White Sox 6

Senators 2, Yankees 1

Yankees 5, Senators 4

Indians 5, Browns 3

Browns 4, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	23	.641	--
Phillies	38	28	.576	4.0
Cardinals	40	31	.563	4.5
Reds	40	37	.519	7.5
Cubs	39	37	.513	8.0
Robins	30	35	.462	11.5
Braves	26	37	.413	14.5
Pirates	21	47	.309	22.0

Games

Robins 6, Giants 3

Braves 3, Phillies 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Mike Menosky	4
2	Clyde Milan	4
2	Sam Rice	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Elmer Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
1	Ossie Vitt	3
1	Honus Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
3	Jack Barry	1
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	999.00
2	Jim Shaw	0.70
3	Jimmy Lavender	0.67
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.58
5	Slim Love	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Otis Lambeth	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Love	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Jim Shaw	7
4	Ray Fisher	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	Edd Roush	.346
3	Walton Cruise	.344
4	Tris Speaker	.340
5	George Sisler	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Gavvy Cravath	7
3	Wally Pipp	6
4	Jim Hickman	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	50
2	Harry Heilmann	46
3	Ty Cobb	44
4	Heinie Zimmerman	43
5	Hal Chase	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Ray Chapman	24
2	Braggo Roth	24
4	Fritz Maisel	23
5	Max Carey	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.19
2	Red Faber	1.26
3	Fred Anderson	1.36
4	Jim Scott	1.41
5	Jim Bagby	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	14
2	Pete Alexander	13
3	Eddie Cicotte	12
3	Babe Ruth	12
5	Hippo Vaughn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	99
2	Pete Alexander	96
3	Walter Johnson	93
4	Eddie Cicotte	77
5	Dutch Leonard	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Bernie Boland	4
1	Dave Danforth	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.434
2	Rabbit Maranville	.415
3	Casey Stengel	.407
4	Clyde Milan	.403
5	2 tied	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	14
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Harry Heilmann	14
1	Del Pratt	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Braggo Roth	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Myers	0.42
2	Guy Morton	0.49
3	Larry Cheney	0.51
4	Jim Bagby	0.51
5	Dutch Leonard	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Bernie Boland	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	23
2	Eddie Cicotte	21
3	Bullet Joe Bush	19
3	Walter Johnson	19
5	4 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Jimmy Ring	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.475
2	George Sisler	.378
3	Rogers Hornsby	.373
4	Walton Cruise	.363
5	Ivy Olson	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Possum Whitted	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
3	Fred Merkle	21
3	Wally Pipp	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Fritz Maisel	14
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	Max Carey	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	1.12
2	Red Faber	1.29
3	Pol Perritt	1.41
4	Larry Cheney	1.48
5	Pete Alexander	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	Lefty Williams	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Pete Alexander	36
3	Eddie Cicotte	35
4	Bill Doak	32
5	Hippo Vaughn	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	4
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Jimmy Ring	2
5	28 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Hal Chase	.328
3	Zack Wheat	.318
4	Eddie Collins	.312
5	Edd Roush	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	97
2	Hal Chase	94
2	Happy Felsch	94
4	Ty Cobb	87
5	Gavvy Cravath	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	54
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	46
5	Armando Marsans	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.29
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.47
3	Pete Alexander	1.67
4	Eddie Plank	1.68
5	Slim Sallee	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Eppa Rixey	25
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
3	Babe Ruth	24
5	Dick Rudolph	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	204
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Hippo Vaughn	164
4	Dutch Leonard	154
5	Babe Ruth	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	7
2	Bernie Boland	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6