On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	53	31	.631	--
Red Sox	50	32	.610	2.0
Indians	47	40	.540	7.5
Yankees	41	39	.513	10.0
Tigers	42	40	.512	10.0
Senators	33	47	.413	18.0
Browns	33	52	.388	20.5
Athletics	30	48	.385	20.0

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 0

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 9, Athletics 2

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	26	.653	--
Phillies	40	33	.548	8.0
Cardinals	44	38	.537	8.5
Reds	47	42	.528	9.0
Cubs	43	42	.506	11.0
Robins	37	39	.487	12.5
Braves	33	43	.434	16.5
Pirates	24	54	.308	26.5

Games

Robins 2, Cardinals 1

Braves 10, Pirates 6

Giants 6, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Gandil	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Lee King	4
4	Ray Bates	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	1
1	Jim Thorpe	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Max Carey	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	3
2	Tris Speaker	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	2.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Eppa Rixey	0.67
4	Howard Ehmke	0.64
5	Eddie Plank	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Deacon Jones	1
1	Ed Klepfer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Art Nehf	6
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.380
2	George Sisler	.348
3	Tris Speaker	.339
4	Edd Roush	.331
5	Walton Cruise	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Wally Pipp	6
3	Dave Robertson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	60
2	Ty Cobb	54
3	Bobby Veach	52
4	Harry Heilmann	51
4	Heinie Zimmerman	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	30
2	Braggo Roth	28
3	Ty Cobb	27
4	Fritz Maisel	25
5	Max Carey	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.15
2	Fred Anderson	1.34
3	Red Faber	1.49
4	Jim Bagby	1.58
5	Jim Scott	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	16
2	Pete Alexander	15
2	Eddie Cicotte	15
4	Babe Ruth	14
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	111
2	Walter Johnson	107
3	Pete Alexander	106
4	Ferdie Schupp	91
5	Babe Ruth	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.478
2	Home Run Baker	.446
3	William Fischer	.382
4	Eddie Collins	.370
5	Ray Chapman	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Jim Thorpe	2
4	Fred Bailey	1
4	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	15
1	Bobby Veach	15
3	Tommy Griffith	12
3	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	Ty Cobb	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	9
2	Braggo Roth	7
3	Donie Bush	5
3	Fritz Maisel	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.25
3	Leon Cadore	0.53
4	Lefty Tyler	0.63
5	Hooks Dauss	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	4
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
1	Pete Schneider	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	26
2	Babe Ruth	22
3	Pete Schneider	19
4	Bullet Joe Bush	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.403
2	George Sisler	.396
3	Greasy Neale	.366
4	Home Run Baker	.352
5	Rabbit Maranville	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Tim Hendryx	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Bobby Veach	23
3	Ping Bodie	22
3	Tommy Griffith	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	13
1	Fritz Maisel	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Braggo Roth	11
5	Donie Bush	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.44
2	Allen Russell	0.96
3	Ray Fisher	1.05
4	Larry Cheney	1.09
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Pete Schneider	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
1	Hippo Vaughn	39
3	Ferdie Schupp	37
4	Eddie Cicotte	31
4	Dutch Leonard	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	3
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Guy Morton	2
2	Jimmy Ring	2
2	Jeff Tesreau	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.384
2	Tris Speaker	.354
3	Hal Chase	.322
4	Eddie Collins	.320
5	Amos Strunk	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Dave Robertson	13
4	Benny Kauff	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	105
2	Happy Felsch	101
3	Ty Cobb	95
4	Hal Chase	90
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Braggo Roth	55
3	Max Carey	53
4	Eddie Collins	47
5	Ray Chapman	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.28
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.51
3	Slim Sallee	1.64
4	Pete Alexander	1.68
5	Babe Ruth	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	Dick Rudolph	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	198
2	Pete Alexander	187
3	Hippo Vaughn	163
4	Babe Ruth	161
5	Dutch Leonard	159

Saves

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