On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	55	31	.640	--
Red Sox	51	32	.614	2.5
Indians	47	41	.534	9.0
Yankees	42	39	.519	10.5
Tigers	43	41	.512	11.0
Senators	33	49	.402	20.0
Athletics	31	49	.388	21.0
Browns	33	53	.384	22.0

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 0

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 1, Browns 0

Yankees 12, Indians 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	26	.658	--
Phillies	41	33	.554	8.0
Cardinals	44	39	.530	9.5
Reds	47	43	.522	10.0
Cubs	43	43	.500	12.0
Robins	38	39	.494	12.5
Braves	33	45	.423	18.0
Pirates	26	54	.325	26.0

Games

Robins 5, Cardinals 1

Pirates 8, Braves 6

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Jake Pitler	4
4	George Burns	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Bill Killefer	3
1	Armando Marsans	3
1	Braggo Roth	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Max Carey	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	0.67
1	Carl Mays	0.67
3	Ray Caldwell	0.50
3	Larry Cheney	0.50
3	Harry Harper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Harper	6
1	Dick Rudolph	6
3	Bob Steele	5
4	Joe Benz	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Reb Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	George Sisler	.344
3	Tris Speaker	.340
4	Edd Roush	.330
5	Walton Cruise	.327

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	63
2	Ty Cobb	55
3	Bobby Veach	53
4	Harry Heilmann	52
4	Heinie Zimmerman	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	30
2	Braggo Roth	28
3	Ty Cobb	27
4	Fritz Maisel	25
5	Max Carey	22

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	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.471
2	George Sisler	.429
3	Ray Bates	.373
3	Ray Chapman	.373
5	Ray Powell	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
2	Dave Robertson	2
2	Jim Thorpe	2
4	Fred Bailey	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	15
1	Bobby Veach	15
3	Heinie Zimmerman	13
4	Ty Cobb	12
4	Tommy Griffith	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	9
2	Donie Bush	7
2	Braggo Roth	7
4	George Burns	6
4	Lee King	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Cheney	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.25
3	Erskine Mayer	0.44
4	Leon Cadore	0.53
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	26
2	Bullet Joe Bush	21
2	Allen Russell	21
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Greasy Neale	.400
2	George Sisler	.396
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Home Run Baker	.372
5	Rabbit Maranville	.358

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	26
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Ping Bodie	22
3	Tommy Griffith	22
5	Happy Felsch	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Donie Bush	12
2	Ray Chapman	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.44
2	Pete Alexander	0.89
3	Allen Russell	0.89
4	Larry Cheney	0.92
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Pete Schneider	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
1	Hippo Vaughn	39
3	Ferdie Schupp	37
4	Bullet Joe Bush	33
4	Carl Mays	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	3
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Guy Morton	2
2	Jimmy Ring	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.379
2	Tris Speaker	.353
3	Hal Chase	.321
4	Eddie Collins	.316
5	Amos Strunk	.315

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	106
2	Happy Felsch	104
3	Ty Cobb	96
4	Hal Chase	89
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Max Carey	55
3	Braggo Roth	54
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	Ferdie Schupp	158

Saves

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