On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 32 .632 --
Red Sox 52 32 .619 1.5
Indians 47 41 .534 8.5
Tigers 44 41 .518 10.0
Yankees 42 40 .512 10.5
Senators 33 50 .398 20.0
Browns 34 53 .391 21.0
Athletics 31 49 .388 20.5

Games

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 46 .418 18.5
Pirates 27 54 .333 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 4
2 Max Carey 3
3 Sam Agnew 2
3 Donie Bush 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Gainer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Gainer 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
1 Armando Marsans 2
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 Eddie Foster 1
3 Larry Gardner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.75
2 Hooks Dauss 0.60
3 Allan Sothoron 0.56
3 Lefty Williams 0.56
5 Babe Ruth 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Allen 5
1 Allan Sothoron 5
1 Lefty Williams 5
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .374
2 George Sisler .346
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 64
2 Ty Cobb 55
3 Harry Heilmann 53
3 Bobby Veach 53
5 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 24

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
2 Babe Ruth 15
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 111
2 Walter Johnson 109
3 Pete Alexander 106
4 Babe Ruth 91
4 Ferdie Schupp 91

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 George Sisler .455
2 Home Run Baker .424
3 Ray Bates .392
4 Tommy Griffith .388
5 Max Carey .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Fred Bailey 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 George Burns 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 15
1 Bobby Veach 15
3 Sam Rice 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Benny Kauff 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 7
1 Ray Chapman 7
3 Max Carey 6
3 Lee King 6
3 Braggo Roth 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Rube Marquard 0.00
3 Jim Bagby 0.33
4 Pete Alexander 0.36
5 Hooks Dauss 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 22
1 Ferdie Schupp 22
3 Bullet Joe Bush 21
4 Walter Johnson 20
5 Hooks Dauss 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .403
2 Ty Cobb .389
3 Home Run Baker .357
4 Rabbit Maranville .347
5 Tris Speaker .339

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 Happy Felsch 22
3 Tommy Griffith 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 12
1 Max Carey 12
1 Ray Chapman 12
1 Fritz Maisel 12
5 Braggo Roth 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 Carl Mays 1.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Hippo Vaughn 39
3 Ferdie Schupp 37
4 Bullet Joe Bush 33
5 4 tied 31

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 .324
4 Eddie Collins .315
5 Amos Strunk .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 105
1 Bobby Veach 105
3 Ty Cobb 95
4 Hal Chase 88
5 Gavvy Cravath 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 60
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 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 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Dick Rudolph 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 200
2 Pete Alexander 187
3 Hippo Vaughn 163
4 Babe Ruth 160
5 Ferdie Schupp 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 3 others tied 5