On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 32 .636 --
Red Sox 52 33 .612 2.5
Indians 48 42 .533 9.0
Tigers 46 42 .523 10.0
Yankees 43 42 .506 11.5
Senators 34 51 .400 20.5
Browns 35 54 .393 21.5
Athletics 32 50 .390 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 26 .667 --
Phillies 42 35 .545 9.5
Reds 50 43 .538 9.5
Cardinals 46 40 .535 10.0
Cubs 43 45 .489 14.0
Robins 38 42 .475 15.0
Braves 35 46 .432 18.5
Pirates 27 56 .325 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 6
2 Walton Cruise 5
3 Donie Bush 4
3 Hal Chase 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hugh High 1
1 Red Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 5
2 Doug Baird 4
2 Hal Chase 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Jake Pitler 2
2 Heinie Zimmerman 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Harper 0.78
2 Al Demaree 0.67
3 Pete Schneider 0.62
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.60
5 Ed Klepfer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oscar Horstmann 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 Harry Harper 1
2 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 10
2 Harry Harper 7
3 Burleigh Grimes 6
4 Eppa Rixey 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .382
2 George Sisler .352
3 Tris Speaker .338
4 Walton Cruise .336
5 Edd Roush .330

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 65
2 Ty Cobb 59
3 Bobby Veach 58
4 Harry Heilmann 57
5 Hal Chase 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 30
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Braggo Roth 28
4 Max Carey 25
4 Fritz Maisel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.19
2 Fred Anderson 1.34
3 Red Faber 1.40
4 Slim Sallee 1.61
5 Jim Scott 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 16
1 Eddie Cicotte 16
1 Fred Toney 16
4 Babe Ruth 15
5 Pete Schneider 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 112
1 Hippo Vaughn 112
3 Walter Johnson 109
4 Eddie Cicotte 94
5 Babe Ruth 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 4
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Bernie Boland 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .452
2 Home Run Baker .403
3 Tommy Griffith .393
4 Ty Cobb .382
5 Max Carey .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Ray Powell 2
3 Fred Bailey 1
3 George Burns 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 17
2 Ty Cobb 15
2 Happy Felsch 15
4 Elmer Miller 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 10
2 Max Carey 7
3 George Burns 6
4 Ray Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
2 Ed Klepfer 0.33
3 Slim Sallee 0.64
4 Hooks Dauss 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
1 Pete Schneider 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Harry Harper 23
2 Pete Schneider 23
4 Ferdie Schupp 22
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .415
2 Ty Cobb .399
3 Home Run Baker .371
4 Harry Heilmann .348
5 Rogers Hornsby .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 29
1 Bobby Veach 29
3 Harry Heilmann 25
4 Ping Bodie 24
5 Happy Felsch 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 15
2 Ray Chapman 12
3 Max Carey 11
3 Ty Cobb 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.34
2 Jim Bagby 0.95
3 Carl Mays 1.02
4 Slim Sallee 1.02
5 Pete Alexander 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Schneider 7
1 Fred Toney 7
3 Jim Bagby 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 38
2 Hippo Vaughn 36
3 Walter Johnson 35
3 Pete Schneider 35
5 Bullet Joe Bush 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 .384
2 Tris Speaker .354
3 Hal Chase .329
4 Amos Strunk .317
5 Eddie Collins .312

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 Bobby Veach 109
2 Happy Felsch 105
3 Ty Cobb 97
4 Hal Chase 91
5 Gavvy Cravath 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 49
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.31
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.53
3 Slim Sallee 1.56
4 Pete Alexander 1.75
5 Babe Ruth 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 193
2 Pete Alexander 190
3 Hippo Vaughn 164
4 Babe Ruth 158
5 Eddie Cicotte 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
3 Bernie Boland 5
3 3 others tied 5