On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 32 .640 --
Red Sox 52 34 .605 3.5
Indians 49 42 .538 9.0
Tigers 46 43 .517 11.0
Yankees 44 42 .512 11.5
Senators 35 52 .402 21.0
Browns 36 55 .396 22.0
Athletics 32 51 .386 22.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Clyde Milan 4
1 Wally Pipp 4
4 Ray Bates 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Chapman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Braggo Roth 6
2 Jack Graney 4
3 Ray Chapman 3
3 Bobby Veach 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 2
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Happy Felsch 1
2 Chick Gandil 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Ayers 1.11
2 Jim Bagby 0.50
3 Ray Caldwell 0.40
4 Bernie Boland 0.31
5 Reb Russell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Reb Russell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 10
2 Ray Caldwell 6
2 Ernie Koob 6
4 Bernie Boland 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Otis Lambeth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .377
2 George Sisler .354
3 Tris Speaker .343
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 Bobby Veach 61
3 Ty Cobb 60
4 Harry Heilmann 57
5 Hal Chase 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 30
1 Braggo Roth 30
3 Ty Cobb 29
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 2 tied 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 .424
2 Home Run Baker .406
3 Wally Schang .395
4 Hal Chase .392
5 Ray Bates .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 Ray Powell 2
3 Fred Bailey 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 20
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Happy Felsch 13
4 Elmer Miller 12
4 Sam Rice 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
2 Ed Klepfer 0.33
3 Sherry Smith 0.45
4 Slim Sallee 0.64
5 Hooks Dauss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Dave Davenport 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 23
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Ray Caldwell 17
3 Eddie Cicotte 17
3 Pete Schneider 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 .410
2 Ty Cobb .385
3 Home Run Baker .379
4 Rogers Hornsby .350
5 Casey Stengel .346

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 Bobby Veach 32
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Ping Bodie 25
3 Harry Heilmann 25
5 Braggo Roth 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 15
2 Braggo Roth 13
3 Ray Chapman 12
4 Max Carey 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.34
2 Pete Alexander 0.89
3 Jim Bagby 1.00
4 Slim Sallee 1.02
5 Carl Mays 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 36
1 Hippo Vaughn 36
3 Walter Johnson 35
3 Pete Schneider 35
5 2 tied 32

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 .382
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 Hal Chase .331
4 Amos Strunk .317
5 Eddie Collins .310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 112
2 Happy Felsch 104
3 Ty Cobb 98
4 Hal Chase 90
5 Gavvy Cravath 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 62
2 Max Carey 57
3 Braggo Roth 54
4 Eddie Collins 48
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 22
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
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Bernie Boland 5
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 3 others tied 5