On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	58	32	.644	--
Red Sox	52	35	.598	4.5
Indians	49	43	.533	10.0
Tigers	46	43	.517	11.5
Yankees	44	42	.512	12.0
Senators	36	52	.409	21.0
Browns	36	55	.396	22.5
Athletics	32	51	.386	22.5

Games

Senators 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	27	.663	--
Reds	52	43	.547	8.5
Cardinals	48	40	.545	9.0
Phillies	42	37	.532	10.5
Cubs	44	46	.489	14.0
Robins	38	44	.463	16.0
Braves	36	47	.434	18.5
Pirates	28	57	.329	27.5

Games

Reds 6, Robins 5

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Giants 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	William Fischer	3
1	Larry Kopf	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	9 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
2	Larry Cheney	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Edd Roush	2
2	Heinie Zimmerman	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Pickles Dillhoefer	1
1	Mike Gonzalez	1
1	Dave Robertson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.00
3	Stan Coveleski	0.80
4	Claude Hendrix	0.38
5	Larry Cheney	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Pol Perritt	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	9
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Larry Cheney	4
3	Stan Coveleski	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Anderson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.377
2	George Sisler	.354
3	Tris Speaker	.342
4	Edd Roush	.340
5	Rogers Hornsby	.332

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	66
2	Bobby Veach	61
3	Ty Cobb	60
4	Hal Chase	58
5	Harry Heilmann	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	31
2	Ray Chapman	30
3	Ty Cobb	29
4	Max Carey	25
4	Fritz Maisel	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.18
2	Fred Anderson	1.31
3	Red Faber	1.40
4	Slim Sallee	1.61
5	Jim Scott	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	17
2	Pete Alexander	16
2	Eddie Cicotte	16
4	Babe Ruth	15
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	121
2	Walter Johnson	115
3	Hippo Vaughn	112
4	Eddie Cicotte	95
4	Ferdie Schupp	95

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	Wally Schang	.412
3	Rogers Hornsby	.404
4	Home Run Baker	.397
5	Fred Luderus	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Powell	2
1	Casey Stengel	2
3	Fred Bailey	1
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	17
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Happy Felsch	12
4	Elmer Miller	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	9
2	Max Carey	7
2	Braggo Roth	7
4	George Burns	5
4	Armando Marsans	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.00
2	Dave Davenport	0.33
3	Ed Klepfer	0.44
4	Hooks Dauss	0.67
5	Carl Mays	0.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Harry Harper	20
3	Walter Johnson	19
3	Dick Rudolph	19
5	Babe Ruth	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.423
2	Home Run Baker	.393
3	Ty Cobb	.371
4	Rogers Hornsby	.364
5	Tris Speaker	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	29
2	Bobby Veach	27
3	Happy Felsch	24
3	Harry Heilmann	24
3	Braggo Roth	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	15
2	Braggo Roth	14
3	Ray Chapman	12
4	Max Carey	11
5	Fritz Maisel	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Sallee	0.72
2	Pete Alexander	0.91
3	Jim Bagby	1.01
4	Larry Cheney	1.04
5	Claude Hendrix	1.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
1	Hippo Vaughn	36
3	Pete Schneider	34
4	Pete Alexander	33
4	3 others tied	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	.383
2	Tris Speaker	.355
3	Hal Chase	.329
4	Rogers Hornsby	.326
5	Amos Strunk	.317

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	112
2	Happy Felsch	105
3	Ty Cobb	96
4	Hal Chase	94
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Max Carey	57
3	Braggo Roth	55
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Ray Chapman	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.31
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.52
3	Slim Sallee	1.57
4	Pete Alexander	1.75
5	Babe Ruth	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Eppa Rixey	22
4	Fred Toney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	196
2	Pete Alexander	191
3	Babe Ruth	158
3	Hippo Vaughn	158
5	Eddie Cicotte	157

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