On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	64	37	.634	--
Red Sox	59	38	.608	3.0
Indians	55	48	.534	10.0
Tigers	53	47	.530	10.5
Yankees	50	47	.515	12.0
Senators	42	57	.424	21.0
Browns	38	63	.376	26.0
Athletics	35	59	.372	25.5

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 10, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	30	.667	--
Phillies	48	41	.539	11.5
Cardinals	52	46	.531	12.0
Reds	54	50	.519	13.0
Robins	47	46	.505	14.5
Cubs	50	50	.500	15.0
Braves	40	53	.430	21.5
Pirates	31	66	.320	32.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Giants 10, Reds 2

Braves 5, Pirates 4

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Benny Kauff	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Wally Rehg	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Groh	2
1	Milt Stock	2
1	Bobby Veach	2
4	Eddie Ainsmith	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	0.50
2	Harry Harper	0.44
3	Rube Marquard	0.43
4	Art Nehf	0.40
5	Pete Alexander	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Willie Mitchell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	5
2	Harry Harper	4
2	Slim Love	4
2	Art Nehf	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.353
3	George Sisler	.346
4	Rogers Hornsby	.330
5	Edd Roush	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Bobby Veach	7
4	Wally Pipp	6
4	Dave Robertson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	78
2	Happy Felsch	74
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Harry Heilmann	65
5	Heinie Zimmerman	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	35
2	Braggo Roth	34
3	Ray Chapman	32
4	Max Carey	30
5	Fritz Maisel	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.33
2	Fred Anderson	1.46
3	Red Faber	1.56
4	Jim Bagby	1.65
5	Jim Scott	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	18
1	Fred Toney	18
3	Eddie Cicotte	17
3	Babe Ruth	17
5	Jim Bagby	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	127
2	Hippo Vaughn	125
3	Walter Johnson	122
4	Ferdie Schupp	104
5	2 tied	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	5
1	Dave Danforth	5
3	Red Ames	4
3	Jim Bagby	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.469
2	Tris Speaker	.429
3	Benny Kauff	.426
3	Bobby Veach	.426
5	Happy Felsch	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	3
2	Bobby Veach	2
3	Ray Chapman	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	25
2	Braggo Roth	19
3	Ty Cobb	17
4	Hal Chase	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Joe Kelly	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Klepfer	0.48
2	George Cunningham	0.55
3	Bob Groom	0.56
4	Fritz Coumbe	0.59
5	Ernie Koob	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Horstmann	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Art Nehf	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Schneider	23
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Phil Douglas	16
4	Leon Cadore	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Otis Lambeth	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Fred Anderson	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.398
2	Ty Cobb	.393
3	Jake Daubert	.373
4	Ossie Vitt	.362
5	Benny Kauff	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Happy Felsch	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	Ray Powell	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	40
2	Ty Cobb	29
2	Braggo Roth	29
4	Happy Felsch	26
5	Heinie Zimmerman	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
1	Braggo Roth	13
3	George Burns	11
3	Donie Bush	11
3	Ray Chapman	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Dauss	1.07
2	Ed Klepfer	1.10
3	Jim Bagby	1.13
4	Larry Cheney	1.17
5	Babe Ruth	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Art Nehf	6
2	Slim Sallee	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	39
2	Pete Schneider	36
3	Pete Alexander	35
4	Walter Johnson	33
5	Babe Ruth	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	2
1	Bullet Joe Bush	2
1	Eddie Cicotte	2
1	Stan Coveleski	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.359
3	George Sisler	.338
4	Bobby Veach	.325
5	Hal Chase	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	14
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Dave Robertson	11
5	Rogers Hornsby	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Happy Felsch	106
3	Ty Cobb	104
4	Hal Chase	93
4	Gavvy Cravath	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	66
2	Max Carey	58
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	50
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.36
2	Babe Ruth	1.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.72
4	Pete Alexander	1.74
5	Slim Sallee	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Eddie Cicotte	24
4	Fred Toney	23
5	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	192
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	161
4	Babe Ruth	159
5	Dutch Leonard	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Bernie Boland	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
5	Jim Bagby	5