On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 39 .629 --
Red Sox 61 39 .610 2.5
Indians 56 50 .528 10.5
Tigers 54 49 .524 11.0
Yankees 52 48 .520 11.5
Senators 45 57 .441 19.5
Athletics 37 61 .378 25.5
Browns 38 66 .365 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 31 .667 --
Phillies 50 42 .543 11.5
Cardinals 55 47 .539 11.5
Reds 55 52 .514 14.0
Cubs 51 52 .495 16.0
Robins 48 49 .495 16.0
Braves 41 53 .436 21.5
Pirates 31 67 .316 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Witt 4
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 Billy Meyer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Jamieson 3
1 Clyde Milan 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Larry Gardner 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Happy Felsch 2
2 Ray Chapman 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Tod Sloan 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.80
2 Pete Schneider 0.50
3 Bob Groom 0.43
4 George Cunningham 0.38
5 Rube Schauer 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Rube Schauer 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Jim Shaw 1
1 Ernie Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 5
2 Pete Schneider 4
2 Bob Shawkey 4
4 George Cunningham 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 George Dumont 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .389
2 Tris Speaker .353
3 George Sisler .344
4 Edd Roush .335
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 79
1 Bobby Veach 79
3 Ty Cobb 74
4 Heinie Zimmerman 66
5 Harry Heilmann 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 35
2 Ray Chapman 34
2 Braggo Roth 34
4 Max Carey 31
5 Eddie Collins 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.36
2 Fred Anderson 1.45
3 Red Faber 1.61
4 Jim Bagby 1.64
5 Jim Scott 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 127
2 Walter Johnson 125
2 Hippo Vaughn 125
4 Dutch Leonard 105
5 Ferdie Schupp 104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .458
2 Joe Judge .447
3 Benny Kauff .444
4 Happy Felsch .421
5 Max Carey .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Bobby Veach 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 18
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 14
4 Happy Felsch 13
4 Braggo Roth 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Eddie Collins 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Oeschger 0.28
2 Ed Klepfer 0.50
2 Milt Watson 0.50
4 Fritz Coumbe 0.61
5 Eddie Plank 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Al Demaree 3
2 Phil Douglas 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 18
2 Pete Schneider 17
3 Walter Johnson 16
3 Dutch Leonard 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .405
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Max Carey .380
4 Benny Kauff .368
5 Chick Gandil .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 38
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Happy Felsch 27
4 Braggo Roth 24
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Donie Bush 11
2 Eddie Collins 11
4 George Burns 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Klepfer 0.39
2 Bob Shawkey 1.17
3 Babe Ruth 1.18
4 Ernie Koob 1.27
5 Jim Bagby 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Eddie Cicotte 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 34
2 Walter Johnson 32
2 Dutch Leonard 32
4 Harry Harper 29
5 Pete Alexander 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Otis Lambeth 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .396
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .340
4 Bobby Veach .325
5 Edd Roush .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Dave Robertson 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 116
2 Happy Felsch 110
3 Ty Cobb 104
4 Hal Chase 94
5 Gavvy Cravath 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Max Carey 58
3 Eddie Collins 50
4 Braggo Roth 49
5 Ray Chapman 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.44
2 Babe Ruth 1.61
3 Pete Alexander 1.73
4 Slim Sallee 1.74
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Eddie Cicotte 24
4 Fred Toney 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 189
2 Pete Alexander 184
3 Dutch Leonard 160
4 Hippo Vaughn 158
5 Babe Ruth 156

Saves

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