On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	69	43	.616	--
Red Sox	65	42	.607	1.5
Indians	61	53	.535	9.0
Tigers	58	54	.518	11.0
Yankees	53	55	.491	14.0
Senators	51	58	.468	16.5
Athletics	41	64	.390	24.5
Browns	42	71	.372	27.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Browns 6, Tigers 4

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 1, Yankees 0

Senators 10, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	34	.663	--
Phillies	53	45	.541	12.5
Cardinals	57	52	.523	14.0
Reds	59	55	.518	14.5
Cubs	56	54	.509	15.5
Robins	51	54	.486	18.0
Braves	44	56	.440	22.5
Pirates	34	71	.324	35.0

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Robins 4

Robins 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Chapman	5
1	Joe Judge	5
3	Eddie Foster	4
3	Joe Harris	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	Buck Herzog	1
2	Ernie Krueger	1
2	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Ainsmith	4
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
3	Jake Daubert	2
3	Dave Davenport	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mogridge	1.00
2	Eppa Rixey	0.91
3	Rube Marquard	0.86
4	Pat Ragan	0.83
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	10
2	Bullet Joe Bush	8
3	Phil Douglas	7
4	Slim Love	6
4	Rube Marquard	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.387
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Edd Roush	.351
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.324

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	Bobby Veach	86
2	Happy Felsch	82
3	Ty Cobb	80
4	Harry Heilmann	72
5	2 tied	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Ray Chapman	35
3	Braggo Roth	34
4	Max Carey	33
5	Eddie Collins	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.42
2	Fred Anderson	1.59
3	Red Faber	1.75
4	Jim Bagby	1.81
5	Jim Scott	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	20
2	Pete Alexander	19
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Babe Ruth	18
5	Jim Bagby	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	141
2	Pete Alexander	133
3	Walter Johnson	131
4	Dutch Leonard	115
5	Ferdie Schupp	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
4	Red Ames	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.436
2	Ping Bodie	.407
3	George Sisler	.388
4	Max Carey	.380
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Cy Williams	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	15
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Del Pratt	14
4	Ping Bodie	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ty Cobb	6
4	Happy Felsch	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.50
2	Pat Ragan	0.56
3	Larry Cheney	0.68
4	Red Ames	0.71
4	Walter Anderson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Dave Davenport	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Claude Hendrix	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	26
2	Dutch Leonard	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Joe Oeschger	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Edd Roush	.390
3	Max Carey	.379
4	George Sisler	.372
5	Bobby Veach	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Casey Stengel	3
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	40
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Braggo Roth	23
4	Happy Felsch	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Donie Bush	11
3	Ty Cobb	11
5	Tris Speaker	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.15
2	Joe Oeschger	1.30
3	Doc Ayers	1.31
4	Bob Shawkey	1.31
5	Ed Klepfer	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	36
2	Dutch Leonard	35
3	Phil Douglas	34
4	Pete Schneider	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.349
3	Edd Roush	.342
4	George Sisler	.337
5	Bobby Veach	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Wally Pipp	13
3	Dave Robertson	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Happy Felsch	111
3	Ty Cobb	103
4	Hal Chase	97
5	Gavvy Cravath	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	57
3	Eddie Collins	50
4	Braggo Roth	45
5	Ray Chapman	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.46
2	Babe Ruth	1.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.77
4	Slim Sallee	1.81
5	Pete Alexander	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Fred Toney	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	189
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
4	Dutch Leonard	163
5	Ferdie Schupp	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	7
2	Red Ames	6
2	Bernie Boland	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
5	Jim Bagby	5