On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 43 .619 --
Red Sox 66 42 .611 1.5
Indians 61 54 .530 10.0
Tigers 58 54 .518 11.5
Yankees 53 55 .491 14.5
Senators 51 58 .468 17.0
Athletics 41 65 .387 25.5
Browns 42 71 .372 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 35 .660 --
Phillies 53 46 .535 13.0
Cardinals 57 52 .523 14.0
Reds 59 56 .513 15.0
Cubs 56 54 .509 15.5
Robins 52 55 .486 18.0
Braves 45 56 .446 22.0
Pirates 35 71 .330 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 5
2 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Ray Chapman 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Jimmy Smith 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Win Noyes 0.62
2 Tom Hughes 0.40
2 Frank Miller 0.40
4 Rube Foster 0.38
5 Pete Alexander 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Win Noyes 5
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Frank Miller 4
4 Rube Foster 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 George Sisler .353
3 Edd Roush .348
4 Tris Speaker .346
5 Rogers Hornsby .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 86
2 Happy Felsch 83
3 Ty Cobb 80
4 Harry Heilmann 72
5 Heinie Zimmerman 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 37
2 Ray Chapman 35
2 Braggo Roth 35
4 Max Carey 34
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Fred Anderson 1.59
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Jim Scott 1.77
5 Jim Bagby 1.81

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 135
3 Walter Johnson 131
4 Dutch Leonard 115
5 2 tied 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 George Sisler .400
3 Joe Harris .379
4 Ty Cobb .377
5 Dots Miller .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Dave Robertson 2
1 Elmer Smith 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 16
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Del Pratt 14
4 Happy Felsch 11
4 Clyde Milan 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 George Burns 5
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Happy Felsch 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.56
2 Pat Ragan 0.56
4 Larry Cheney 0.66
5 Red Ames 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Dave Davenport 3
2 Claude Hendrix 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 22
2 Phil Douglas 21
3 Dutch Leonard 18
3 Joe Oeschger 18
5 Jeff Pfeffer 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Dumont 3
2 Leon Cadore 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .406
2 Max Carey .378
3 Edd Roush .376
4 Benny Kauff .374
4 Tris Speaker .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Casey Stengel 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 39
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Braggo Roth 24
4 Happy Felsch 23
5 Heinie Zimmerman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Donie Bush 11
4 George Burns 10
4 2 others tied 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 Dave Danforth 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Schneider 36
1 Hippo Vaughn 36
3 Dutch Leonard 35
4 Phil Douglas 34
5 3 tied 30

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 .393
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 Edd Roush .339
4 George Sisler .337
5 Bobby Veach .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 Benny Kauff 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 119
2 Happy Felsch 112
3 Ty Cobb 103
4 Hal Chase 96
5 Heinie Zimmerman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 64
2 Max Carey 58
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 46
5 Ray Chapman 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.54
2 Babe Ruth 1.67
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.75
4 Slim Sallee 1.81
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Eddie Cicotte 24
3 Fred Toney 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 189
2 Pete Alexander 180
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