On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	42	.615	--
White Sox	70	44	.614	-0.5
Indians	61	55	.526	9.5
Tigers	58	55	.513	11.0
Yankees	54	55	.495	13.0
Senators	52	58	.473	15.5
Athletics	42	65	.393	24.0
Browns	42	72	.368	27.5

Games

Athletics 9, White Sox 7

Red Sox 3, Indians 1

Senators 9, Tigers 6

Yankees 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	36	.657	--
Phillies	57	46	.553	11.0
Cardinals	58	53	.523	14.0
Reds	60	56	.517	14.5
Cubs	57	54	.514	15.0
Robins	52	56	.481	18.5
Braves	45	57	.441	22.5
Pirates	35	75	.318	36.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Pirates 0

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Amos Strunk	4
2	Roy Grover	3
2	Wally Schang	3
2	Walter Schmidt	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	Wally Schang	4
1	Possum Whitted	4
4	Eddie Ainsmith	3
4	Mike Menosky	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	3
2	Max Carey	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Tony Boeckel	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.62
2	Bob Shawkey	0.50
3	Carl Mays	0.43
4	Hal Carlson	0.30
5	Pol Perritt	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Packard	5
1	Eppa Rixey	5
3	Bullet Joe Bush	4
3	Bob Shawkey	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Sisler	.349
3	Edd Roush	.348
4	Tris Speaker	.346
5	Rogers Hornsby	.329

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	81
4	Heinie Zimmerman	74
5	Harry Heilmann	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	37
2	Max Carey	36
3	Ray Chapman	35
3	Braggo Roth	35
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.55
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
3	Red Faber	1.78
4	Jim Bagby	1.85
5	Pete Alexander	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	21
2	Pete Alexander	19
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Babe Ruth	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	144
2	Pete Alexander	135
3	Walter Johnson	131
4	Dutch Leonard	115
5	Eddie Cicotte	114

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	.469
2	Wally Schang	.410
3	Sherry Magee	.395
4	Ray Chapman	.393
4	Ty Cobb	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	15
2	Joe Harris	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Happy Felsch	10
4	5 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	George Burns	7
3	Max Carey	6
4	Happy Felsch	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.31
2	Jesse Barnes	0.47
3	Chief Bender	0.64
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.67
5	Pat Ragan	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Rube Marquard	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	21
1	Joe Oeschger	21
3	Eppa Rixey	19
3	Hippo Vaughn	19
5	Dutch Leonard	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Leon Cadore	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.406
2	Edd Roush	.394
3	Benny Kauff	.390
4	Joe Judge	.389
5	Happy Felsch	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	34
2	Ty Cobb	27
3	Braggo Roth	25
4	Happy Felsch	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	George Burns	13
2	Eddie Collins	13
4	Ty Cobb	10
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.95
2	Art Nehf	1.29
3	Chief Bender	1.35
4	Pat Ragan	1.42
5	Doc Ayers	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Joe Oeschger	5
2	Slim Sallee	5
2	Fred Toney	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	34
1	Pete Schneider	34
3	Hippo Vaughn	33
4	Pete Alexander	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Bullet Joe Bush	2
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.351
3	Edd Roush	.340
4	George Sisler	.335
5	Rogers Hornsby	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Dave Robertson	13
3	Wally Pipp	12
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Happy Felsch	111
3	Ty Cobb	104
4	Hal Chase	96
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	64
2	Max Carey	57
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	George Burns	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.58
2	Babe Ruth	1.74
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	25
2	Fred Toney	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	184
2	Pete Alexander	180
3	Hippo Vaughn	175
4	Ferdie Schupp	159
5	Dutch Leonard	158

Saves

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