On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 46 .623 --
Red Sox 72 46 .610 2.0
Indians 67 57 .540 10.0
Tigers 62 58 .517 13.0
Yankees 56 60 .483 17.0
Senators 54 62 .466 19.0
Browns 46 75 .380 29.5
Athletics 43 72 .374 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 40 .649 --
Phillies 64 48 .571 9.0
Cardinals 62 57 .521 14.5
Cubs 61 60 .504 16.5
Reds 63 62 .504 16.5
Robins 56 59 .487 18.5
Braves 49 61 .445 23.0
Pirates 37 79 .319 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hi Myers 5
1 Dode Paskert 5
1 Dave Robertson 5
4 Bert Niehoff 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Hi Myers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Hi Myers 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Bates 1
1 Bruno Betzel 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1.75
2 Stan Coveleski 1.14
3 Red Faber 0.83
4 Walter Johnson 0.62
5 Bob Steele 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Rube Foster 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Red Ames 7
2 Jeff Pfeffer 7
4 Bob Steele 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Ruth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .386
2 George Sisler .360
3 Tris Speaker .348
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Dave Robertson 8
4 Ping Bodie 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 91
2 Happy Felsch 85
3 Ty Cobb 81
4 Hal Chase 78
5 Heinie Zimmerman 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 39
2 Ty Cobb 38
3 Ray Chapman 37
4 Braggo Roth 35
5 George Burns 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.56
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.57
3 Fred Anderson 1.71
4 Pete Alexander 1.79
5 Dutch Leonard 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 22
2 Pete Alexander 21
3 Eddie Cicotte 19
3 Babe Ruth 19
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 152
2 Walter Johnson 147
3 Pete Alexander 146
4 Ferdie Schupp 124
5 Eddie Cicotte 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 7
2 Bernie Boland 6
3 Jim Bagby 5
4 Red Ames 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .451
2 Joe Harris .440
3 Ping Bodie .421
4 Ty Cobb .408
5 Ray Chapman .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 George Burns 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 15
2 Joe Harris 14
3 Hal Chase 13
3 Del Pratt 13
5 Heinie Groh 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
3 George Sisler 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Rogers 0.00
2 Rube Marquard 0.28
3 Dutch Leonard 0.34
4 Bob Shawkey 0.47
5 Bill James 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Carl Mays 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Oeschger 23
1 Eppa Rixey 23
3 Walter Johnson 21
4 Hippo Vaughn 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Dumont 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Bernie Boland 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ping Bodie .412
2 Ty Cobb .405
3 George Sisler .386
4 Duffy Lewis .373
5 Tris Speaker .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 30
2 Joe Harris 25
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 24
4 Heinie Zimmerman 23
5 Ty Cobb 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 14
2 Max Carey 13
3 Eddie Collins 10
4 Ty Cobb 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.05
2 Larry Cheney 1.08
3 Walter Johnson 1.09
4 Bill James 1.21
5 2 tied 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Rube Marquard 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Chief Bender 5
3 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 40
1 Hippo Vaughn 40
3 Joe Oeschger 35
4 Walter Johnson 32
4 Eppa Rixey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
1 George Dumont 3
3 Bernie Boland 2
3 Leon Cadore 2
3 Babe Ruth 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .348
4 Edd Roush .345
5 Bobby Veach .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Dave Robertson 11
3 Benny Kauff 10
3 Wally Pipp 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Happy Felsch 108
3 Hal Chase 105
4 Ty Cobb 97
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 58
1 Ty Cobb 58
3 Eddie Collins 51
4 Braggo Roth 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.50
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.59
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Babe Ruth 1.81
5 Pete Alexander 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Babe Ruth 25
2 Fred Toney 25
4 Eddie Cicotte 24
5 Ferdie Schupp 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 191
2 Pete Alexander 184
3 Hippo Vaughn 178
4 Ferdie Schupp 165
5 Dutch Leonard 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
5 4 tied 4