On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 46 .632 --
Red Sox 73 47 .608 3.5
Indians 68 58 .540 11.5
Tigers 63 59 .516 14.5
Yankees 56 63 .471 20.0
Senators 55 63 .466 20.5
Browns 49 76 .392 30.0
Athletics 44 75 .370 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 41 .647 --
Phillies 65 49 .570 9.0
Cardinals 63 58 .521 14.5
Reds 65 62 .512 15.5
Cubs 62 61 .504 16.5
Robins 57 60 .487 18.5
Braves 49 63 .438 24.0
Pirates 38 80 .322 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walton Cruise 3
1 Hugh High 3
1 Larry Kopf 3
1 Les Mann 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Rollie Zeider 2
4 Charlie Deal 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Leon Cadore 0.62
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.60
3 Pete Schneider 0.50
4 Joe Oeschger 0.36
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 Pete Schneider 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Cadore 8
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
3 Joe Oeschger 5
4 Pete Schneider 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .390
2 George Sisler .358
3 Tris Speaker .348
4 Edd Roush .348
5 Rogers Hornsby .333

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 93
2 Happy Felsch 87
3 Hal Chase 82
3 Ty Cobb 82
5 Heinie Zimmerman 77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Red Faber 1.56
3 Fred Anderson 1.71
4 Pete Alexander 1.79
5 Larry Cheney 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 22
2 Pete Alexander 21
3 Eddie Cicotte 20
4 Babe Ruth 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 158
2 Walter Johnson 151
3 Pete Alexander 147
4 Eddie Cicotte 125
5 Ferdie Schupp 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 8
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 Bert Niehoff .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .409
3 George Sisler .400
4 Ty Cobb .389
5 Joe Harris .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
3 Dave Bancroft 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 19
2 Hal Chase 13
3 Eddie Ainsmith 12
3 Casey Stengel 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
2 Max Carey 6
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
4 Sam Rice 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Tom Rogers 0.00
3 Rube Marquard 0.29
4 Frank Miller 0.32
5 Bill James 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Carl Mays 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Eppa Rixey 23
3 Phil Douglas 21
4 Joe Oeschger 19
5 Stan Coveleski 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
5 3 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .413
2 Ping Bodie .398
3 George Sisler .390
4 Edd Roush .377
5 Tris Speaker .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
2 Joe Harris 24
3 Bobby Veach 22
4 Hal Chase 21
4 Heinie Zimmerman 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 12
1 Max Carey 12
3 Eddie Collins 10
4 Ty Cobb 9
4 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.91
2 Pat Ragan 0.98
3 Bill James 0.99
4 Lefty Tyler 1.00
5 Walter Johnson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Dave Davenport 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 42
2 Hippo Vaughn 41
3 Joe Oeschger 38
4 Walter Johnson 36
5 Eppa Rixey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 4
2 George Dumont 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Bernie Boland 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .395
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 Edd Roush .350
4 George Sisler .347
5 Rogers Hornsby .322

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 120
2 Happy Felsch 110
3 Hal Chase 108
4 Ty Cobb 98
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Max Carey 56
3 Eddie Collins 49
3 Braggo Roth 49
5 George Burns 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.47
2 Ferdie Schupp 1.59
3 Red Faber 1.75
4 Pete Alexander 1.81
5 Slim Sallee 1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 195
2 Pete Alexander 185
3 Hippo Vaughn 184
4 Ferdie Schupp 165
5 Dutch Leonard 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 9
2 Bernie Boland 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
5 4 tied 4