On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	47	.638	--
Red Sox	76	47	.618	3.5
Indians	70	60	.538	13.0
Tigers	65	61	.516	16.0
Senators	57	63	.475	21.0
Yankees	56	65	.463	22.5
Browns	50	80	.385	33.0
Athletics	44	78	.361	35.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

Browns 6, White Sox 3

Indians 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	42	.647	--
Phillies	67	51	.568	9.5
Cardinals	67	59	.532	13.5
Reds	68	62	.523	14.5
Cubs	62	64	.492	18.5
Robins	59	61	.492	18.5
Braves	50	66	.431	25.5
Pirates	39	84	.317	40.0

Games

Giants 3, Robins 2

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Holke	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	3
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Joe Harris	2
2	Doc Lavan	2
2	Del Pratt	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Swede Risberg	1
1	Amos Strunk	1
1	Bill Wagner	1
1	Whitey Witt	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Carlson	1.50
2	Milt Watson	1.00
3	Jim Bagby	0.50
3	Hod Eller	0.50
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Oscar Horstmann	1
1	Tom Rogers	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Carlson	6
2	Hod Eller	4
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	Oscar Horstmann	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Groom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	George Sisler	.357
3	Edd Roush	.349
4	Tris Speaker	.344
5	Rogers Hornsby	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Dave Robertson	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Bobby Veach	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	95
2	Happy Felsch	91
3	Ty Cobb	88
4	Hal Chase	85
5	Heinie Zimmerman	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	40
2	Max Carey	39
2	Ty Cobb	39
4	Ray Chapman	37
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.57
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.61
3	Fred Anderson	1.71
4	Larry Cheney	1.84
5	Dutch Leonard	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	23
2	Pete Alexander	21
2	Eddie Cicotte	21
4	Babe Ruth	20
5	Jim Bagby	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	162
2	Walter Johnson	151
3	Pete Alexander	149
4	Eddie Cicotte	129
5	Ferdie Schupp	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	8
2	Bernie Boland	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
4	Red Ames	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Ty Cobb	.409
3	Braggo Roth	.400
4	Dode Paskert	.390
5	Ivy Olson	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	George Burns	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	16
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
3	Eddie Collins	12
4	Joe Harris	11
4	Duffy Lewis	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Sam Rice	6
3	Nemo Leibold	5
3	Fred McMullin	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
1	Milt Watson	0.00
3	Elmer Jacobs	0.35
4	Doc Ayers	0.42
5	Red Faber	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Reb Russell	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	20
1	Walter Johnson	20
3	Hippo Vaughn	18
4	Hod Eller	17
4	Bob Steele	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
5	6 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	Edd Roush	.404
3	George Sisler	.393
4	Ping Bodie	.366
5	Duffy Lewis	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Dave Robertson	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
2	Joe Harris	24
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Del Pratt	23
5	Ty Cobb	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	George Burns	12
2	George Sisler	12
4	Max Carey	9
4	Happy Felsch	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.60
2	Bill James	0.93
3	Milt Watson	0.96
4	Lefty Tyler	1.00
5	Larry Cheney	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
2	Carl Mays	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	43
2	Phil Douglas	36
2	Joe Oeschger	36
4	Stan Coveleski	32
4	Walter Johnson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	4
2	George Dumont	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	Leon Cadore	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.356
3	George Sisler	.348
4	Edd Roush	.348
5	Rogers Hornsby	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Dave Robertson	12
3	Benny Kauff	10
3	Wally Pipp	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	118
2	Happy Felsch	112
3	Hal Chase	109
4	Ty Cobb	103
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	58
2	Max Carey	55
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	Braggo Roth	46
5	George Burns	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.48
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.70
3	Red Faber	1.73
4	Slim Sallee	1.84
5	Eddie Plank	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
2	Babe Ruth	26
4	Fred Toney	25
5	Ferdie Schupp	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	192
2	Pete Alexander	185
3	Hippo Vaughn	184
4	Ferdie Schupp	163
5	Eddie Cicotte	159

Saves

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