On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 94 48 .662 --
Red Sox 84 53 .613 7.5
Indians 78 63 .553 15.5
Tigers 69 72 .489 24.5
Senators 65 70 .481 25.5
Yankees 66 73 .475 26.5
Browns 52 90 .366 42.0
Athletics 49 88 .358 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 49 .647 --
Phillies 77 59 .566 11.5
Cardinals 76 66 .535 15.5
Reds 72 71 .503 20.0
Cubs 71 71 .500 20.5
Robins 63 71 .470 24.5
Braves 60 75 .444 28.0
Pirates 46 93 .331 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty Tyler 4
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Everett Scott 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Ray Powell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Rehg 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Benny Kauff 1
2 Rabbit Maranville 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 1.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.83
3 Frank Miller 0.79
4 Tom Hughes 0.50
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Miller 11
2 Tom Hughes 8
3 Phil Douglas 6
4 Dutch Leonard 5
5 Ferdie Schupp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .376
2 Tris Speaker .356
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .342
5 Rogers Hornsby .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Dave Robertson 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 8
4 Bobby Veach 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 104
2 Happy Felsch 99
3 Hal Chase 91
4 Ty Cobb 90
4 Heinie Zimmerman 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Braggo Roth 47
2 Ty Cobb 45
3 Max Carey 44
4 Eddie Collins 43
5 Ray Chapman 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.58
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.59
3 Pete Alexander 1.71
4 Larry Cheney 1.79
5 Slim Sallee 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 27
2 Eddie Cicotte 26
3 Fred Toney 23
4 Babe Ruth 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 186
2 Pete Alexander 175
3 Walter Johnson 165
4 Ferdie Schupp 144
5 2 tied 141

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .545
2 Tris Speaker .463
3 Eddie Collins .368
3 Sam Rice .368
5 Jack Smith .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 12
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
3 Home Run Baker 10
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 10
3 Red Smith 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Benny Kauff 7
2 Rabbit Maranville 7
2 Braggo Roth 7
2 Milt Stock 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Goodwin 0.00
2 Pol Perritt 0.26
3 Doc Ayers 0.26
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.44
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
2 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Marv Goodwin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Phil Douglas 25
3 Hippo Vaughn 24
4 Jeff Pfeffer 20
4 Bob Steele 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Carter 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Lefty Williams 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .418
2 Tris Speaker .411
3 Ivey Wingo .360
4 Jack Smith .357
5 George Sisler .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 29
2 Hal Chase 22
3 Joe Harris 19
3 Ray Schalk 19
5 Bobby Veach 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Braggo Roth 12
4 Edd Roush 11
4 Jack Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.32
2 Ernie Shore 0.53
3 Pol Perritt 0.67
4 Fritz Coumbe 0.71
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 Eddie Cicotte 8
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 Carl Mays 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 42
2 Pete Alexander 40
2 Phil Douglas 40
4 Bob Steele 37
5 Walter Johnson 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Babe Ruth 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .382
2 Tris Speaker .361
3 George Sisler .348
4 Edd Roush .344
5 Rogers Hornsby .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Dave Robertson 13
3 Wally Pipp 11
4 Benny Kauff 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 117
2 Bobby Veach 112
3 Hal Chase 102
4 Heinie Zimmerman 99
5 Ty Cobb 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 56
2 Max Carey 54
3 Braggo Roth 53
4 Eddie Collins 52
5 George Sisler 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.53
2 Pete Alexander 1.67
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.68
4 Pol Perritt 1.76
5 Slim Sallee 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Eddie Cicotte 29
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 Ferdie Schupp 24
4 Fred Toney 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 197
2 Pete Alexander 191
3 Walter Johnson 179
4 Ferdie Schupp 165
5 Eddie Cicotte 162

Saves

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