On This Day

Tuesday, October 2, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 100 54 .649 --
Red Sox 90 60 .600 8.0
Indians 88 66 .571 12.0
Tigers 78 75 .510 21.5
Senators 72 79 .477 26.5
Yankees 70 81 .464 28.5
Browns 57 97 .370 43.0
Athletics 54 97 .358 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 56 .632 --
Phillies 87 63 .580 8.0
Cardinals 82 70 .539 14.0
Reds 78 76 .506 19.0
Cubs 74 80 .481 23.0
Braves 70 79 .470 24.5
Robins 68 79 .463 25.5
Pirates 51 103 .331 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duffy Lewis 6
2 Clyde Milan 5
3 Johnny Evers 4
3 Ray Morgan 4
3 Howie Shanks 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Powell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 4
2 John Henry 3
2 Ray Powell 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Jim Hickman 2
3 Al Demaree 1
3 Oscar Dugey 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 1.00
2 Pol Perritt 0.75
3 Jesse Barnes 0.50
3 Al Demaree 0.50
5 Jing Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Neal Brady 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Pol Perritt 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
4 Neal Brady 4
4 Eppa Rixey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Cullop 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .383
2 Tris Speaker .352
3 George Sisler .351
4 Edd Roush .341
5 Rogers Hornsby .328

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 114
2 Ty Cobb 106
3 Happy Felsch 100
4 Heinie Zimmerman 99
5 Hal Chase 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 55
2 Ray Chapman 53
2 Eddie Collins 53
4 Max Carey 50
4 Braggo Roth 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.56
3 Pete Alexander 1.84
4 Carl Mays 1.84
5 Stan Coveleski 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Eddie Cicotte 28
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Fred Toney 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 200
2 Hippo Vaughn 195
3 Walter Johnson 180
4 Eddie Cicotte 154
5 Phil Douglas 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 9
2 Jim Bagby 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
4 Fritz Coumbe 5
5 6 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .467
2 Bobby Veach .422
3 Buck Weaver .412
4 Max Flack .391
5 Stuffy McInnis .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Red Smith 13
3 Bobby Veach 10
4 Tony Boeckel 9
4 5 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Eddie Collins 10
4 Mike Menosky 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
4 Carl Mays 0.26
5 Babe Ruth 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Guy Morton 3
4 Doc Ayers 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 25
2 Dave Davenport 24
3 Eppa Rixey 20
4 Rube Marquard 19
4 Art Nehf 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Nick Cullop 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .429
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Bobby Veach .375
4 Fred Merkle .358
5 Stuffy McInnis .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Smith 23
2 Heinie Zimmerman 21
3 Bobby Veach 19
4 Ty Cobb 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Ray Chapman 16
2 Ty Cobb 16
4 Rabbit Maranville 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 0.35
2 Art Nehf 0.69
3 Pol Perritt 1.04
4 Jack Scott 1.14
5 Ferdie Schupp 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Eddie Cicotte 7
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 51
2 Dave Davenport 38
3 Phil Douglas 36
4 Pete Schneider 35
5 Rube Marquard 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Paul Carter 1
3 12 others tied 1