On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 100 54 .649 --
Red Sox 90 61 .596 8.5
Indians 88 66 .571 12.0
Tigers 78 75 .510 21.5
Senators 73 79 .480 26.0
Yankees 71 82 .464 28.5
Browns 57 97 .370 43.0
Athletics 55 98 .359 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 98 56 .636 --
Phillies 87 65 .572 10.0
Cardinals 82 70 .539 15.0
Reds 78 76 .506 20.0
Cubs 74 80 .481 24.0
Braves 71 80 .470 25.5
Robins 69 80 .463 26.5
Pirates 51 103 .331 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank O'Rourke 5
2 Al Baird 4
2 George Cutshaw 4
2 Walter Holke 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Covington 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Fitzpatrick 5
2 Al Baird 3
2 Walter Holke 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 2
2 Al Baird 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 George Burns 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.78
3 Dick Rudolph 0.42
4 Bill Piercy 0.36
4 Lefty Tyler 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Dick Rudolph 5
3 Bill Piercy 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
3 Lefty Tyler 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Smith 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
1 Dave Robertson 12
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
3 Heinie Zimmerman 100
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 1.47
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 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 200
2 Hippo Vaughn 195
3 Walter Johnson 187
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 Max Flack .405
4 Larry Gardner .389
5 Red Smith .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Sam Covington 1
1 16 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 3 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 Jim Bagby 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 25
2 Dave Davenport 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Rube Marquard 21
5 Lee Meadows 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
2 Fred Anderson 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Nick Cullop 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .435
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 Bobby Veach .385
4 Fred Merkle .356
5 Red Smith .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Robertson 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Smith 23
2 Heinie Zimmerman 22
3 Ty Cobb 18
3 Bobby Veach 18
5 Wally Pipp 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 16
1 Eddie Collins 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Rabbit Maranville 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Anderson 0.32
2 Art Nehf 0.69
3 Pol Perritt 1.04
4 Ferdie Schupp 1.05
5 Jack Scott 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 51
2 Dave Davenport 38
3 Phil Douglas 36
3 Walter Johnson 36
3 Rube Marquard 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Fritz Coumbe 2
3 Fred Anderson 1
3 Paul Carter 1
3 13 others tied 1