On This Day

Thursday, April 12, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Red Sox 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Indians 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Tigers 0 2 .000 1.5
Athletics 0 2 .000 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Reds 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Braves 0 1 .000 1.0
Robins 0 1 .000 1.0
Pirates 0 2 .000 1.5
Cardinals 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Eddie Foster 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 3
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Lew McCarty 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 0.86
2 Fred Anderson 0.67
2 Fred Toney 0.67
4 Howard Ehmke 0.62
5 Red Ames 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 6
2 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Red Ames 4
3 Fred Anderson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .750
2 George Cutshaw .600
2 Tillie Walker .600
4 Dick Hoblitzell .571
5 8 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Ray Schalk 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 5
2 Tillie Walker 4
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Larry Gardner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Doug Baird 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 0.00
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Pete Schneider 0.00
1 Fred Toney 0.00
1 8 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 11
2 Phil Douglas 6
3 Howard Ehmke 5
4 Pete Alexander 4
4 6 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .342
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Bill Hinchman .313
5 Zack Wheat .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 12
1 Wally Pipp 12
1 Dave Robertson 12
1 Cy Williams 12
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 91
2 Wally Pipp 89
3 Hal Chase 86
4 Bill Hinchman 82
5 Heinie Zimmerman 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 66
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Benny Kauff 41
4 Burt Shotton 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.58
2 Rube Marquard 1.67
3 Babe Ruth 1.76
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Walter Johnson 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 34
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Babe Ruth 24
4 Bob Shawkey 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 240
2 Elmer Myers 182
3 Pete Alexander 173
4 Babe Ruth 172
5 Larry Cheney 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 8
2 Red Ames 7
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Allen Russell 6
5 5 tied 5