On This Day

Friday, April 20, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 2 .750 --
Red Sox 5 2 .714 0.5
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.0
Browns 4 4 .500 2.0
Indians 4 4 .500 2.0
Athletics 3 5 .375 3.0
Senators 2 5 .286 3.5
Tigers 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 6 3 .667 0.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 1.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Reds 5 5 .500 1.5
Pirates 3 7 .300 3.5
Robins 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Whitey Witt 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Pat Ragan 1
1 Ralph Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 3
1 Ralph Young 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Bates 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.86
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.83
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.60
4 Pete Alexander 0.50
4 Bert Gallia 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Gallia 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 George Smith 5
3 Jeff Tesreau 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .474
2 Edd Roush .444
3 Ty Cobb .400
3 Benny Kauff .400
5 Tris Speaker .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
1 Dave Robertson 8
1 Amos Strunk 8
4 Rowdy Elliott 7
4 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Bruno Betzel 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.00
1 Bill Doak 0.00
1 Joe Oeschger 0.00
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.00
1 Ernie Shore 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Bernie Boland 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 13
1 Dutch Leonard 13
1 Fred Toney 13
4 Pete Alexander 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
2 George Cunningham 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Clarence Mitchell 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .341
2 Hal Chase .338
3 Jake Daubert .322
4 Zack Wheat .311
5 Happy Felsch .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 13
1 Dave Robertson 13
3 Wally Pipp 12
3 Cy Williams 12
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 92
2 Wally Pipp 90
3 Hal Chase 86
4 Bill Hinchman 84
5 4 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 63
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Burt Shotton 41
5 Benny Kauff 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
2 Pete Alexander 1.61
3 Rube Marquard 1.67
4 Walter Johnson 1.75
5 Babe Ruth 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Walter Johnson 25
2 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Babe Ruth 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 231
2 Elmer Myers 183
3 Pete Alexander 174
4 Al Mamaux 167
4 Babe Ruth 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Bob Shawkey 8
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Allen Russell 6
5 5 tied 5