On This Day

Saturday, April 21, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 6 2 .750 0.5
Yankees 4 3 .571 2.0
Browns 4 5 .444 3.0
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Senators 3 5 .375 3.5
Tigers 3 6 .333 4.0
Athletics 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Cardinals 7 3 .700 0.0
Cubs 6 4 .600 1.0
Braves 4 3 .571 1.5
Reds 5 6 .455 2.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.5
Pirates 3 8 .273 4.5
Robins 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Milan 5
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Donie Bush 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Dave Shean 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Ainsmith 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
3 Paddy Baumann 2
3 Lou Guisto 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Milo Allison 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Larry Kopf 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 3.00
2 Red Faber 0.50
3 Frank Miller 0.45
4 Ernie Koob 0.43
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 George Cunningham 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 9
2 Red Faber 5
2 Frank Miller 5
4 Jim Bagby 4
4 Jeff Pfeffer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Molly Craft 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .429
2 Edd Roush .410
3 George Burns .400
3 Bunny Fabrique .400
5 2 tied .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
1 Lou Guisto 9
1 Dave Robertson 9
1 Amos Strunk 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Bruno Betzel 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 4 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 Babe Ruth 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Bernie Boland 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 15
2 Frank Miller 14
3 Walter Johnson 13
3 Dutch Leonard 13
3 Fred Toney 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
2 Molly Craft 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .342
2 Hal Chase .337
3 Jake Daubert .322
4 Zack Wheat .314
5 Dave Robertson .309

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 93
2 Wally Pipp 88
3 Hal Chase 84
3 Bill Hinchman 84
5 Zack Wheat 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 62
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Burt Shotton 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
2 Pete Alexander 1.61
3 Rube Marquard 1.69
4 Walter Johnson 1.72
5 Babe Ruth 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Jeff Pfeffer 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Babe Ruth 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 226
2 Elmer Myers 183
3 Pete Alexander 174
4 Al Mamaux 166
5 Babe Ruth 165

Saves

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