On This Day

Monday, April 23, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 2 .800 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.5
Yankees 5 3 .625 2.0
Indians 5 5 .500 3.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 4.0
Browns 4 6 .400 4.0
Senators 3 6 .333 4.5
Tigers 3 7 .300 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Cardinals 8 4 .667 0.0
Braves 4 3 .571 1.5
Reds 7 6 .538 1.5
Cubs 6 6 .500 2.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.0
Robins 3 6 .333 3.5
Pirates 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Gainer 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
3 Walt Alexander 2
3 Doug Baird 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manuel Cueto 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manuel Cueto 4
2 Ray Caldwell 2
2 George Cutshaw 2
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Heinie Groh 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1.75
2 Fred Toney 0.57
3 Joe Oeschger 0.50
4 Leon Cadore 0.44
5 Mike Prendergast 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Slim Love 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 8
2 Bullet Joe Bush 7
3 Leon Cadore 4
4 Joe Oeschger 3
4 Ernie Shore 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .429
2 Tris Speaker .417
3 George Burns .400
4 Roger Peckinpaugh .393
5 Benny Kauff .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Strunk 10
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Lou Guisto 9
2 Dave Robertson 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 4
1 Bruno Betzel 4
1 Tom Long 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.00
2 Allan Sothoron 0.44
3 Bill Doak 0.47
4 Dutch Leonard 0.50
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Pete Schneider 3
1 Fred Toney 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 21
2 Phil Douglas 16
3 Hippo Vaughn 15
4 Frank Miller 14
5 3 tied 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 .345
2 Hal Chase .334
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Zack Wheat .317
5 Dave Robertson .310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 92
2 Wally Pipp 89
3 Bill Hinchman 84
4 Hal Chase 83
5 Zack Wheat 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 62
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Burt Shotton 40
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 Walter Johnson 25
2 Jeff Pfeffer 25
4 Babe Ruth 23
4 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 226
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Pete Alexander 174
4 Al Mamaux 170
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