On This Day

Tuesday, April 24, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 2 .818 --
Yankees 6 3 .667 2.0
Red Sox 6 4 .600 2.5
Browns 5 6 .455 4.0
Indians 5 6 .455 4.0
Senators 4 6 .400 4.5
Athletics 4 7 .364 5.0
Tigers 3 8 .273 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Cardinals 9 4 .692 0.0
Cubs 7 6 .538 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 7 7 .500 2.5
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.5
Robins 3 6 .333 4.0
Pirates 4 10 .286 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rowdy Elliott 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
4 George Burns 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Larry Kopf 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 2
2 Donie Bush 1
2 William Fischer 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 1.00
2 Stan Coveleski 0.75
2 Jim Scott 0.75
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.62
5 Carl Weilman 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Johnson 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Jim Scott 6
4 Ferdie Schupp 5
4 Carl Weilman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Koob 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .429
2 Roger Peckinpaugh .419
3 Tris Speaker .410
4 George Burns .395
5 Rowdy Elliott .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 10
1 Dave Robertson 10
1 Amos Strunk 10
4 Ping Bodie 9
4 5 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 6
2 Bruno Betzel 4
2 Tom Long 4
2 Frank Schulte 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.38
2 Allan Sothoron 0.44
3 Bill Doak 0.47
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.69
4 Jim Scott 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Pete Schneider 3
1 Jim Scott 3
1 Fred Toney 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Toney 21
2 Dutch Leonard 19
3 Phil Douglas 16
4 Hippo Vaughn 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
2 Molly Craft 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .343
2 Hal Chase .333
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Zack Wheat .317
5 Dave Robertson .309

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 Hal Chase 85
4 Bill Hinchman 84
5 Zack Wheat 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 62
3 Armando Marsans 46
4 Benny Kauff 39
4 Burt Shotton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.02
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.58
3 Pete Alexander 1.61
4 Rube Marquard 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.72

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