On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 3 .750 --
Red Sox 7 4 .636 1.5
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.0
Indians 6 6 .500 3.0
Browns 5 6 .455 3.5
Athletics 5 7 .417 4.0
Senators 4 7 .364 4.5
Tigers 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 2 .800 --
Cardinals 9 5 .643 1.0
Cubs 8 6 .571 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 3.0
Reds 7 8 .467 3.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 4.5
Robins 3 6 .333 4.5
Pirates 5 10 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
3 Bruno Betzel 3
3 Ray Chapman 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Pete Kilduff 1
1 Wally Schang 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Kilduff 4
2 Bill Killefer 3
2 Wally Schang 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Gilhooley 2
1 Greasy Neale 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 George Burns 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allen Russell 0.90
2 Hippo Vaughn 0.73
3 Win Noyes 0.50
4 Dick Rudolph 0.44
5 Babe Ruth 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Jim Middleton 1
1 Win Noyes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 11
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Hal Carlson 5
3 Win Noyes 5
3 Babe Ruth 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .442
2 Edd Roush .429
3 Tris Speaker .419
4 Stuffy McInnis .417
5 Eddie Foster .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Joe Judge 10
2 Dave Robertson 10
2 Amos Strunk 10
5 6 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 6
2 Bruno Betzel 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Tom Long 4
2 3 others tied 4

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 2 others tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Pete Schneider 3
2 Jim Scott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Fred Toney 21
3 Dutch Leonard 19
4 Pete Alexander 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
2 Molly Craft 1
2 George Cunningham 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .342
2 Hal Chase .330
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Jake Daubert .318
5 Dave Robertson .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 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 85
3 Bill Hinchman 85
5 Zack Wheat 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 63
3 Armando Marsans 45
4 Bob Bescher 39
4 Benny Kauff 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 1.02
2 Walter Johnson 1.71
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.72
4 Rube Marquard 1.77
5 Pete Alexander 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Jeff Pfeffer 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
3 Babe Ruth 24
5 Bob Shawkey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 219
2 Elmer Myers 181
3 Pete Alexander 178
4 Al Mamaux 170
4 Babe Ruth 170

Saves

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