On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 4 .733 --
Browns 11 8 .579 2.0
Yankees 9 7 .563 2.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.5
Tigers 6 10 .375 5.5
Athletics 6 10 .375 5.5
Senators 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 5 .643 --
Cardinals 12 7 .632 -0.5
Cubs 14 9 .609 -0.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 1.5
Reds 11 13 .458 3.0
Braves 6 8 .429 3.0
Robins 5 8 .385 3.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 3
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Jack Graney 2
2 Tim Hendryx 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Fitzpatrick 3
1 Elmer Miller 3
1 Wally Schang 3
4 Charlie Deal 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
3 Braggo Roth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.40
2 Babe Ruth 1.00
3 Jimmy Lavender 0.50
3 Dick Rudolph 0.50
3 Tom Seaton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Cy Falkenberg 4
2 Dick Rudolph 4
2 Tom Seaton 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .406
2 Tris Speaker .404
3 George Sisler .392
4 George Burns .381
5 Benny Kauff .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
1 Lou Guisto 15
3 Les Mann 14
4 Larry Doyle 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 7
1 Rollie Zeider 7
3 George Sisler 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.59
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.63
3 Allan Sothoron 0.72
4 Dutch Leonard 0.75
5 Jim Scott 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Fred Toney 5
3 Pete Schneider 4
3 Hippo Vaughn 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Fred Toney 31
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Dutch Leonard 27
5 Jeff Tesreau 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Molly Craft 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .330
2 Hal Chase .322
3 Zack Wheat .314
4 Jake Daubert .309
5 Eddie Collins .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 Home Run Baker 10
4 Cy Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 90
2 Bill Hinchman 83
3 Hal Chase 82
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Max Carey 60
3 Armando Marsans 44
4 Bob Bescher 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.47
3 Babe Ruth 1.73
4 Pete Alexander 1.74
5 Rube Marquard 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Jeff Pfeffer 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Walter Johnson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 221
2 Elmer Myers 176
3 Pete Alexander 173
4 Al Mamaux 167
5 Hippo Vaughn 166

Saves

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