On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 4 .733 --
Yankees 10 7 .588 2.0
White Sox 13 10 .565 2.0
Browns 11 10 .524 3.0
Indians 11 10 .524 3.0
Tigers 6 11 .353 6.0
Senators 6 11 .353 6.0
Athletics 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 5 .667 --
Cardinals 12 7 .632 0.0
Cubs 14 9 .609 0.0
Phillies 8 8 .500 2.5
Braves 7 8 .467 3.0
Reds 11 13 .458 3.5
Robins 5 9 .357 4.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Happy Felsch 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Bill Wambsganss 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 5
2 Swede Risberg 3
2 Burt Shotton 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 Hugh High 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 1.00
2 Fred Anderson 0.43
2 Eppa Rixey 0.43
4 Hooks Dauss 0.38
5 Lefty Tyler 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Fred Anderson 3
3 Elmer Myers 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .400
2 George Sisler .398
3 Stuffy McInnis .397
4 George Burns .373
5 Gavvy Cravath .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Jack Barry 1
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Guisto 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 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 Dutch Leonard 0.75
3 Allan Sothoron 0.81
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.84
5 Dutch Ruether 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Fred Toney 5
3 Pete Schneider 4
3 Hippo Vaughn 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 43
2 Fred Toney 31
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Stan Coveleski 27
4 Dutch Leonard 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Stan Coveleski 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .334
2 Hal Chase .322
3 Zack Wheat .316
4 Eddie Collins .308
5 Jake Daubert .308

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 91
2 Bill Hinchman 83
3 Hal Chase 82
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 72
2 Max Carey 60
3 Armando Marsans 43
4 Benny Kauff 40
4 Burt Shotton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.46
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 179
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