On This Day

Sunday, May 13, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 6 .714 --
Yankees 12 9 .571 3.0
White Sox 16 12 .571 2.5
Browns 14 12 .538 3.5
Indians 14 13 .519 4.0
Tigers 9 14 .391 7.0
Senators 8 15 .348 8.0
Athletics 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 5 .722 --
Cubs 18 9 .667 -0.5
Phillies 11 8 .579 2.5
Cardinals 12 10 .545 3.0
Braves 8 9 .471 4.5
Reds 11 16 .407 6.5
Pirates 8 16 .333 8.0
Robins 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Austin 2
1 Ray Bates 2
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Lavan 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Raymond Haley 1
1 Armando Marsans 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Cicotte 3.00
2 Jim Shaw 2.00
3 Howard Ehmke 0.70
4 Stan Coveleski 0.38
5 Ernie Koob 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ernie Koob 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Cicotte 9
2 Howard Ehmke 7
3 Jim Shaw 6
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 Rube Schauer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .383
2 George Burns .377
3 Stuffy McInnis .366
4 Gavvy Cravath .348
5 2 tied .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Dave Robertson 2
5 31 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 18
1 Lou Guisto 18
3 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Heinie Zimmerman 17
5 George Sisler 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rollie Zeider 9
2 George Sisler 8
3 Doug Baird 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.60
2 Allan Sothoron 0.67
3 Joe Oeschger 0.77
4 Ferdie Schupp 0.88
5 Jim Scott 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 5
2 Fred Toney 5
2 Hippo Vaughn 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 49
2 Fred Toney 35
3 Walter Johnson 31
4 Stan Coveleski 30
5 Dutch Leonard 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 12 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .477
2 Bill Wambsganss .316
3 Harry Heilmann .314
4 Jimmy Austin .311
5 Tillie Walker .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 10
2 Happy Felsch 9
3 Lou Guisto 8
3 Les Mann 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Rollie Zeider 5
3 Ray Chapman 4
3 Hal Chase 4
3 Harry Wolter 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
1 Reb Russell 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
1 Leon Cadore 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Ernie Koob 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Walter Johnson 15
2 Jim Shaw 15
4 Eddie Cicotte 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .334
2 Hal Chase .320
3 Zack Wheat .313
4 Happy Felsch .303
5 Eddie Collins .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Dave Robertson 13
4 Home Run Baker 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 93
2 Bill Hinchman 83
3 Gavvy Cravath 82
3 Wally Pipp 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 56
3 Armando Marsans 44
4 Burt Shotton 40
5 Bob Bescher 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.38
3 Babe Ruth 1.62
4 Pete Alexander 1.69
5 Slim Sallee 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Jeff Pfeffer 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 222
2 Pete Alexander 177
3 Elmer Myers 174
4 Hippo Vaughn 168
5 Babe Ruth 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Bob Shawkey 7
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Allen Russell 6
5 4 tied 5