On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 7 .682 --
Yankees 13 9 .591 2.0
White Sox 17 12 .586 1.5
Indians 15 13 .536 3.0
Browns 14 13 .519 3.5
Tigers 10 14 .417 6.0
Senators 8 16 .333 8.0
Athletics 7 15 .318 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 6 .684 --
Cubs 19 9 .679 -1.5
Phillies 12 8 .600 1.5
Cardinals 13 10 .565 2.0
Braves 8 10 .444 4.5
Reds 12 16 .429 5.5
Pirates 8 17 .320 8.0
Robins 5 14 .263 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zack Wheat 4
2 Max Flack 3
2 Bill Killefer 3
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Wally Pipp 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Happy Felsch 3
3 Duffy Lewis 2
3 Fred Merkle 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 4
2 George Burns 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Jimmy Johnston 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 3.00
2 Fred Anderson 2.33
3 Pete Alexander 0.80
4 Reb Russell 0.57
5 Bernie Boland 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Fred Anderson 7
3 Bernie Boland 6
3 Phil Douglas 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .375
1 George Sisler .375
3 Stuffy McInnis .349
4 Heinie Zimmerman .347
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Wally Pipp 2
3 Dave Robertson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 18
1 Lou Guisto 18
3 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Heinie Zimmerman 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 10
2 Rollie Zeider 9
3 George Sisler 8
4 Doug Baird 7
4 Ty Cobb 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allan Sothoron 0.67
2 Joe Oeschger 0.77
3 Ferdie Schupp 0.88
4 Jim Scott 0.90
5 Hal Carlson 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Fred Toney 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Hippo Vaughn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 49
2 Fred Toney 37
3 Pete Alexander 36
4 Walter Johnson 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
5 13 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .439
2 Ed Konetchy .333
2 Zack Wheat .333
4 Benny Kauff .324
5 Tillie Walker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Bunny Brief 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 12
2 Larry Doyle 8
2 Les Mann 8
2 Heinie Zimmerman 8
5 3 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 8
2 George Sisler 6
3 Rollie Zeider 5
4 Hal Chase 4
4 Harry Wolter 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
4 Joe Oeschger 0.47
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 23
2 Pete Alexander 20
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Jim Shaw 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 Bob Groom 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .333
2 Hal Chase .323
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Jake Daubert .304
5 Eddie Collins .303

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 Hal Chase 84
3 Bill Hinchman 83
4 Wally Pipp 81
4 Zack Wheat 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Max Carey 56
3 Armando Marsans 43
4 Burt Shotton 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.38
3 Babe Ruth 1.62
4 Pete Alexander 1.74
5 Slim Sallee 1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 216
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Elmer Myers 168
3 Hippo Vaughn 168
5 2 tied 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 9
2 Allen Russell 7
2 Bob Shawkey 7
4 Jim Bagby 6
4 Dutch Leonard 6