On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 7 .696 --
Yankees 14 9 .609 2.0
White Sox 18 12 .600 1.5
Indians 15 14 .517 4.0
Browns 14 14 .500 4.5
Tigers 10 15 .400 7.0
Senators 9 16 .360 8.0
Athletics 7 16 .304 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 9 .690 --
Giants 13 7 .650 2.5
Phillies 13 8 .619 3.0
Cardinals 14 10 .583 3.5
Braves 8 11 .421 7.0
Reds 12 17 .414 8.0
Pirates 8 18 .308 10.5
Robins 6 14 .300 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Weaver 5
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Casey Stengel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Miller 4
1 Sam Rice 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 1
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.55
3 Joe Benz 0.50
3 Erskine Mayer 0.50
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Jeff Tesreau 6
3 Rube Marquard 4
3 Erskine Mayer 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .365
2 George Sisler .360
3 Stuffy McInnis .344
3 Tris Speaker .344
5 Gavvy Cravath .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Bunny Brief 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Larry Doyle 18
1 Lou Guisto 18
1 Harry Heilmann 18
5 2 tied 17

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 Erskine Mayer 0.69
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 8
2 Fred Toney 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 Eddie Cicotte 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 52
2 Fred Toney 37
3 Pete Alexander 36
4 Dutch Leonard 32
5 Walter Johnson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Allan Sothoron 2
5 14 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .366
2 Joe Judge .342
2 Heinie Zimmerman .342
4 Harry Heilmann .333
5 2 tied .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 Larry Doyle 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 12
2 Les Mann 9
3 Charlie Deal 8
3 Larry Doyle 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 7
2 Rollie Zeider 5
3 Hal Chase 4
3 Les Mann 4
3 2 others tied 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 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Hippo Vaughn 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Pete Alexander 15
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Jim Shaw 15

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 .336
2 Hal Chase .323
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Jake Daubert .305
5 Eddie Collins .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Wally Pipp 13
3 Dave Robertson 12
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 Zack Wheat 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.38
3 Babe Ruth 1.70
4 Slim Sallee 1.72
5 Pete Alexander 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 Bob Shawkey 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 216
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Hippo Vaughn 171
4 Elmer Myers 170
5 Babe Ruth 166

Saves

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