On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1917

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 7 .708 --
Yankees 15 9 .625 2.0
White Sox 19 12 .613 1.5
Indians 15 15 .500 5.0
Browns 14 15 .483 5.5
Tigers 10 16 .385 8.0
Senators 10 16 .385 8.0
Athletics 7 17 .292 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 9 .700 --
Giants 13 7 .650 3.0
Phillies 13 9 .591 4.0
Cardinals 14 10 .583 4.0
Reds 12 17 .414 8.5
Braves 8 12 .400 8.0
Pirates 9 18 .333 10.5
Robins 6 14 .300 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 William Fischer 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Sam Rice 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 William Fischer 2
2 Bert Adams 1
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Bill Hinchman 1
2 Duffy Lewis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Henry 3
1 Bill Hinchman 3
1 Les Mann 3
4 Wilbur Cooper 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Roy Grover 1
1 Tim Hendryx 1
1 Fritz Maisel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Mays 0.67
2 Ray Caldwell 0.56
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
4 Bob Groom 0.31
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 6
2 Ray Caldwell 5
3 Bob Groom 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 Jimmy Lavender 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .365
2 George Sisler .343
3 Stuffy McInnis .340
4 Heinie Zimmerman .338
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Mann 19
2 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Larry Doyle 18
2 Lou Guisto 18
2 2 others tied 18

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 Ferdie Schupp 0.88
3 Jim Scott 0.90
4 Hal Carlson 0.96
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.05

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 15 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Bates .361
2 Heinie Zimmerman .342
3 George Sisler .326
4 Ty Cobb .326
5 Doc Lavan .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 2
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 William Fischer 2
4 Bert Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 12
2 Les Mann 10
3 Fred Merkle 9
4 Harry Heilmann 8
4 Heinie Zimmerman 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 7
2 Rollie Zeider 5
3 Hal Chase 4
3 Fritz Maisel 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
3 Vic Aldridge 0.34
4 Bert Gallia 0.41
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Hippo Vaughn 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 26
2 Ray Caldwell 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Pete Alexander 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .337
2 Hal Chase .324
3 Zack Wheat .320
4 Jake Daubert .303
5 Eddie Collins .302

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 Bill Hinchman 85
3 Hal Chase 84
4 Zack Wheat 82
5 Wally Pipp 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 70
2 Max Carey 55
3 Armando Marsans 42
4 George Burns 39
4 Burt Shotton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.99
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.37
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 Bob Shawkey 23
4 Jeff Pfeffer 22
4 Eppa Rixey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 211
2 Pete Alexander 180
3 Elmer Myers 170
4 Hippo Vaughn 167
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 Eddie Cicotte 6