On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	17	9	.654	--
White Sox	22	12	.647	-1.0
Red Sox	17	10	.630	0.5
Indians	16	16	.500	4.0
Senators	13	16	.448	5.5
Browns	14	18	.438	6.0
Tigers	10	18	.357	8.0
Athletics	8	18	.308	9.0

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 2

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Yankees 9, Tigers 9

Senators 9, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	11	.667	--
Giants	15	8	.652	2.0
Phillies	16	9	.640	2.0
Cardinals	14	13	.519	5.0
Reds	13	19	.406	8.5
Braves	9	14	.391	8.0
Robins	9	14	.391	8.0
Pirates	10	20	.333	10.5

Games

Robins 6, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Smith	4
2	Eddie Ainsmith	3
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Donie Bush	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Ward Miller	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Bates	3
2	Eddie Ainsmith	2
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ping Bodie	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Ray Bates	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	1.00
2	Leon Cadore	0.67
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.47
4	Lefty Williams	0.43
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	8
2	Bob Shawkey	5
3	Leon Cadore	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Dave Danforth	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Win Noyes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.365
2	Gavvy Cravath	.341
3	Benny Kauff	.333
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.330
5	Stuffy McInnis	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	Bunny Brief	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Rice	22
2	Les Mann	21
3	Heinie Zimmerman	20
4	Gavvy Cravath	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	10
2	Rollie Zeider	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
3	Braggo Roth	8
3	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erskine Mayer	0.60
2	Tom Seaton	0.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.73
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.89
5	Jim Scott	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Fred Toney	6
2	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	60
2	Pete Alexander	43
3	Fred Toney	39
4	Walter Johnson	34
4	Dutch Leonard	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Red Ames	2
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Allan Sothoron	2
5	18 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Braggo Roth	.383
2	Jimmy Austin	.371
3	Walter Holke	.361
4	Bill Killefer	.359
4	2 others tied	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunny Brief	2
1	William Fischer	2
3	Bert Adams	1
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	14
2	Home Run Baker	12
3	Sam Rice	11
3	Casey Stengel	11
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	7
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Fritz Maisel	5
2	Braggo Roth	5
2	Rollie Zeider	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.00
2	Vic Aldridge	0.34
3	Bert Gallia	0.41
4	Fred Anderson	0.47
5	2 tied	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
3	Howard Ehmke	20
4	Eddie Cicotte	17
5	Jim Shaw	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
3	Eddie Cicotte	1
3	Bob Groom	1
3	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.339
2	Hal Chase	.329
3	Zack Wheat	.322
4	Jake Daubert	.304
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	95
2	Bill Hinchman	88
3	Hal Chase	84
4	Wally Pipp	83
5	2 tied	79

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	0.95
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.32
3	Slim Sallee	1.69
4	Rube Marquard	1.70
5	Pete Alexander	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Jeff Pfeffer	23
3	Eppa Rixey	23
3	Bob Shawkey	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	205
2	Pete Alexander	184
3	Hippo Vaughn	175
4	Babe Ruth	167
5	2 tied	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